Understanding Foreign Policy

What is the primary focus of foreign policy according to the constitutional order?

• Managing global affairs

• Securing national independence and rights

• Establishing diplomatic relations

• Promoting international trade

What was the general consensus on U.S. foreign policy from the founding until the early 20th century?

• Focusing on economic expansion

• Promoting international alliances

• Engaging in global management

• Securing American rights and independence

Which founding figures advised against foreign entanglements?

• Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson

• George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams and James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton

What shift in foreign policy focus began around 1900?

• Global management and involvement

• Focus on domestic issues

• Neutrality in world affairs

• Isolationism

What was one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's four freedoms that influenced U.S. foreign policy?

• Freedom of assembly

• Freedom from fear and want

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of speech