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After reading and reviewing the material in this chapter, you should be able to do each of the following:  \n1. List the constitutional powers of the president and compare them with the authority of Congress in foreign affairs. Indicate why it is naive to read the Constitution literally in order to determine which institution has the major responsibility to conduct foreign policy. Explain why the president has a larger role than the Framers intended.  \n2. Compare the president’s powers with those of a prime minister in a parliamentary system.  \n3. Explain why checks on the powers of the national government in foreign affairs are primarily political rather than constitutional.  \n4. Give reasons for the volatility of public opinion on foreign affairs. Explain the advantages that the president obtains when he acts resolutely in crises. Describe the problems that the president may face, using public opinion on the Vietnam War as an example.  \n5. Explain the worldview concept, and describe the containment strategy of Mr. X. Summarize essential elements of the Munich–Pearl Harbor and post-Vietnam worldviews. Discuss the revisionist argument that it is the material interests of elites, rather than their principles, that explain American foreign policy. Indicate the potential objections to this view.  \n6. Explain how the condition of the defense industry makes necessary a follow-up system in the distribution of contracts. Indicate the extent to which client defense politics affects U.S. industry, and compare the performance of defense contractors with that of similar non-defense companies.  \n7. Explain the events which led up to the War and Iraq and explain how the War has affected public opinion differently than previous wars.  \n8. Explain why the cost-overrun problem is primarily the result of bureaucratic rather than political factors, and describe proposed reforms of the system.  \n9. Explain why the 1947 and 1949 Defense Reorganization Acts prevented the merger of services in the Defense Department. Review the current structure of the department, and explain how it contributes to inter-service rivalries. Explain why presidents find it difficult to use the Joint Chiefs of Staff to control defense policy making. Discuss the reforms adopted in 1986.  \nSTUDY OUTLINE  \nI. Introduction  \nA. Effects of the 9/11 attacks  \n1. Public consciousness about international terrorism  \n2. Outbursts of patriotism  \n3. Confidence in government  \n4. Emergence of important fundamental questions  \na) How to wage a “war” against terrorism?  \nb) How to hold other nations accountable?  \nc) How to act when other nations fight terrorism?  \nd) Does such a war require military to be redesigned?  \n5. Reemergence of classic questions  \na) Do we only support nations that are reasonably free and democratic?  \nb) Are we the world’s policemen?  \nB. Democratic politics and foreign and military policy  \n1. Tocqueville and weakness of democracy  \n2. Others blame reckless policies of presidents  \nII. Kinds of foreign policy  \nA. Majoritarian politics  \n1. Perceived to confer widespread benefits, impose widespread costs  \n2. Examples  \na) War  \nb) Military alliances  \nc) Nuclear test-ban or strategic arms-limitation treaties  \nd) Response to Berlin blockade by Soviets  \ne) Cuban missile crisis  \nf) Covert CIA operations  \ng) Diplomatic recognition of People’s Republic of China  \nB. Interest group politics  \n1. Identifiable groups pitted against one another for costs, benefits  \n2. Examples  \na) Cyprus policy: Greeks versus Turks  \nb) Tariffs: Japanese versus steel  \nC. Client politics  \n1. Benefits to identifiable group, without apparent costs to any distinct group  \n2. Example: Israel policy (transformati","cbCaiqvKhV1WCUuo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqvKhV1WCUuo","pdf",180340,28,"English","# Reviewing the Chapter\n## Chapter Focus\n## Study Outline\n### I. Introduction\n### II. Kinds of foreign policy\n### III. The constitutional and legal context","[{\"question\":\"What constitutional and political roles do the president and Congress play in U.S. foreign affairs?\",\"answer\":\"The president holds key constitutional powers in foreign affairs, but Congress also exercises major authority, especially through spending and legal mechanisms. The chapter emphasizes that determining primary responsibility cannot rely on a literal reading of the Constitution.\"},{\"question\":\"How do presidential powers compare with those of a prime minister in a parliamentary system?\",\"answer\":\"The chapter frames the comparison by highlighting differences in how executive authority is exercised and constrained in each system. 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