1. AP American Government

2. History – pre-WWII isolationism National Security Council – National Security Act (1947) Hard Power vs. Soft Power Foreign Aid vs. Economic Sanctions Intervention Decisions Presidential Autonomy Congressional Role Committee Oversight – Legislative Power – Spending Power Judicial Role Constitutional Issues vs. Political Questions Policy Examples: Truman’s Executive Order 9981 (1948) War Powers Resolution of 1973 Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 (December) Implemented as military policy on September 20, 2011

3. Current Issues/Controversies Zivotofsky v. Kerry (2015) ISIS – War Powers Resolution (February 2015) Transnational Terrorism International Law (Geneva Conventions) Netanyahu speech to a Joint Session of Congress on March 3, 2015 Iranian Nuclear Development Negotiations The Ukrainian Issue: Economic Sanctions on Russia