Author Question: What was the most significant difference between the SALT agreements and the START agreements? a. ... (Read 115 times)

hubes95 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

What was the most significant difference between the SALT agreements and the START agreements?

a. The SALT agreements set limits on future weapons but did not reduce existing stockpiles, while the START agreements stressed reduction of weapons.
b. The SALT agreements were negotiated through Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, while the START agreements were negotiated directly by President George H. W. Bush himself.
c. The SALT agreements resulted in the ABM Treaty, while the SMART agreements were never ratified as a treaty.
d. The SALT agreements were negotiated in the 1970s, and so the weapons addressed in them are irrelevant today, whereas the START agreements were negotiated in the 1990s and contain much more relevant information.

Question 2

Which of the following supports the claim that the president has more influence over defense policy than Congress does?

a. Presidents have sent U.S. troops into military actions more than 200 times, but Congress has formally declared war only five times.
b. The Supreme Court has consistently ruled that the president should have unlimited appropriations for military actions when needed.
c. Presidents have sent U.S. troops into military actions more than 200 times, and Congress has always rubber-stamped those decisions and declared war each time.
d. The president has the power to declare war, whether or not Congress agrees.