American Government › Section Q · Foreign policy › Topic Q.2
Foreign policy instruments
American foreign policy is made through concrete outputs: laws, budgets, treaties, appointments, summits and orders to the armed forces. Some take years and bind future governments; others take hours and can be reversed by the next president.
In this topic
- Broad and sharply focused outputs
- Public laws
- The War Powers Resolution
- Worked example: the war powers clock
- Reauthorisation and the budget
- Treaties
- Executive agreements
- Worked example: choosing the form
- Appointments
- Sharply focused outputs
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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