Geographic Isolationism

• Which agency oversees the foreign policy establishment, irons out the differences among the key players in foreign policy, and integrates their members’ positions in order to help the president make his foreign policy? National Security Council
• For most of U.S. history, the ____________ was the only important congressional foreign-policy player because of its constitutional role in reviewing and approving treaties. Senate
• Executive ____________ have the force of treaties but do not require prior approval by the Senate. Agreements
• As in domestic policy, foreign policy making takes place in a highly ____________ arena. Pluralistic
• Who shapes foreign policy? According to the authors, far and away the most important category of nonofficial foreign policy player
NAFTA
• What was the primary goal of American foreign policy in the nineteenth century? the maintenance of security based on geographic isolationism
• The so-called traditional era of U.S. foreign policy came to an end with World War I.
• ____________ means to try to cut off contacts with the outside, to be a self-sufficient fortress. Isolationism
• Which of the following terms is associated with U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War? Deterrence
• ____________ is the representation of a government to other foreign governments. Diplomacy
• The textbook authors argue that the UN functions as a useful instrument of U.S. foreign policy.
• The ____________ was established to finance long-term capital, whereas the ____________ was set up to provide for the short-term flow of money. rld Bank; International Monetary Fund
• ____________ is defined as the development and maintenance of military strength as a means of discouraging attack. Deterrence
• President George W. Bush created a new doctrine, in which he states that the United States can attack another country even though they have not attacked