Foreign and Domestic Policy
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Foreign and Domestic Policy
Defined and
Goals of
Domestic Policy Defined
Domestic policy:
decisions, laws, and programs made by
the government which are directly
related to issues inside the United
States. Sometimes domestic and
foreign policies influence each other.
Domestic Policy, Continued
In government, domestic policy is the
counterpart of foreign policy; it consists of
all government policy decisions, programs,
and actions that primarily deal with internal
matters, as opposed to relations with other
nation-states.
Major areas of domestic policy include:
tax policy, social security and welfare programs,
environmental laws, and regulations on
businesses and their practices.
Examples of Domestic Policy Issues
List the 5 you think are most important
Federal Budget
Constitutional Rights
Crime and Drugs
The Economy
Education
Health Care
Immigration
Poverty
Minorities
Foreign Policy Defined
Foreign policy:
Policies of the federal government directed to
matters beyond (outside) US borders,
especially relations with other countries.
International objectives pursued by a country
in dealings with other countries,
The methods to achieve the objectives, in order to
advance national interests.
U.S. Foreign Policy
The U.S. foreign policy is dynamic.
It is always changing and will continue
to change as times and world affairs
change.
Examples of Foreign Policy
List the 5 you think are the most important
Defense
Democracy and Human Rights
Foreign Aid
The Global Environment
International Trade
Weapons Proliferation
Activities in Regions of the World
Goals of Foreign Policy
National Security
World Peace
Self- government (democracy)
Free and Open Trade
Concern for Humanity
Goal: National Security
To remain free and independent
To be secure from unwanted foreign
influence
Includes the use of ambassadors and
treaties
Military
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Goal: World Peace
Promote peace and prevent conflicts
Cooperation with governments of
foreign nations
Help save lives, money, and resources
in foreign nations
Give aid to foreign nations
Membership in The United Nations
March 6, 2013
NO First 5
Objectives: students will be able to
identify the pros and cons of Free
Trade.
Agenda: A few notes- complete
worksheet on Policy
Goal:
Self Government /Democracy
Encourage the growth of democracy in
other nations and regions
Immigration
Fair elections, choices, individual freedoms
Defined: To enter and settle in a country or
region to which one is not native
Emigration
Defined: Migration from a place
Goal: Free Trade
Trade arrangements where tariffs or
other barriers to the free flow of
goods and services are eliminated.
The basic argument for free trade is
based on the idea that each region
should concentrate on what it can
produce most cheaply and
efficiently and should exchange its
products for those it is less able to
produce economically.
March 4, 2015
Objectives: Students will be able to
identify pros and cons of Free
Trade.
NO Opening or Closing Question
Agenda: a few notes/review
What are the Disadvantages and
Advantages of Free Trade????
Disadvantages of Free Trade:
Small local companies get out
maneuvered and overtaken by large
corporate companies
Fewer jobs available for some home
countries
Example: few jobs available for US
auto makers
there is more competition.
Advantages of Free Trade
Provides employment around the world
competition creates lower cost of goods
forces countries into specializing in what
they are good at
This increased efficiency and results in a
lower opportunity costs
Offers access to natural resources around
the world
Oil, other
North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)
A trade agreement between the United
States, Canada, and Mexico, which
took effect January 1, 1994. Its
purpose is to promote trade between
one another and increase the efficiency
and fairness of trade between the three
nations.
Goal: Humanitarian
Defined: Having concern for or helping
to improve the welfare of other people.
Helps to provide political stability in
other nations.
Examples:
Aid for natural disasters around the world
Aid for food shortages
Aid of medical supplies and technology
Foreign Policy Categories
Isolationism
Imperialism
Interventionism
Isolationism
Avoidance of international relations:
A government policy based on the belief
that national interests are best served by
avoiding economic and political alliances
with other countries.
Interventionism
Involvement in another country’s
affairs:
Political interference or military
involvement by one country in the affairs
of another.
Imperialism
Belief in empire-building:
The policy of extending the rule or
influence of a country over other countries
or colonies.
Domination by an empire:
The political, military, or economic
domination of one country over another.
Who makes foreign policy
in the US?
The President
Article II of the US Constitution
establishes the president as commander-in-chief of the
military
gives the president the power to:
The US Senate
make treaties with other countries
appoint ambassadors to other countries and receive
ambassadors from other countries
Plays a key role in giving approval to the president to
take decided upon actions
Carried out by
Vice President
US Department of State
Secretary of State
US Department of State
Sometimes called The State Department
Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the US
government
Part of the Executive Branch of government
under the president
The lead U.S. foreign affairs agency
The Department advances U.S. objectives and interests
in the world through its primary role in developing and
implementing the President's foreign policy
Lead by the Secretary of State
the President's principal foreign policy advisor
Currently Condoleezza Rice
3rd most powerful position in foreign affairs policy matters
4th in the presidential line of succession
Decision Making
Possible actions government might take:
Do nothing
Call for negotiations
Economic aid
Send military materials
Military threats
Mobilize troops
Use troops
Bombing
Invasion
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Pres. statement
Propaganda
Economic sanctions
Military presence
Blockade
Subversive action
spy
assassination
weaken leadership