4 Goals of Foreign Policy
• Basic goal of foreign policy is national
security
• International trade
• Promoting world peace
• Promote democracy around the world
Tools of Foreign Policy
• Creating treaties and executive agreements
– (treaties require Senate approval, exec.
agreements do not)
• Appointing ambassadors
• Giving foreign aid (giving money to help
other nations in need)
• International trade
– Issue trade sanctions & embargos
• Use of military force
Ways the President Influences
Public Policy
• Proposing legislation in an annual speech to
Congress (State of the Union Address)
• Appealing directly to the people
• Approving or vetoing legislation
• Appointing officials who carry out the laws
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25 Amendment
• Makes provisions regarding presidential
succession – if the president dies, the line of
succession is as follows:
– Vice President
– Speaker of the House
– President Pro Tempore