Foreign Policy for U.S. Government class

What is the nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations?

• domestic policy

• foreign policy

What are the five goals of United States foreign policy?

• National Security, Economic Growth, Trade Surplus, Promoting Any Type of Government, and Limited Rights

• National Security, Economic Stagnation, World Peace, and Human Rights

• National Security, Economic Growth, World Peace, Promoting Democracy, and Human Rights

Who has the Constitutional power to ratify treaties (agreement between states/nations; a formal contract or agreement negotiated between countries)?

• The President

• The Speaker of the House of Representatives

• The state legislatures

• The Senate

What is a commercial treaty between two or more nations explaining the conditions of trade?

• trade deficit

• balance of trade

• trade surplus

• trade agreement

What is the difference in value between the total exports and total imports of a nation during a specific period of time?

• trade deficit

• balance of trade

• trade surplus

• trade agreement

What is the amount of good and services that a country imports that is in excess of the amount of goods and services it exports?

• trade deficit

• balance of trade

• trade surplus

• trade agreement

7. Who has the Constitutional power to appoint ambassadors, negotiate the conditions of a treaty with other nations, and make agreements with nations about what products may be traded?

• The Speaker of the House of Representatives

• the president pro tempore of the Senate

• the President

• The Minority Whips of the House and Senate

What describes a form of sanction issued by the President that prohibits trade with a target nation?

• foreign policy

• tariff

• protectionism

• embargo

All of the following are examples of goals of U.S. foreign policy EXCEPT

• attending a meeting with the G-20 Summit (wealthiest nations) to reaffirm the Transatlantic Partnership

• sending aid to the people of Sudan to recover from a brutal civil war

• improving the infrastructure in Alaska

• meeting with U.S. Ambassador in Cambodia to combat the crime of human trafficking

Because the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution states the goals of forming a more perfect union, establish justice, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty; Presidents traditionally have prioritized the following two goals of foreign policy above the others

• National Security and Economic Growth

• World Peace and Human Rights

• Economic Growth and Promoting Democracy

• Human Rights and Promoting Democracy