American Government and Politics Today, Brief Edition, 2014-2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS xv

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CHAPTER 14 Foreign Policy 320

Facing the World: Foreign and Defense Policy 321

National Security and Defense Policies 321

Diplomacy 321

Idealism versus Realism in Foreign Policy 322

Terrorism and Warfare 323

The Emergence of Terrorism 323

The War on Terrorism 324

Wars in Iraq 325

Afghanistan 326

U.S. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS 327

Nuclear Weapons 327

The New Power: China 328

Israel and the Palestinians 331

The Economic Crisis in Europe 332

Who Makes Foreign Policy? 333

Constitutional Powers of the President 333

The Executive Branch and Foreign Policymaking 334

Congress Balances the Presidency 336

The Major Foreign Policy Themes 337

The Formative Years: Avoiding Entanglements 337

The Era of Internationalism 338

Superpower Relations 339

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Appendix A

The Declaration of Independence 345

Appendix B

The Constitution of the United States 347

Appendix C

Federalist Papers No. 10 and No. 51 363

Glossary 371

Index 383

Chapter 14 Features

at issue: Should

American—or Israel—Attack

Iran’s Nuclear Sites? 329

making a difference:

Working for

Human Rights 342

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