Foreign and Domestic Policy

One way the president uses their power to conduct foreign policy is

• ratifying treaties

• appoint the US State department

• welcome ambassadors from other nations

• declaring war on another country

Which of the following are examples of how the Congress influences foreign policy?

• confirming presidential appointments

• ratifying treaties

• approving funding and budgets for foreign aid

• all of these

Fear of the spread of Communism got the US involved in what conflict

• WWI

• WWII

• Korea and Vietnam

• The War against Terror

Which of the following is foreign policy?

• immigration law

• environmental restrictions

• tax benefits for buying an electrical car

• mediating between two countries

What is the main goal of NAFTA?

• maintain peace and human rights

• monitor trade between Canada and Mexico

• Peacefully settle wars

• Send aid after wars or disasters

True or False the US government is part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• True

• False

True or False: President Washington would not want the US to join foreign leagues

• True: He wanted the US not to get involved

• False: Washington didnt worry about this

True or False: A president would use economic sanctions to discourage a country from using nuclear weapons

• True

• False

What would the US do if one of our nation friends was in a conflict?

• Join the war

• tax them

• eliminate trade with them

• encourage them to make peace

Organizations such as the WTO, UN, OAS and UNICEF all want

• Free Trade

• International Cooperation

• isolation

• security