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National constituency

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the whole nations opinion matters
ex. presidential election

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Bipolar

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two major powers in a system
ex. US and soviet union during cold war

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Bolstering

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Once a decision is made, policy makers often use the decision to _____their claims regarding the problem at hand
Drumming up support
Using issue to give more support

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Bully Pulpit

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A prominent public position that allows one to share their views easier and be heard
Ex. Presidency. Everyone listens to what the president is saying
Term coined by teddy roosevelt

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Bush Doctrine

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Enemies of the US use terrorism as a war of ideology against the nation

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Celebrity diplomacy

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When celebrities voice their opinion or get involved with other countries
Can create pathways of diplomacy
Can call attention to an issue that many people may not know about

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Church committee

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led to the first public knowledge of the scale of covert operations conducted by the CIA
The Senate body that investigated the CIA and intelligence complex became known as this. It found many CIA operations to be abuses of presidential power

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CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

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In charge of intelligence collection
During the cold war overthrew many governments and got involved in many places it shouldn’t have

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Coercive interrogation

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Nice way of saying torture
Used by the CIA on suspected terrorists after 9/11

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Cognitive closure

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The human desire toe eliminate ambiguity and arrive at definite conclusions even if its irrational

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Constructivism

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Came around after the cold war ended
Tenets:
- The identities and interests of political actors emerge largely as a result of interactions
-International political actors are therefore not necessarily or exclusively individualistic and self-interested
-The distribution of ideas, norms, and values within the global state is as important as the distribution of capabilities

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Containment

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Attempts by the US to contain communism during the cold war. Caused various proxy wars throughout the world

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Contra

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Various US backed right wing rebel groups that were active during the Nicaraguan revolution. Example of containment strategy

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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US discovered that there were soviet missiles in cuba
Closest the US and USSR came to all out nuclear war during the cold war

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Detente policy

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the relaxation of strained relations through verbal communication

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Executive agreements

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Executive makes a deal with a foreign country for whatever reason
The issue is that when the executive leaves office, so does the deal
Not a deal between nations, a deal between people

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Extraordinary Rendition

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a practice in which suspected terrorists were transported to foreign countries whose interrogation practices did not have to comply with U.S. laws

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Glastnost

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Soviet policy of maximum openness and transparency in the activities of state institutions

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Globalization

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The process of the spreading of knowledge, culture, trade, and ideas throughout the world

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Goldwater Nichols act

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Reorganized the DOD
Made the biggest changes to the set up of the DOD since its creation

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Groupthink

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Going along with whatever the group says in order to not rock the boat

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Gulf of tonkin resolution

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Fully launched the US involvement in vietnam
Authorized lyndon b johnson to take any measures he believed to be necessary to retaliate and promote international peace and security in asia

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Gunboat diplomacy

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Essentially forcing a country to comply with the US wishes by threatening military action
Use of deployed military forces to achieve a foreign policy goal

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Hard power

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coercive approach to foreign policy that often uses military force

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Intelligence cycle
Planning and direction, collection, processing, analysis, dissemination
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Intelligence types
HUMINT, SIGINT, and IMINT
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IMF (international monetary fund)
Monitoring the fiscal and monetary policies of member states Created as part of the Bretton woods system Provides loans to help ensure financial stability, cooperation, facilitate trade, foster low unemployment, etc
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Iran contra affair
US senior administration officials facilitated the sale of arms to iran was under an arms embargo. The administration planned to use the money made from this sale to fund the Contras in Nicaragua
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Iran hostage crisis
Iran had a coup and students in iran took control of the US embassy and held everyone in it hostage for over a year
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Iran nuclear deal
Placed significant restrictions on Irans nuclear weapon capabilities in return for the relaxation of sanctions against the country
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Iron triangle
Links influential interest groups, congressional committees, and the corresponding department of the executive branch All work together to conserve their own power and expand political influence
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Issue network
brings together interested governmental and private actors with shared expertise in a given area of public policy
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League of nations
The first iteration of the UN US congress did not ratify, which lead to its failure
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Liberalism
Domestic politics and political structures are important Economic goals are important International law and international organizations are relatively important Values, especially democratic values are important
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Long cycle theory
Describes the connection between war cycles, economic supremacy, and the political aspects of world leadership
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Louisiana purchase
US bought large chunk of land in the west of the continent from Napoleon (France)
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Marshal Plan
Paved the way for europes economic recovery after both world wars Gave US allies in europe economic aid
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Manifest destiny
A belief popular in the early history of the United States that the nation had God’s blessing to expand and assume political control of a wider population
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Management styles
how the president does his thing Formalistic, Competitive, and collegial
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McCarthyism
1950s red scare People suspected of being communists or soviet spies were interrogated
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Military-industrial complex
the relationship between a country's military and the defense industry that supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy Relationship between the government, the military, and the businesses that build things for the military
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Monroe Doctrine
Said that europe should stay out of things in the western hemisphere
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Multilateral
the coordination of three or more actors on a topic
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Multipolar
Multiple strong world powers all existing at once Ex. Europe pre WWI
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National Security council
Three primary functions: Agency of policy coordination, Source of neutral policy guidance, Forum for crisis management
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Nelson-Bingham Amendment
Authorized congress to review and reject foreign arms sales of more than $25 mil through a concurrent resolution of both chambers
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Open door policy
Called for a system of equal trade and investment to guarantee the territorial integrity of Qing China
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Oversight
the review, monitoring, and supervision of federal agencies, programs, and policy implementation
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Case zablocki act
Requires the president to notify the legislative branch about international agreements within 60 days of their entering into force
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War powers resolution
Required presidents to inform congress when the US deployed troops and gave congress the ability to pull the troops back out after 60 days if the majority did not approve of it
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jackson Vanik amendment
Amendment to a trade act which prevented the US from granting the most favored nation status if that country restricted its citizens form moving abroad
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Intelligence oversight act
Empowered the house and senate committees to oversee covert operations and intelligence activities and required the executive to inform congress about them
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Passing the buck
Ability of congress to push the blame for foreign policy decisions onto the president because of the perceptions of the american public
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Perestroika
Soviet economic reformation within the communist party
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Power of the purse
Congress has this. Ability to delegate funds wherever they need to or want to go. Article 1 Section 8
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Rational political ambition theory
Can be traced back to Machiavelli. Key assumption: Political survival, political leaders need to do whatever possible to stay in power
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Realism
States are the most important actors and can be treated as unitary, rational actors predominant theory and most widely adopted approach
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saber rattling
Having to constantly manage tensions with foreign adversaries
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Soft power
Shaping the preferences of others through appeal and attraction Example: business and trade, diplomacy
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The 22nd amendment
Established presidential term limits (2 4 year terms or 2+ years during someone elses term +1 more term)
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The bretton woods accords
Founding agreements for the WTO and IMF Set the dollar gold standard
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Department of agriculture
Founded in 1862 by lincoln
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Department of defense
Originally the National military establishment Founded 1947 by the national security act Maintains military installations and alliances
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Department of homeland security
Established after 9/11 New institution intended to guard against future catastrophic events
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Department of state
State department serves 6 functions. Advising. gathering and sharing info, negotiating, providing representation and services, regulating travel, Investigating solutions
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The intelligence oversight act of 1980
Empowered house and senate committees to oevrsee US intelligence activities and required presidents to notify congress about secret operations in foreign countries
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Lend-lease program
US did not want to join WWII early on but provided military support in britain in exchange for being able to use british naval bases in the caribbean
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The roosevelt corollary
US had authority to act as international police power outside of its borders to maintain stability in the western hemisphere
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truman doctrine
US provided military aid to many states and pledged support for free peoples against subjugation
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Two level game
Level one: interact with other states Level two: interact with domestic supporters and competitors
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Unipolar
Only one major player in the system Global hegemon

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