Weekend Homework: STUDY REVIEW GUIDE!

Most excellent Government students,

Use this guide to prepare for the Unit Test coming up on Monday, April 25. Also, you will be assigned a paper to write in the next two weeks. If you do it right, this guide will help you with that as well. Answer all the questions on a loose-leaf sheet of paper (or, for you over-achievers, type it!). Bring this with you to class on Tuesday/Wednesday, April 19/20.

I repeat, this is due on 4/18 or 4/19 (depending on which period you have class). Students who fail to complete this assignment will be shipped to Libya to learn about the Qaddafi situation first-hand*.

Happy studying, Mr. Settecase *They will not actually be shipped to Libya. They will, however, be shipped to the office--a situation which could certainly be compared to being sent to Libya.


FOREIGN/MILITARY POLICY REVIEW GUIDE
Find the answers to the following 5 questions from Ch. 20 in your textbook. 1. Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces? 2. Who has the power to declare war? 3. Are most foreign policy matters issues of war and peace? 4. Why should we expect conflict between the Congress and the President over foreign affairs? 5. How much support does public opinion generally give the president? How much direction?

Answer the following questions from your knowledge about the ongoing situation in Libya: 1. What happened in Libya in February, 2011? 2. Why did the U.N. Security Council authorize military action? 3. What are the key events in the Libyan uprising - and the government's response - so far? 4. What is the history of the relationship between Libya and the U.S. since Colonel Qaddafi came to power in 1969. 5. What elements of Libya's politics, diplomatic relations, internal infrastructure and culture, including the status of the military and its role in the African Unbion, are important components to understanding the situation there?

Answer the following questions by using your own higher order thinking skills. 1. How is the current "kinetic military action" in Libya similar to the Iraq War of 2003-present? 2. The cost of intervening in Libya is already at over $500 million, and President Obama's administration estimates it will cost $40M a month going forward. Is it worth these costs? Explain. 3. Hypothesize what will happen to Libya if Colonel Gaddafi is deposed or dies. 4. When should the American military intervene in situations overseas?