Foreign Policy And National Defense
Christian Scofield
Period 4
Foreign Policy and National Defense
Chapter 17
America’s foreign policy has been changing greatly over time. The policy is actually a grouping of different policies on all of this nation’s positions, actions, and ideas about what goes on in the world. Foreign policy is everything that a nation does in relation to other nations. The CIA runs intelligence operations worldwide, while the Department of Homeland Security is tasked with protecting America from terrorist attacks. The US is part of many national security conglomerates, NATO being the most prominent. The UN exists to create peace between nations, through diplomatic efforts instead of war. American foreign policy is a very important aspect of the government, and serves to protect the United States.
The United States began as an isolationist country, but grew to be a world power. World War II convinced everyone that an isolationist country cannot exist. Some aspects of foreign policy are the same or very similar to what they were created as, such as the freedom of the seas. Relations with other countries, however, have changed greatly, such as our relationship with Russia. The State Department, led by the Secretary of State, advises the president on all foreign matters. The Secretary of State is the highest ranking person in the Cabinet. In 1781, the Department of Foreign Affairs was created, and in 1789, it was renamed the Department of State. Ambassadors are people that represent the United States in official matters of diplomacy. Diplomats are granted Diplomatic Immunity, which is immunity to a nations laws. Diplomatic Immunity assumes diplomats do not abuse their immunity, and if a nation deems their actions unsatisfactory, the official may be expelled from the country. The Defense Department was created in 1947, in order to unify the armed forces, which were otherwise separate. The Framers of the Constitution understood the threat that the armed forces pose to the
Period 4
Foreign Policy and National Defense
Chapter 17
America’s foreign policy has been changing greatly over time. The policy is actually a grouping of different policies on all of this nation’s positions, actions, and ideas about what goes on in the world. Foreign policy is everything that a nation does in relation to other nations. The CIA runs intelligence operations worldwide, while the Department of Homeland Security is tasked with protecting America from terrorist attacks. The US is part of many national security conglomerates, NATO being the most prominent. The UN exists to create peace between nations, through diplomatic efforts instead of war. American foreign policy is a very important aspect of the government, and serves to protect the United States.
The United States began as an isolationist country, but grew to be a world power. World War II convinced everyone that an isolationist country cannot exist. Some aspects of foreign policy are the same or very similar to what they were created as, such as the freedom of the seas. Relations with other countries, however, have changed greatly, such as our relationship with Russia. The State Department, led by the Secretary of State, advises the president on all foreign matters. The Secretary of State is the highest ranking person in the Cabinet. In 1781, the Department of Foreign Affairs was created, and in 1789, it was renamed the Department of State. Ambassadors are people that represent the United States in official matters of diplomacy. Diplomats are granted Diplomatic Immunity, which is immunity to a nations laws. Diplomatic Immunity assumes diplomats do not abuse their immunity, and if a nation deems their actions unsatisfactory, the official may be expelled from the country. The Defense Department was created in 1947, in order to unify the armed forces, which were otherwise separate. The Framers of the Constitution understood the threat that the armed forces pose to the