3.3 Convene the Council

Read the situations. Then decide the type of tool the president will need (domestic, military, economic, etc.) and the department that handles it (State Department, Department of Defense, etc.).

 An immigration policy allowed people from Venezuela to remain and work in the U.S. due to the humanitarian crisis there.

• Domestic; Dept of Homeland Security

•  Military; Dept of Defense

• Diplomatic; State Dept.

•  Economic; Dept of the Treasury

• Unconventional; Intelligence Community

Read the situations. Then decide the type of tool the president will need (domestic, military, economic, etc.) and the department that handles it (State Department, Department of Defense, etc.).

A computer worm was discovered to be the cause behind significant damage to Iran’s nuclear program. The worm is believed to be a cyber weapon built by the U.S. and Israel.

• Domestic; Dept of Homeland Security

•  Military; Dept of Defense

• Diplomatic; State Dept.

•  Economic; Dept of the Treasury

• Unconventional; Intelligence Community

Read the situations. Then decide the type of tool the president will need (domestic, military, economic, etc.) and the department that handles it (State Department, Department of Defense, etc.).

The U.S. entered with 195 other nations into an international treaty on climate change called the Paris Agreement.

• Domestic; Dept of Homeland Security

•  Military; Dept of Defense

• Diplomatic; State Dept.

•  Economic; Dept of the Treasury

• Unconventional; Intelligence Community

Read the situations. Then decide the type of tool the president will need (domestic, military, economic, etc.) and the department that handles it (State Department, Department of Defense, etc.).

Iraq invaded Kuwait. After other actions failed to address the situation, the U.S. led a coalition of 35 nations to remove the occupying Iraqi forces in Kuwait.

• Domestic; Dept of Homeland Security

•  Military; Dept of Defense

• Diplomatic; State Dept.

•  Economic; Dept of the Treasury

• Unconventional; Intelligence Community

Read the situations. Then decide the type of tool the president will need (domestic, military, economic, etc.) and the department that handles it (State Department, Department of Defense, etc.).

 The military of Myanmar seized power from the democratically elected government. The U.S. responded with economic sanctions targeted at those who played a leading role in the overthrow of the civilian government.

• Domestic; Dept of Homeland Security

•  Military; Dept of Defense

• Diplomatic; State Dept.

•  Economic; Dept of the Treasury

• Unconventional; Intelligence Community

 The president is on their own to make foreign policy decisions.

• True

• False

Members of the National Security Council are all Senators.

• True

• False

There are many different foreign policy tools that the president can use to address global events.

• True

• False

Not responding to a global event is sometimes the best option.

• True

• False

Which department or agency would oversee the treaty-making process?

• State Department

• Department of the Treasury

• Secretary of Defense

• The Vice President