Transcript American Government

American Government
Chapter 17
Foreign Policy and National
Defense
Section 1
Foreign Affairs and National
Security
 What major change took place in the
United States’ relationship with the rest of
the world after WWII?
 The relationship shifted from isolationism
to internationalism
 What is foreign policy?
 Foreign policy involves all of a country’s
relationships with other countries –
 Diplomatic
 Military
 Commercial
 What is the main function of the State
Department?
 The State Department advises the
President and formulates and conducts
U.S. foreign policy
 What does Foreign Service do?
 It represents the United States abroad
 Why is the military under civilian control?
 The Framers of the Constitution believed
that military power could threaten a free
government if the military were not under
civilian control
 Who are the chief military aids to the secretary
of defense?
 The five members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
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1. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
2. the army chief of staff
3. the chief of naval operations
4. commandant of the marine Corps
5. the air force chief of staff
 What are the three military departments?
 1. Army
 2. Navy
 3. Air Force
Terms
 Diplomatic Immunity
 - freedom of a nations ambassadors from
the laws of the country to which they are
accredited
 Right of Legation
 - the right to send and receive diplomatic
representatives
Terms cont.
 Ambassador
 - the President’s representative to another nation
 Isolationism
 - refusal to become involved in the world’s affairs
 Domestic affairs
 - events that take place in one’s own country
 Foreign affairs
 - a nations relationship with other countries