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What authority does the president have in regard to foreign policy, and which of these powers requires congressional approval? What specific foreign policy powers are given to Congress?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What was the U.S. foreign policy of containment? Explain when and why it developed and how it led to the Vietnam War.
 
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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the president is the main force behind foreign policy as the chief diplomat in negotiating treaties and the commander in chief of the armed forces.
2, Note that while the president is given the power to negotiate treaties and nominate ambassadors and other foreign policy advisers, the Senate determines whether the treaties will be ratified and the nominations confirmed.
3, Outline that Congress has sole authority to declare war, raise and organize the armed forces, and appropriate funds for national security activities.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Describe the policy of containment as a strategy to prevent the spread of Soviet influence, including communism.
2, Discuss how it was developed at the end of World War II after Eastern Europe fell under Soviet domination, and how it led to the Cold War.
3, Reveal how containment led the United States to send troops into South Vietnam in an effort to prevent the spread of communism from the North.



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