Key Terms
Foreign policy
The goals a government seeks abroad, the values behind those goals, and the means used to pursue them. It is externally
Protectionism
Blocking or taxing foreign goods to shield domestic industries Free trade: allowing unrestricted flow of goods across bo
United Nations
193 member nations; General Assembly (all members); Security Council (15 nations, 5 permanent including the U.S.); creat
NATO
Formed after World War II; military coalition defending Western Europe and allied nations; includes Turkey and Eastern E
Two categories
Broadly focused outputs and sharply focused outputs.
Characteristics
Faster to execute; usually unilateral presidential action; shorter time horizon; easier to reverse
Public laws (statutes)
Affect more than one individual; examples include the National Security Act, Patriot Act, Homeland Security Act, and War
Reauthorization
All federal agencies must be reauthorized every 3-5 years or lose legal standing and funding authority
Foreign policy budget
Part of the annual discretionary budget; Congress must authorize and appropriate all funding
International agreements
Three types--
Foreign policy appointments
Cabinet secretaries (State, Defense, Homeland Security), undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and all ambassadors re
Types
Troop deployment; intelligence operations in a crisis; presidential summits; military use of force; emergency spending m
Developed by political scientist Aaron Wildavsky
There are two distinct presidencies, one for foreign policy and one for domestic policy; presidents are more successful
Exceptions
Party leaders; members on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the two de
Isolationism
Staying out of foreign entanglements; dominant U.S. approach from post-Revolutionary War through early 20th century; Was