New Notes for quiz on November 4, 2014

Question 1

Critics of the CIA have questioned the agency’s _______.

Answer 1

efficiency

Question 2

Inefficiency was the most evident after the ____ failed to predict Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Answer 2

CIA

Question 3

The collapse of the____ _____ during 1991 caught the CIA by surprise.

Answer 3

Soviet Union

Question 4

It is the ______ who determines what policies are to be followed.

Answer 4

President

Question 5

The Constitution gives Congress significant foreign policy powers:

Answer 5

Power to declare war, and appropriate money.

Question 6

The ________ balances the president’s powers as commander in chief by gathering Congress the power to declare war.

Answer 6

Constitution

Question 7

Congress has exercised its power to declare war only 5 times in our nation’s history:

Answer 7

War of 1812, 1846 against Mexico, 1898 against Spain, 1917 against Germany, 1941 against Japan, Germany, and Italy.

Question 8

Instead of requesting a formal declaration of war, presidents have asked Congress to pass a ____ ____concerning the use of American Troops.

Answer 8

Join Resolution

Question 9

Congress passed the ___ ___ ____ Resolution in Vietnam to authorize the president “to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the US.”

Answer 9

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 10

Congress tried to check the president’s power to send troops into combat by passing the ___ ____ ____ in 1973.

Answer 10

War Powers Act

Question 11

The act declared that the president could not send troops into combat for more than ____ without the consent of Congress.

Answer 11

60 days

Question 12

_______ must authorize funds for defense and foreign aid each year.

Answer 12

Congress

Question 13

Congress may refuse to provide funds for aid to other ______.

Answer 13

Nations

Question 14

The Constitution also gives the _____ the power of “advice and consent” on all treaties.

Answer 14

Senate

Question 15

The president may make______ with foreign governments, but 2/3s vote of the Senate must ratify them.

Answer 15

Treaties

Question 16

_____ ______are pacts between the president and the head of a foreign government that have the legal status of treaties but do not require Senate approval.

Answer 16

Executive Agreements

Question 17

Today, the executive agreements make up more than ____ of all United States international agreements.

Answer 17

90%

Question 18

Under US law the presidents may grant ___ ____ ____(__ __ ___) status to trading partners.

Answer 18

Most-Favored-Nation (MFN)

Question 19

By a 2/3s majority vote _____ may overturn the president’s decision to grant MFN.

Answer 19

Congress

Question 20

In 2000, ____ was granted permanent MFN status.

Answer 20

China

Question 21

Over the past several decades, the president’s foreign policies have enjoyed ______ _______ ________.

Answer 21

Bipartisan Congressional Support

Question 22

Bipartisan means _____ _____

Answer 22

Two-Party.

Question 23

The president has advantages over Congress in conducting ____ _____.

Answer 23

Foreign Policy

Question 24

The advantages are:

Answer 24

1. Only the president- or a chosen spokesperson such as the secretary of state- can speak for the nation dealings with other governments.
2. The president controls those agencies, Department of State and the National Security Council, that help formulate and carry out foreign policy on a day-to-day basis.
3. The president is able to take quick and decisive action.
4. By using executive agreements, the president can bypass the Senate when making agreements with other nations.