Author Question: In what way can Congress check presidential power in foreign policy? a. Congress can fire ... (Read 97 times)

washai · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

In what way can Congress check presidential power in foreign policy?

a. Congress can fire ambassadors who are not executing foreign policy according to Congress's wishes.
b. Congress can reduce appropriations for executing the president's foreign policy.
c. Congress can change foreign policy with a joint declaration of two-thirds of each chamber, which does not require the president's signature.
d. Congress can negotiate treaties with other countries, even if the president disagrees with them, as long as they are ratified by a two-thirds vote in the Senate.

Question 2

The Obama administration's foreign and defense policy has been largely guided by cold calculations of the costs and benefits of action. It can thus be described as a(n) __________ approach.

a. realist
b. unilateralist
c. isolationist
d. opportunistic