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Making foreign policy

Making foreign policy. CH.8 LESSON 3. Domestic v. foreign. FOREIGN POLICY IS THE NATIONS PLAN FOR DEALING WITH OTHER NATIONS. DOMESTIC POLICY IS THE NATIONS PLANS FOR DEALING WITH ISSUES WITH IN ITS OWN NATION. VS. GOAL OF FOREIGN POLICY. GOALS OF FOREIGN POLICY:

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Making foreign policy

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  1. Making foreign policy CH.8 LESSON 3

  2. Domestic v. foreign • FOREIGN POLICY IS THE NATIONS PLAN FOR DEALING WITH OTHER NATIONS. • DOMESTIC POLICY IS THE NATIONS PLANS FOR DEALING WITH ISSUES WITH IN ITS OWN NATION. VS

  3. GOAL OF FOREIGN POLICY • GOALS OF FOREIGN POLICY: • THE MAIN GOAL OF FOREIGN POLICY IS NATIONAL SECURITY • BUILD TRADE • PROMOTE WORLD PEACE • ADVANCE DEMOCRACY

  4. FOREIGN POLICY TEAM • THE CONSTITUTION DIVIDES FOREIGN POLICY POWERS BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS • OTHER TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDE • NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR • THE STATE DEPARTMENT • DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE • NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL • OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE • CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ACENCY (CIA)

  5. TOOLS OF FOREIGN POLICY • TREATIES • A FORMAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES • LIKE LAWS THEY MUST BE FOLLOWED • PRESIDENT NEGOTIATES AND SIGNS TREATIES, 2/3 OF SENATE MUST APPROVE • EXAMPLE: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) • EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS • AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND THE LEADER OF ANOTHER COUNTRY • LESS FORMAL AND NO SENATE APPROVAL • DEAL WITH ISSUES LIKE TRADING

  6. TOOLS OF FOREIGN POLICY • APPOINTING AMBASSADORS • PRESIDENT APPOINTS 150 AND MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SENATE • REPRESENT OUR NATION IN OTHER COUNTRIES • FOREIGN AID • HELP OTHER COUNTRIES, MAINLY FROM U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT • USUALLY MONEY BUT CAN BE MILITARY OR ADVICE • THE GOAL IS TO CREATE FRIENDSHIPS OR TRADING PARTNERS

  7. TOOLS OF FOREIGN POLICY • INTERNATIONAL TRADE • PRESIDENT HAS THE POWER TO MAKE ECONOMIC AGREEMENTS • TRADE SANCTIONS • EMBARGOS • TARRIFS • APPROVES/DENY MEMBERSHIP TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATIONS • EXAMPLES: NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE ORGANIZATION (NAFTA) WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)

  8. MILITARY FORCE • ONLY CONGRESS CAN DECLARE WAR • CONGRESS CAN STOP THE PRESIDENT FROM USING THE ARMED FORCES • CONGRESS CAN SPEND OR STOP MONEY FOR DEFENSE • PRESIDENT IS THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF • PRESIDENT CAN SEND TROOPS

  9. UNITED NATIONS • During the peace conference after World War I, President Woodrow Wilson urged the creation of an international organization to promote world peace. • The League of Nations was formed in 1919. • The league was unsuccessful and in 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain called for the creation of a new organization. • The United Nations charter was signed by 51 nations. • The United States has not always agreed with acts of the United Nations however, the U.S. does see it as a viable tool in its international peace keeping strategy.

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