Presidents Have, in Recent Decades, Reduced the Importance of the Senate

question 56

Multiple Choice

Presidents have, in recent decades, reduced the importance of the Senate in foreign policy through the use of:

• A) advisement by the National Security Council, an executive branch unit that includes its major foreign policy players.
• B) executive agreements that can, without Senate approval, create a politically binding understanding between the United States and another country.
• C) executive orders that can create temporary understandings between the United States and another country, allowing for more efficiency and flexibility in diplomacy.
• D) executive orders that allow presidents to easily take funds away from one area of the federal budget and dedicate those funds to urgent foreign policy needs.

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Definitions:

Stress Hormones

Hormones that are released in the body in response to stress, such as cortisol and adrenaline, which prepare the body for a fight or flight response.

Procedural Memories

A type of implicit memory that involves the recall of how to perform tasks or skills, such as riding a bike or typing.

Soviet Motivation

The driving aims or goals behind the actions and policies of the Soviet Union, often related to spreading communism and competing with capitalist states.

Invasion

The act of entering another country or territory by a military force with the intention of conquest or occupation.