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imowrer

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In the United States, the national government exercises exclusive authority over matters pertaining to ________.
 
  A. health care coverage
  B. public highway systems
  C. social services
  D. marriage laws
  E. war and peace

Question 2

What are the president's foreign policy powers? What are Congress's foreign policy powers? Who has more foreign policy powers and why? Is the existing balance of power between Congress and the president appropriate, or would the United States be
 
  better off if one branch's powers were to increase and the other branch's powers decrease? Provide a justification for your answer.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, List the president's foreign policy powers, including command over the armed forces, the nomination of U.S. diplomats and the recognition of foreign countries, the negotiation and signature of treaties, and a cadre of hand-selected executive branch advisors.
2, Identify Congress's foreign policy powers, including appropriation of funds for foreign policy (or the refusal to appropriate funds), the confirmation of the president's advisors, the ratification of treaties, and the authority to declare war.
3, Draw a conclusion that the president has more foreign policy powers than does Congress. This conclusion is reached by examining the formal foreign policy powers the president has, along with the fact that the president's foreign policy authority is seldom seriously challenged by Congress.
4, Make and justify arguments for whether the balance of the power should remain with the president, or whether Congress should have increased foreign policy power. Most would argue that it is important for the president to be able to make quick and decisive foreign and defense policy decisions to safeguard U.S. interests and that Congress typically acts too slowly for such situations. Some, however, would argue that Congress should take a stronger role because it is the more democratic branch of government and foreign policy decisions should not be concentrated in the hands of a single individual.



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