A planned or expected outcome is called

• A. Intended Consequence
• B. Justify
• C. NAFTA
• D. Interdependence

Answer: (A)

In policy and international relations, a planned or expected outcome is called the intended consequence. This term captures the result you aim for when you design a policy or agreement—the effect you anticipate as the goal of your actions. For example, a trade agreement might be pursued to boost exports; the rise in exports would be the intended consequence if that outcome is what planners want to achieve. It’s helpful to remember there can also be unintended consequences—effects you didn’t foresee—but the phrase in question points to the outcome that was planned. The other options don’t fit because justifying means giving reasons, NAFTA is a specific trade treaty, and interdependence refers to mutual reliance between states, not a planned result of a policy.