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7 th Grade Civics Miss Smith *pgs. 584-589 (22.1)
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Foreign policy is the plan a country follows for interacting with other countries The goals of U.S. foreign policy include: Maintaining national security Supporting democracy Promoting world peace Providing aid to people in need
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The president makes recommendations to Congress about how the military should operate The president can order the military into action, but only Congress can declare war
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Peace treaties end wars Alliance treaties are agreements between countries to help each other for defense, economic, scientific, and other reasons Alliance- agreement in which two or more parties commit to help each other Commercial treaties are economic agreements between two or more countries to trade with each other Senate must approve all treaties
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Mutual understanding between the leaders of two countries
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Establishing official relations with a foreign government by sending and receiving each other’s ambassadors
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Carries out U.S. foreign policy as set by the president The secretary of state advises the president and supervises the activities of U.S. ambassadors, ministers, and consuls Diplomatic corps- the secretary of state, ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and their assistants
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Source of military information for the president Joint Chiefs of Staff are the highest ranking military officers of the branches of the military
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The main goals are to provide technical assistance and to promote cultural understanding between the U.S. and other nations
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) gathers info about world political trends and helps combat terrorism around the world U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provides resources to people in need around the world
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*Do NOT write What happens if the Senate refuses to approve a treaty? Why did Congress reject the Treaty of Versailles?
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Both houses of Congress must approve all expenditures of public funds
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