Chapter 14 Flashcards
Which organization oversees the Central Intelligence Agency?
National Security Council
The Constitution does not grant specific powers relating to creation of foreign policy to the
Senate with a 2/3 vote
Who is the foreign policy leader in the U.S.
President
What must happen before the U.S. can engage in official relations with a foreign nation government?
Recognize nations
What was the purpose of the 1973 War powers Act
Restricted Presidents power to declare war
Which is one way that U.S. foreign policy strategy changed as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorists attacks on the U.S.
Preemptive strike
What threat was the strategy of containment designed to stop?
Containing the spread of communism
Why were relations between North and South Korea strained after 1953?
War (no peace treaty)
What effect did Gorbachev’s market and policy reforms have on Eastern Europe in the 1980’s?
Communists government fell
Which of the following best describes the international approach to foreign policy?
Cooperation
Neoisolationists believe the United States should?
Stay away and let them sort it out
What do votes on critical matters in the UN General Assembly require in order to pass?
2/3 vote
What type of organization is the United Nations? (UN)
International
Which organization supervises U.S. military activities?
Department of Defense
One reason the U.S. wants to maintain good relations with Saudi Arabia is because of Saudi Arabia’s
Oil
