Executive Branch & Foreign Policy Study Guide
1. Appointed presidential advisors make up the ______.
2. Where does the Constitution define the role of the presidency? ______.
3. The eight roles of the president are 1. ______2. ______
3.______4.______5.______
6.______7.______8.______.
4. Who expanded the role of the presidency? ______
5. ______powers can be argued to be more powerful______powers.
6. The informal powers are 1. ______2.______
3.______
7. ______sets the president’s salary.
8. The presidential succession act says ______.
9. The president is elected by the ______.
10. The Watergate scandal took place during what decade? ______.
11. ______gave the first State of the Union address.
12. The president’s current salary is ______.
13. The power to tax is listed where? ______.
14. What are the formal qualifications to be president? 1.______2.______
3.______
15. The maximum amount of years a person can serve as president is ______years (trick question)
16. To remove the president from office the House of Representatives must______, and the Senate must______.
17. ______proposes the federal budget to______for approval.
For the test be sure to:
- Know the different Cabinet positions and what each position entails.
- Know the powers of all 15 executive agencies. Matching-3 sections of 5.
- all 15 Executive agencies will be on the test.
- Know the difference between formal and informal powers.
The test will consist of fifty questions ranging from multiple-choice, true/false, and matching. There will be one essay question.
List 3 goals of American foreign policy ______2______
3______
The most important goal in American foreign policy is______
In 1973, CongressPassed______to limit the Presidents ability to engage American troops in combat by
The chief purpose of all ______is to facilitate diplomatic communication between governments.
Executive ______are as legal a treaties
The majority of American foreign aid goes towards Developing______
The government agency that has the greatest responsibility for carrying out America foreign policy is the______
The Marshall Plan, which was put into effect after WWII, is an example of______aid
______is best explained by America giving financial and military aid to European Nations to prevent further expansion of Communism.
______was the commander-in-chief when the United States and the Soviet Union were on the brink of Nuclear War during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
At the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis rather than using military force we did a ______of Cuba
The Cold War was a war of ideologies and ______
The United States insisted that Iraqi’s nuclear capability be destroyed after Iraq was defeated in Operation Desert Storm because American leaders
feared that a local dispute could turn into a worldwide nuclear conflict.
The United Nations was established during which war ______
The capital city of communist North Vietnam was______
America was involved in Vietnam for over______yrs.
The “______theory_,” maintained that a communist takeover in South Vietnam would lead to the fall of the rest of Southeast Asia.
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council include all of the following US, Soviet Union, Great Britian, China, and ______.
The rules and goals of the United Nations is found in the U.N. ______?
The______of the U.N. was given the responsibility of investigating situations that threaten world peace.
List the 3 presidents that had direct involvement in Vietnam 1______2______
3______
The ______gives the president the power to be commander in chief
26. Congress has all of the following powers in the making of foreign policy except the power
- to declare war
- to appropriate money for military action
- to send troops anywhere in the world immediately
- to refuse aid to other nations
Name the 3 wars America never officially declared war 1.______2.______
3.______
For the following know whether they are Isolationist or Internationalist____
The Monroe Doctrine declares the Western Hemisphere off-limits to European colonization____.
The United States goes to war with Iraq in 1991 after Iraq invades Kuwait.____
George Washington in 1789 urges American’s not to become involved in war in Europe.___
Korean War___
Vietnam War___
Current war against terrorism___
World War II begins in Europe, America remains neutral___
World War I___
Operation Iraqi Freedom___
FOREIGN POLICY: VOCABULARY
1. Ambassador 2. foreign policy 3. internationalism 4. arms race 5. national security
6. détente 7. The Truman Doctrine 8. secretary of state 9. secretary of defense
10. Monroe Doctrine 11. unilateralism 12. resolution 13. treaty 14. isolationism