American Government › Section Q · Foreign policy › Topic Q.3
Institutional relations in foreign policy
The Constitution splits foreign-policy powers between the president and Congress, yet presidents usually lead. Seeing how the branches share power, why presidents gained the upper hand, and which officials actually run policy explains much of how the United States acts abroad.
In this topic
- An invitation to struggle
- Shared power in practice
- The two presidencies thesis
- Has the thesis lasted?
- Worked example: testing the two presidencies
- Why most legislators stay at home
- The White House team
- The departments
- Worked example: who acts in a crisis?
- Voices beyond government
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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