WorksheetsForeign & Domestic Policy
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Negotiations between leaders of countries.
Domestic relations
Military Efforts
Foreign Aid
Diplomacy
A written agreement between two countries' leaders.
treaty
military action
domestic agenda
policy
Which of the following is a way to make a treaty law in the United States?
Senate approves the treaty with a 2/3 vote
House of Representatives passes the treaty with a simple majority
President signs it & it automatically becomes a permenant law
The President of the US can make an executive agreement with another country but it is only effective until the next President changes it.
True
False
When two or more countries create a relationship to work together.
Alliance
Domestic treaty
Allegiance
How can the President bypass congress to set up an agreement with another country?
Executive Order
Executive Agreement
Executive Allignment
The job of an amassador is to:
represent the US in a foreign country
be a guide for tourists
write peace treaties for the President
Which of the following tells how an ambassador is given a job?
The Supreme Court interview and hires all ambassadors
The Senate appoints and the House approves all ambassadors
The President appoints and the Senate confirms all ambassadors.
The WTO, NAFTA, NATO and UN are all:
Names of foreign policies by former presidents
Names of international orginizations the US belongs to
Names of treaties signed by the US and Russia
A foreign policy used to put pressure on another country to change what it is doing.
embargo
alliance
isolation
The title of the President as the main representative of the United States to other countries.
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
As the Commander in Chief of the US armed forces, the President can launch a missle at a foreign military base in reaction to an attack on US individuals.
True
False
Who in the US has the power to declare war on another country?
The President
Senate (alone)
Congress
Supreme Court
Millitary foreign policy that has weapons of mass destructions pointed at eachother and would cause complete annihilation.
Domestic Terrorism
Foreign Terrorists
Mutually Assured Destruction
Containment
Until the World Wars, the US tried to practice this for foreign policy:
Intervention
Containment
Neutrality
Isolationism
Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine wanted to make sure there wouldn't be any issues with the countries in central and South Americas. This is:
Containment
Isolationism
Neutrality
Interventionalism
The Vietnam conflict in which the US tried to stop communism from taking over Vietnam is an example of:
Containment
Neutrality
Interventionalism
Isolationism
The amount of money coming into the US government.
expenditures
revenue
budget
taxes
The amount of money that the government pays out.
revenue
expenditures
tax rate
regressive tax
Type of tax system for the US income tax.
Progressive
Proportional
Regressive
Anne pays 37% of her $500,000 income in taxes, while John pays 12% of his $40,000 income in taxes. This is an example of:
Proportional taxing
Progressive taxes
Regressive taxes
Jack makes $100,000 a year and Alex makes $35,000. The tax rate is $5,000 a year for both. This is an example of:
Progressive
Proportional
Regressive
Jack makes $100,000 and Alex makes $35,000 per year and they both pay 10% of their income in taxes, this is called:
Proportional
Progressive
Regressive
Which of the following is a true statement?
Medicare is government health care for older people
Medicaid is government health care for older people
Medicaid is health care for everyone in the US
Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid are all examples of:
domestic policy for the welfare of the people
foreign policy for the welfare of the people
