CE.10 Public & Foreign Policy Vocabulary

to be responsible for ones actions

• summit

• accountability

• viewpoints

• alliance

an agreement in which two or more countries commit to help each other.

• import

• alliance

• diplomacy

• executive agreement

is the difference in value between a countries imports and exports over a period of time.

• contribution

• import

• balance of trade

• export

the process of conducting relations between foreign countries.

• public policy

• diplomacy

• foreign aid

• ambassador

the power the president has to recognize or officially establish relations with a foreign government.

• interest groups

• diplomatic recognition

• lobbying

• forum

the President or leader of foreign governments meet to establish a mutual understanding.

• legislative agreement

• checks and balances

• executive agreement

• foreign aid

goods and services that the United States sells to foreign countries.

• export

• lobbying

• merchandise

• import

any government program that provides economic or military assistance to another country.

• public opinion

• foreign aid

• forum

• media

public meeting where people discuss an issue(s), question(s), and/or a concern

• public agenda

• forum

• summit

• meeting

goods and services that the United States buys from foreign countries.

• import

• foreign aid

• export

• diplomatic immunity