SS.7.C.4.1

What

is a responsibility of the U.S. Senate in foreign policy?

• nominating

  ambassadors

• introducing tax

  bills

• negotiating

  treaties

• ratifying

  treaties

Which

action is an example of a domestic policy decision?

• The Senate votes

  to ratify a treaty.

• The president

  nominates an ambassador.

• Congress votes

  to increase the income tax.

• The president

  asks Congress to declare war.

"It has been one of the great honors of my life to lead the men and women of the State Department … nearly 70,000 serving here in Washington, more than 270 posts around the world. They get up and get to work every day, often in difficult and dangerous circumstances, because they believe, as we believe, the United States is the most extraordinary force for peace and progress the world has ever known."

Based on the statement, which is a goal of U.S. policy?

• diplomatic

  alliances

• homeland

  security

• citizen protection

• avoiding

  conflict

What issue is illustrated in the cartoon?

• The

  Cabinet did not ratify a treaty.

• The

  President did not ratify a treaty.

• The

  U.S. Senate did not ratify a treaty.

• The

  Secretary of State did not ratify a treaty.

Which long term domestic policy goal is reflected in the graph?

• career

  preparation

• physical fitness

• racial equality

• public safety

What is government’s decisions about issues within their country called?

• foreign policy

• domestic policy

A government’s decisions about relationships with other countries is called...

• foreign policy

• domestic policy

Signing a treaty to end a war with France is an example of...

• foreign policy

• domestic policy

What is a person sent as the chief representative of his or her own government in another country?

• ally

• embassy

• ambassador

• Secretary of State

What is the work of keeping good relations between the governments of different countries?

• embassy

• domestic affairs

• treaty

• diplomacy