Even Though Presidents Have Significant Powers Over Foreign Policy, President

question 72

Multiple Choice

Even though presidents have significant powers over foreign policy, President Clinton opted not to submit the Kyoto Protocol to Congress in the 1990s because:

• A) public opinion staunchly opposed the Kyoto Protocol, illustrating how the public can check presidential power.
• B) President Clinton had concerns that the deal would harm U.S. global business interests, illustrating how globalization can check presidential power.
• C) the U.S. Supreme Court had already ruled the Kyoto Protocol to be unconstitutional, illustrating how the courts can check presidential power.
• D) the U.S. Senate was unlikely to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, illustrating how the legislative branch can check presidential power.
• E) President Clinton feared the Kyoto Protocol would harm the world's poorest nations, illustrating how internationalism can check presidential power.

---

Definitions:

Surveys

Research methods used for collecting data from a predefined group of respondents to gain information and insights on various topics of interest.

Upward Communication

The process of information flow from the lower levels of a hierarchy to the upper levels within an organization.

Subduction-derived Magma

Magma that is generated by the melting of subducting oceanic crust beneath a continental plate, often leading to volcanic activity.

Oceanic Crust

The part of Earth's lithosphere that underlies the ocean basins, composed mostly of basaltic rock and thinner than the continental crust.