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 * USA **** Defense & Foreign Policymaking **** Scavenger Hunt ** Name: ______________________
 * Directions: ** Answer the following questions by using the hyperlinks provided. You are welcome to use other resources to answer these questions.

1. In his [|farewell message], describe President George Washington’s warning regarding foreign policymaking.

2. Identify foreign/defense policy [|goals] that most presidential administrations tend to promote since WWII.

3. List the formal foreign/defense policy constitutional powers of the [|president].

4. According to the US Constitution, what role does [|Congress] have in foreign policymaking?

5. According to the [|War Powers Act (1973)], list the responsibilities of the President and Congress.

6. How do **executive agreements** [|differ] from **treaties**?

7. Explain the role of the [|State Department] when it comes to foreign policymaking.

8. Identify how each of the following organizations/groups help the USA make foreign/defense policy: A. US [|Ambassadors]:

B. The [|National Security Council]:

C. The [|Central Intelligence Agency:]

D. [|Joint Chiefs of Staff]:

9. Why does the USA currently have an economic embargo in place with [|Cuba]? What is the purpose of the USA using economic sanctions like an embargo?

10. Describe the controversies of the [|Iran Contra Affair].

[|11.] What was the intent of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? What are some of the controversies with NAFTA?

12. Analyze the following political cartoons. Cartoon A.  1. What is the cartoonist’s message?

2. How does this cartoon relate to foreign policy?

Cartoon B. 1. What is the cartoonist’s message?

2. How does this cartoon relate to foreign policy?