SS.7.C.4.1, 4.2, and 4.3

What is foreign policy?

• a country’s relations with other nations
• international trade policy
• sending diplomats to global conferences
• protection of overseas interests

Which involve issues or concerns within one's own country?

• treaty
• foreign affairs
• domestic affairs
• policy

Taxes, education, healthcare, and the economy involve which type of policies?

• domestic policies
• presidential policies
• diplomacy policies
• military policies

Which is a title for a person appointed to work at an embassy as the chief representative of his or her own government in another country?

• Secretary of State
• The Cabinet
• Ambassadors
• Secretaries

The policy of giving economic and military assistance to other countries is known as...

• domestic affairs
• foreign aid
• foreign affairs
• espionage

1.  What is a responsibility of the U.S. Senate in foreign policy? (4.1)

• a.  Nominating ambassadors
• a.  Introducing tax bills
• a.  Negotiating treaties
• a.  Ratifying treaties

1.  Which action would be an example of a foreign-policy decision? (4.1)

• a.  Congress changes the naturalization rules for immigrants wishing to become citizens
• a.  The President signs an executive order modifying emissions standards for power plants burning coal
• a.  Congress passes a law providing tax benefits to companies manufacturing cars using electrical power
• a.  The President accepts an invitation to mediate conversations between China and Japan over ownership of the Senikaku Islands

1.  Which action is an example of a foreign-policy decision? (4.1)

• a.  Congress increased providing support to newly arrived immigrants
• a.  The president requested a law to regulate pollution near international borders
• a.  Congress raised educational standards to make students competitive in a global market
• a.  The President signed an executive order restoring relations with a communist government by effectively removing trade sanctions

1.  The U.S. Government is a member of which organization? (4.2)

• a.  United Nations
• a.  European Union
• a.  World Wildlife Fund
• a.  International Red Cross

1. Which international organization gives governments and private citizens an opportunity to provide food and healthcare for mothers and children? (4.2)

• a. WTO

• a. NATO

• a. UNICEF

• a. The World Court