Which of the following statements about the National Security Council is incorrect?
a. Providing policy advice and coordinating the national security have been two of the three main functions of the NSC since its inception.
b. The long-term planning function of the NSC has become less important under postwar presidents with the key exception of NSC-68.
c. The NSC was created under the National Security Act (1947)
d. The NSC has gradually increased its significance over time as a decision-making council.
Question 2
During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, OPEC was successful in
a. compelling the United States to stop its airlift of military supplies to Israel.
b. compelling Israel to withdraw from occupied territories.
c. compelling the global community to support the creation of the nation-state of Palestine.
d. compelling the United States to adopt a more even handed policy.
Four cheetahs at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania