American Foreign Policy

What is the most important foreign policy responsibility of Congress?

• Approving budgets
• Declaring war
• Appointing ambassadors
• Negotiating treaties

What is the president's role in treaties?

• Declaring war

• Confirming nominees

• Negotiating treaties

• Approving treaties

What is the president's role for ambassadors?

• Declaring war

• Appointing ambassadors

• Negotiating treaties

• Confirming nominees

What is the president's role in the military?

• Negotiating treaties

• Commander in chief

• Appointing ambassadors

• Confirming nominees

What is the purpose of executive agreements?

• To approve treaties
• To confirm nominees
• To declare war
• To bypass Senate approval

What is the purpose of special envoys?

• To carry out negotiations
• To declare war
• To approve treaties
• To confirm nominees

What must the Senate do with all treaties?

• Declare war
• Negotiate them
• Confirm nominees
• Approve them

What must the Senate do with all ambassadorial and cabinet nominees?

• Declare war
• Negotiate them
• Approve treaties
• Confirm them

What is the purpose of Congress's appropriation function?

• To fund foreign policy
• To declare war
• To approve treaties
• To confirm nominees

What is the purpose of Congress's oversight function?

• To declare war
• To confirm nominees
• To monitor foreign policy
• To approve treaties