Conducting Foreign Relations 7th Grade Civics Miss Smith *pgs. 584-589 (22.1)

Goals of the U.S. Foreign Policy Foreign ______ is the plan a country follows for interacting with other _________ The goals of U.S. foreign policy include: Maintaining national ________ Supporting _________ Promoting _____ _______ Providing ___ to people in _____

Military Powers The president makes recommendations to _________ about how the military should _______ The president can order the military into _______, but only Congress can declare ___

Treaty-Making Powers _____ treaties end _____ _________ treaties are agreements between _________ to help each other for _________, economic, ___________, and other reasons Alliance- agreement in which two or more _______ commit to help each other Commercial treaties are ___________ agreements between two or more countries to _____ with each other ________must approve all treaties

______ understanding between the ________ of two _________ Executive Agreements ______ understanding between the ________ of two _________

Diplomatic Powers Establishing official relations with a foreign _______________ by sending and receiving each other’s _____________

Department of State Carries out U.S. ________ policy as set by the __________ The _________ of state advises the president and supervises the activities of U.S. _____________, ministers, and ________ Diplomatic corps- the secretary of state, ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and their ___________

Department of Defense Source of ________ information for the president Joint Chiefs of Staff are the _________ ranking military officers of the __________ of the ________

The Peace Corp The main _____ are to provide ___________ assistance and to promote _________ understanding between the U.S. and other _________

Other Agencies Central _____________ Agency (CIA) gathers info about world political ______ and helps combat __________ around the world U.S. Agency for _____________ Development (USAID) provides ___________ to people in need around the world

Approval Powers *Do NOT write What happens if the Senate refuses to approve a treaty? Why did Congress reject the Treaty of Versailles?

Financial Powers Both houses of _________ must approve all ______________ of public _____