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.