14.3 President's Diplomatic & Military Powers

Match the definition with the following.

• recognition

• A(n) _____________ does not require Senate approval.

• persona non grata

• The President's power to give or withhold diplomatic _____________ of a new government is a powerful weapon.

• War Powers Resolution

• A(n) ________________ negotiated by the President must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.

• executive agreement

• The ___________ placed strict limits on the President's powers as commander in chief.

• treaty

• A foreign diplomat posted in the United stats who is recalled by the President is called a(n) ________.

The most recent Presidents to have used military force were ______.

• Roosevelt and Truman

• McKinley and Taft

• Clinton and Bush

• Carter and Bush

Some Presidents have gotten around the Senate’s refusal to ratify a treaty by ______.

• presenting the treaty to the House of Representatives instead

• getting Congress to pass a joint resolution that does the same thing

• adjourning Congress

• asking for an amendment to the Constitution

The most extreme action a President can take against a country in the area of diplomacy is to ______.

• declare its ambassador persona non grata

• recall the American ambassador in that country

• refuse to acknowledge the legal existence of a new government in that country

• withdraw recognition of the legal existence of the country

As commander in chief, the President may ______.

• call up and command the State militias

• use the United States army to control domestic uprisings

• commit American troops abroad for up to 60 days without the consent of Congress

• all of the above

The purpose of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 was to ______.

• require Congress to declare a military draft

• declare war against Vietnam

• limit the President’s power to make war

• authorize troops for the Gulf War