Foreign Policy

​​Domestic Policy
The set of decisions that a government makes relating to things that directly affect people in its own country

​​Foreign Policy
The diplomatic policy of a nation in its interactions with other countries

​Policy
a system of laws, regulations, measures, actions, funding priorities promoted by a government or its representatives

Categorize

Options (6)

Countries meet to decide how to handle climate change

The government cleans up land and water areas that are severely polluted

The government decides how much each American will pay in taxes

The United States provides help to other countries when a natural disaster occurs

The U.S. government makes an agreement with other countires to defend each other if attacked

The government requires standardized testing in Civics

Organize these options into the right categories

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Multiple Select

Correctly Identify all that are correct referring to Foreign Policy

• refers to things happening in the United States

• refers to relations among countries or affairs concerning national interest in foreign countries

• pertaining to ones own country

• goal is usually to maintain friendly relations with other counries

• The President is primarily responsible for conducting the nations foreign relations

• The Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense play key roles in advising the President.

• Congress can declare war. Both houses of congress have committees that approve spending on national defense.

​Foreign Policy

• Congress is primarily responsible by passing laws

• President can issue Executive Orders

• Executive Departments create regulations

Domestic Policy

Who creates this policy...

Multiple Select

identify any answers that correctly describes the War Powers Act

• Congress would have to approve any military action that lasted more than 60 days.

• required the president to report to Congress within 48 hours after taking military action.

• Only Congress can declare war

• The State department sends an ambassador to discuss diplomacy with another country

Open Ended

What influence would the members of this committee have on foreign policy?

​This is the main goal

​​National Security

Basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled

​​Human Rights

​to other countries around the world

​​Spread Democracy

​Goals of Foreign Policy

​Promote by working with other countries around the world

​​World Peace

​to countries and people in need

Provide Aid

​improve the economies, working and living conditions of all people everywhere.

​​Encourage International Trade

Open Ended

What are the six main goals of U.S. Foreign Policy?

Multiple Select

Correctly identify all U.S. foreign policy goals

• Nation Building

• Protecting Human Rights

• Access to Healthcare

• Promoting Free Trade

• economic or military assistance

• help improve the living conditions of impoverished people

• money, food, peacekeeping

Foreign Aid

• The President is our chief diplomat and interacts with representatives of foreign countries

• The president appoints ambassadors to represent the United States around the world,

Diplomacy

Pursuing National Interests
Six ways the U.S. achieves their goals

Match

Match the following

• Diplomacy

• Ambassador

• Embassy

• State Department

• Diplomat

Peaceful negotiations between nations

Official representative of a country

Official residence and office of an ambassador

Government agency responsible for foreign affairs

Skilled negotiator in international relations

• Peaceful negotiations between nations

• Official representative of a country

• Official residence and office of an ambassador

• Government agency responsible for foreign affairs

• Skilled negotiator in international relations

• President is commander in chief

• Humanitarian relief

• peacekeeping operations

• War - last resort if national security is threatened

Military Action

• The President has the power to make treaties with a 2/3 vote from the Senate

• an agreement between two or more countries

• Peace, Alliance, Commercial

Treaties

Pursuing National Interests
Six ways the U.S. achieves their goals

Match

Match the following

• War Powers Act

• Treaty

• Alliance

• Senate Confirmation

• Commander in Chief

Congress must be told when troops move

Must be confirmed by the Senate

NATO

2/3 vote

Head of the Armed Forces

• Congress must be told when troops move

• Must be confirmed by the Senate

• NATO

• 2/3 vote

• Head of the Armed Forces

• penalize a country for an action

• ban travel to that country

• ban trade with the other country

• might still provide aid to the citizens while punishing the government.

Sanctions

Pursuing National Interests
Six ways the U.S. achieves their goals

Government Agencies

• State Department oversees U.S. ambassadors and diplomats and embassies which gather information all over the world

• Department of Defense provides the president with military information and troop movement

• CIA provides intelligence on foreign counties by using surveillance and spies.

Multiple Choice

What is a Sanction?

• a limit to the presidents ability to command troops

• an agreement between two or more countries that requires a 2/3 vote of the Senate

• a penalty on a foreign country that may involve trade or travel bans

• humanitarian aid

Multiple Choice

Which is the best example of an alliance treaty?

• The U.S. joins NATO to provide mutual defense against foreign threats

• The U.S. joins NAFTA to lift trade barriers between Mexico and Canada

• The U.S. signs the Paris Accord ending the Vietnam War

• The U.S. sends troops to help with peacekeeping in Isreal

Multiple Choice

The CIA uses intelligence gathered in order to promote our national interest. Select the best example of intelligence

• a building containing the offices of an ambassador in a foreign country

• a humanitarian effort to end hunger in Sudan

• using computer networks to obtain secret information about a potential threat to our country

• spending money to increase weapons development

• An international organization developed to promote Peace, Security and Economic Development

• Pros: place to openly discuss conflict

• Cons: Requires financial support from the U.S. that exceeds what is reasonable

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United Nations

• alliance of countries that have agreed to defend one another if attacked.

• Pros: mutually beneficial system of defense, promotes international stability

• Cons: Financial contribution from U.S.

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NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Multiple Select

Correctly identify all disadvantages to being in NATO

• Entanglement in conflicts
• Limited sovereignty
• Free military protection
• high financial contribution

• an agreement that allows free trade

• Pros: provides greater access to markets for U.S. products increasing the U.S. economy

• Cons: can lead to the loss of U.S. jobs and relocation of U.S. manufacturing plants.

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Non profit group that is formed independent of government and is made up of people working to achieve foreign policy goals like promoting human rights, and distributing foreign aid

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Match

Match the following

• founded in 1945 and is composed of 193 countries to promote world peace

• uses deterrence in a collective system of defense to promote national security

• increases the strength of the U.S. economy by eliminating tariffs on trade with Canada and Mexico

• An international humanitarian movement founded to protect human life and health

• Established in Europe in 1993 to increase trade and economic development

United Nations

NATO

USMCA

International Red Cross

European Union (EU)

• United Nations

• NATO

• USMCA

• International Red Cross

• European Union (EU)

Multiple Choice

What are the benefits of an economic treaty like NAFTA?

• increased trade, economic growth, lower prices for consumers

• Cheaper labor in foreign countries

• Reduced economic growth
• Higher prices for consumers

Multiple Select

Choose all options that are NGO's

• NATO

• WTO

• International Red Cross

• Doctors without Borders