1. Conducting Foreign Relations
7th Grade Civics
Miss Smith
*pgs (22.1)

2. 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 _____

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

4. 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

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

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

7. 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 ___________

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

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

10. 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

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

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