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| What is the primary goal of Foreign Policy? |
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| To keep the peace and promote security. |
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| What is the theoretical construct of US Foreign Policy? |
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| Elite Theory. Small group of individuals chosen by the President dominates US foreign policy. |
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| Sets up Legislative branch. Defines Congress's ENUMERATED POWERS, IMPLIED POWER, and the NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE. |
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| What are Congress's Enumerated Powers? |
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| Power expressly granted to the legislature. Power to declare war, to appropriate military spending, and the authority to raise an army. |
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| What are the Implied Powers of Article I? |
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| The powers exercised by Congress which are not explicitly given by the constitution itself but necessary and proper to execute the powers which are. |
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| Sets up the Executive Branch. Defines the President's role as Commander in Chief of US Armed Forces. |
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| What are some problems with the President's role in Foreign Policy? |
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| While he can commit troops anywhere, there have been efforts on Congress to restrict that power via the War Powers Act. |
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| What is the War Powers Act? |
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Definition
Wants President to commit troops under 3 conditions:
1. Declaration of War
2. Specific Law passed permitting force
3. National Emergency with an attack on US.
Goal: is to get war power back to Congress. Response to Vietnam Conflict. |
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| Identify 3 characteristics of Foreign Policy Elites? |
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Definition
Have access in active involvement.
Much more inclined to support free trade measures.
Much more inclined to be Interventionists. |
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| How do Interest Groups, Public Opinion, and Party Preferences play on Foreign Policy? |
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Definition
1. Interest Groups - have little impact, most impact is on legislative branch.
2. Public Opinion - little impact, ill-informed.
3. Party Preferences - Republicans incline to increase defense spending. Democrats incline to decrease defense spending. |
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| What is Neutrality in foreign policy? |
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| The desire to remain neutral during war. US policy during early WWI. Eventually US was drawn into war, but when war ended US retreated back to Isolationism. |
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| Policy of avoiding participation in foreign affairs of others. |
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| What is the policy of Interventionism? |
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| Significant activity undertaken by a Nation to influence something not directly under its control. |
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| What is Cooperative Internationalism (internationalism)? |
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| Pursuing one's national interests with cooperation from other nations. |
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| What was the Monroe Doctrine? |
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| Expressed policy that any efforts to colonize or interfere in the Western Hemisphere would be met with some type of retaliatory measure. It would be considered an act of aggression. |
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| What was the Marshall Plan? |
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| An economic package put together to rebuild Europe. Designed to promote economic stability. |
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| What was the Communist Bloc? |
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| Eastern bloc of nations that come under Soviet communist control. |
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| What was the Domino Theory? |
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| Idea that Countries will take up communism as their neighbors adopt communism. Attached to logic behind "Containment" under Truman. |
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| Why was the Cold War called the COLD War? |
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Definition
| B/c there wasn't any hot military action. |
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| MAD and Creative policy formulation. |
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Definition
| Prior to Reagan's creative policy formulation (star wars), there was a policy of Mutually Assured Destruction aka MAD during cold war. |
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| Build up of military force in order to deter others from taking aggressive actions against the US. |
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| Brief on Soviet Union - US relations. |
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| Entered a period of detente were we deliberately sought non-aggressive policies with Soviets. However, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ended that detente. |
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| International organization designed to counter balance the alliance of eastern powers under Soviet influence, the communist bloc. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
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| International organization designed to bring physical well-being, economic and social security to Nations. |
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| Who won congressional approval for massive military intervention in Vietnam? |
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| What is Clinton's approach to foreign policy? |
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Definition
| Rooted in economic prosperity. |
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| What is an American foreign policy success? |
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Definition
| Normalization of relations with China. Reduction of nuclear weapons from the arms race. |
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| Program designed to instill fear and kill civilians and widely air grievances. |
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| What is the War on Terror? |
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Definition
| Hard to define objectives and goals b/c it is a war on a concept. |
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| What requires Military Action? |
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| An act of war like the bombing of pearl harbor. |
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| What requires Legal Action? |
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Definition
| Criminal acts require legal action. |
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Term
| Economic Policy in the form of Foreign Policy. |
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| Comes in terms of economic aid. Military, trade, and aid policies are all under Foreign Policy. |
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| Why do we engage in aid policy with foreign nations. |
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Definition
| In order to induce a certain behavior. |
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| Belongs under economic policy under Foreign Policy as Foreign Trade Policy. Goal is to protect domestic trade by making imported goods more expensive. |
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| What's one thing about Defense Spending? |
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Definition
| It has not remained stable over time. |
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| What did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan do? |
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Definition
| Ended the period of detente with the US. |
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Term
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Definition
| Authorization for use of armed forces against those responsible for 9/11. Provided specific law authorization consistent with War Powers resolution authorizing use of force in Afghanistan. |
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| Provided specific law authorization consistent with War Powers resolution authorizing use of force in Iraq. War in Iraq is internationally questioned. |
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