Quiz: Foreign Policy - Common Ground

The power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, including the power to determine and collect tariffs, resides with:
- The President
- Congress
- The State Department
- The Commerce Department
The power to make treaties and appoint ambassadors resides with:
- The President
- Congress
- The President, with advice and consent of Congress
- The President, with advice and consent of the Senate
The power to conduct diplomacy and recognize foreign governments resides with:
- The President
- Congress
- The State Department
- The President and the State Department
The power to declare war resides with:
- The President
- Congress
- The President, with consent of Congress
- The President, with consent of the Senate
The role of Congress in foreign policy and defense includes:
- The power to raise and support armies
- The power to provide and maintain a navy
- Oversight of military and diplomatic activities through annual appropriations
- All of the above
The Department of State’s responsibilities include:
- Representing the United States abroad
- Providing technical and economic assistance to foreign nations
- Coordinating the activities of groups and agencies related to foreign policy
- All of the above
The agency charged with overall responsibility for preventing terrorism and enhancing security is:
- The Department of State
- The Department of Defense
- The Department of Homeland Security
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Who sits on the National Security Council?
- The President, the Vice President, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Defense.
- The Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- The Counsel to the President, the Chief of Staff to the President, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
- All of the above