Policies Day 1

​Unit 5: Governmental Policies

During this unit, we'll learn about

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• the role of the government in the economy of the United States

• the development of foreign policy

• how court decisions affect cultural change in the United States.

Multiple Choice

Which branch of the government creates Policies?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

​Policies

• Domestic and foreign policies address the political, economic, and social conditions.

• Policies are how the government tries to provide stability and security to the American people.

Open Ended

How could creating policies for dealing with other countries help people inside the U.S?

​Foreign Policy

• The president is in many ways the leader of the foreign policy domain.

• When the United States wants to discuss important issues with other nations, the president usually does the talking.

​Foreign Policy

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

• ​A country's foreign policy consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests

• And to achieve its own goals through relations with other countries.

​Now vs. Then

• In the past: foreign policy may have concerned itself primarily with policies solely related to national interest

  • --for example, military power or treaties.

• Now: foreign policy encompasses trade, finance, human rights, environmental, and cultural issues.

Match

Match the following

• Now foreign policy includes

• In the Past foreign policy included

• Domestic Policies

• Foreign Policies

Military action, Treaties, Trade, human rights, environmental and cultural issues

Military action and Peace Treaties

Plans for how to run things inside the United States

Plans for how to interact with other countries

• Military action, Treaties, Trade, human rights, environmental and cultural issues

• Military action and Peace Treaties

• Plans for how to run things inside the United States

• Plans for how to interact with other countries

​Who's in charge of Foreign Policy?

• ​Foreign policy is made and carried out by the executive branch

  • The President, with the national security adviser, the State Department, the Defense Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the intelligence agencies.

  • The Secretary of State is the official charged with foreign diplomacy, although the president has ultimate authority over foreign policy

​Foreign Policy Analysis

Choose 3 of the following topics

1. Counterterrorism

2. Coronavirus

3. The Middle East

4. Defense

5. Cybersecurity

6. ​Economic Policy

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You must choose at least 1 of the Bold​

​Google Classroom --> Policies

1. Compare and Contrast the Policies on the 3 topics you chose

2. Write a 1 paragraph summary of the similarities and differences

3. Write 1 paragraph analyzing ​their choices (why they do it that way and what you think about it)

   1. it's okay if you agree with one about something and the other about something else

4. We'll have a ​class discussion

Subject | Subject

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1. Counterterrorism

2. Coronavirus

3. The Middle East

4. Defense

5. Cybersecurity

6. ​Economic Policy

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