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Chapter 7 Section 3
Making Foreign Policy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is meant by foreign policy? | A nation's plan for dealing with other nations. |
| What is the primary goal of American foreign policy? | National security |
| What is national security? | The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm. |
| Name three other important goals of U.S. foreign policy. | 1. International trade 2. Promoting world peace 3. Promoting democracy around the world |
| What is a bureaucracy? | The organizational structure, procedures, protocols and regulations used to manage large organizations and government. |
| Name four components of the U.S. foreign policy bureaucracy. | 1. State Department 2. Defense Department 3. Central Intelligence Agency 4. National Security Council |
| Why is there sometimes conflict between the president and Congress concerning U.S. foreign policy? | Because thought the president is chief diplomat & commander in chief, Congress has the power to declare war, to prohibit certain military actions, & to spend - or withhold - money for defense. |
| Name five tools or methods used to carry out foreign policy. | 1. Treaties & Executive Agreements 2. Appointing Ambassadors 3. Foreign Aid 4. International Trade 5. Military Force |
| What is a treaty? | A formal agreement between two or more countries. |
| What is one of the most important defense treaties the U.S. has agreed to? | NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| The Senate must approve a treaty by what margin? | 2/3 vote |
| The president can bypass the Senate's approval of a treaty by doing what? | By making an executive agreement - an agreement between the president and the leader of another country. |
| What is an ambassador? | An official representative of a country's government. |
| How does someone become a U.S. ambassador? | The president appoints the ambassador, then the Senate votes on approval. |
| Are ambassadors sent to every country in the world? | No. The U.S. sends ambassadors only to countries where it recognizes the legal existence of the goverment. |
| What is foreign aid? | 1. Money 2. Food 3. Military Assistance 4. Supplies |
| What was the Marshall Plan? | One of the greatest examples of U.S. foreign aid. The Marshall Plan was a program created to help restore Western Europe after World War II. |
| What is a trade sanction? | A way to punish a country by imposing trade barriers. |
| What is an embargo? | An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them from trading with a target nation. |
| What is a tariff? | A tax on imported goods. |
| Name two international trade groups of which the U.S. is a member. | 1. NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement 2. WTO - World Trade Organization |
| How did President George W. Bush use military force as a tool of foreign policy? | In order to remove Iraq's dictator, he ordered American armed forces to invade Iraq in 2003. |
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