Overview
Discussion Board V Executive and Legislative Branches in Foreign Policy
Read over again Articles I and II in the Constitution as well as pages 365-370 in Chapter 12 (Section 12.5) By establishing separate legislative and executive branches, the founders seem to have set an opportunity; some would say an invitation, for conflict between the president and congress. This has seemed especially true when it comes to foreign policy. What do you understand to be the foreign policy responsibilities of congress and those of the president? Is the relationship between the branches only one of conflict, or are there instances of cooperation? What explains why there might be cooperation instead of conflict? Which branch do you think ought to be more dominant in foreign policy?