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Foreign Policy and How the Executive Branch Works Review

Foreign Policy and How the Executive Branch Works Review . Chapter 8 Lessons 3 & 4 Review. Who takes care of the president’s schedule? What does the Office of Management and Budget do? What is the main goal of foreign policy?. T he chief of staff Prepares the budget for the president

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Foreign Policy and How the Executive Branch Works Review

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  1. Foreign Policy and How the Executive Branch Works Review Chapter 8 Lessons 3 & 4 Review

  2. Who takes care of the president’s schedule? • What does the Office of Management and Budget do? • What is the main goal of foreign policy?

  3. The chief of staff • Prepares the budget for the president • Keeping the country safe

  4. The U.S. Postal Service • An agency that oversees an industry • NASA and the CIA Choices: government corporation executive agency regulatory commission

  5. Who make up the president’s cabinet? • Who has control of war powers? • What are the tasks of the federal bureaucracy?

  6. The heads of 15 departments • The president and Congress • Carry out day-to-day activities of the federal government • Write rules for laws passed by Congress • Oversee certain activities

  7. What is the Marshall Plan? • What is NATO? • What is an ambassador? • Are national parks part of the foreign policy or domestic policy?

  8. Aid to help western Europe rebuild after World War II • NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Defense agreement between the U.S., Canada, and some of Europe • Ambassadors represent our country to other countries • Domestic policy

  9. What are the goals of Foreign Policy?

  10. Goals of Foreign Policy • National security • Encourage trade • Promote world peace • Advance democracy

  11. What are the Tools of Foreign Policy?

  12. Tools of Foreign Policy • Treaties • Executive agreements • Ambassadors • Foreign aide • Trade sanctions and embargos • Military force

  13. The Executive Office of the President includes:

  14. The Executive Office of the President includes: • The White House Office (most important part) • Office of Management & Budget • National Security Council • Council of Economic Advisers

  15. What is the difference between: • Political appointees • Spoils System • Merit System • Civil Service System

  16. Political appointee – a person given a federal position by the president • Spoils system – rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support • Merit System – hiring people into jobs on the basis of their qualifications • Civil Service System – hiring government workers on the basis of open competitive examination and merit

  17. What is the difference between: • Reprieve • Pardon • Amnesty

  18. Reprieve – to delay punishing an accused person until a higher court hears the case • Pardon – to declare a person forgiven and free from punishment • Amnesty – a pardon for a large group of people

  19. What is the difference between a treaty and an executive agreement?

  20. Treaty – a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries • Executive agreement – an agreement between the president and the leader of another country

  21. What is the difference between a trade sanction and an embargo

  22. Trade sanction – used to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers • Embargo – agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation

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