Foreign Policy

Question 1

Consitutionally speaking, who controls foreign policy?

Answer 1

It’s a bit ambiguous and is divided between the President and congress

Question 2

What are the three consitutional roles in relation to foreign policy of the President?

Answer 2

1) Commander in chief
2) negotiates treaties
3) Appoints ambassadors, secretaries of state, defence, homeland security, director of the CIA, join Chiefs of Staff etc

Question 3

What are the four consitutional roles in relation to foreign policy of the Congress?

Answer 3

1) declares war
2) controls the purse strings
3) Senate ratifies treaties
4) senate confirms appointments with a simple majority

Question 4

What are the two extra constitutional powers in relation to foreign policy that the President has?

Answer 4

1) negotiations and signs executive agreements

2) Set tone of foreign policy through speeches

Question 5

What is the extra constitutional power in relation to foreign policy that the congress has?

Answer 5

oversight of presidential actions over foreign policy

Question 6

What demonstrates how much some presidents define the foreign policy agenda?

Answer 6

they give their name to a particular foreign policy doctrine such as Truman or Bush

Question 7

How does the Pendulum theory apply to foreign policy too?

Answer 7

generally speaking Congress has more influence over general strategy but the President has more influence in times of crisis

Question 8

What makes the President more powerful than congress in some ways on a day-to-day level?

Answer 8

It is to him, not congress, that all major foreign policy players report and he, not congress, gets the daily briefing