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Foreign Policy
Gov. Foreign Policy, Military, and Taxes Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The total amount of money owed to all creditors | Debt |
| If more money is brought in than spent | Surplus |
| If more money is spent than brought in | Deficit |
| An _______ is the location in each nation where an ambassador lives and works | embassy |
| A person who represents a nation in a foreign country | Ambassador |
| An economic sanction in which one nation chooses to not import or export products from another nation | embargo |
| How a country relates to other countries diplomatically, economically, and militarily | Foreign Policy |
| The efforts of the United States to prevent communism from spreading beyond nations where it already existed | containment |
| the negotiations and other relations between two nations | diplomacy |
| when one nation has as little to do with other nations as possible | isolationism |
| U.S. policy of the early 1800s that states the country would not become involved in European affairs, and in turn, European nations should stay away from North and South America | Monroe Doctrine |
| U.S. pledge to stop communist uprisings | Truman Doctrine |
| Responsible for making sure individuals don't bring in foreign animals or plants when entering the country | The U.S. Customs Service |
| Created with the intention of allowing the countries of the world to come together and work out their differences peacefully | United Nations |
| Two major bodies of United Nations | General Assembly Security Council |
| Ambassadors are appointed by ________ | President of U.S. |
| Ambassadors are not subject to the laws of their host nation | Diplomatic Immunity |
| A tax that becomes increasingly higher as an individual's income increases | Progressive Taxes |
| Tax returns are due each year on _______ | April 15th |
| The primary tasks of the Federal Reserve is to control: | money supply, control inflation, and encourage full employment |
| the federal reserve was created in 1913 to serve as | America's Central Bank |
| the members of the federal reserve board of governors are appointed by ________ | President of U.S. |
| the single largest budget item | social security |
| america's foreign policy goals | creating prosperity and working towards the goal of making the world a better place |
| george washington recommended that the nation should avoid ________ | foreign entanglements |
| the nation's chief diplomat | president |
| The president has the ability to: | receive ambasssadors and negotiate treaties |
| most diplomatic work is done by _______ | state department |
| in order for a treaty to be ratified, what fraction of senators must vote in favor of it? | two-thirds |
| some of the most common luxury taxes are placed on ________ and __________ | tobacco alcohol |
| five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council | U.S. China U.K. Russia France |
| six branches of US Armed Forces | Army Navy Air Force Marines Coast Guard Space Force |
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