Question

The role of Congress in the realm of foreign policy includes all of the following except ___ . Group of answer choices authority to appropriate funds for the Department of Defense Senate authority to appoint military officers authority to summon military and civilian leaders to testify before congressional committees Senate authority to approve treaties

Answer 1

Answer:

Senate authority to appoint military officers                

Explanation:

A foreign policy of a country is defined as the policies and strategies by which a country interacts with other foreign nation to safe guards its own national interest and try to achieve the national goal through international affairs. In this context, the Congress makes use of their diplomacy in the following cases to strengthen its foreign policy --

• The congress has the authority to sanction or allocate funds to the military department of the United States.
• The Senate is authorized to enter into different treatise with other foreign countries in its own interest.
• The Congress can urgently summon or call upon the military leaders as well as civilian leaders at times of need in the interest of the nation.

Answer 2

Answer:

Authority to summon military and civilian leaders to testify before congressional committees

Explanation:

The Senate plays an important role in US international relations. The US constitution allows the president to make treaties  but he needs to submit it to the Senate for its approval. The senate must approve it with two third vote. The Senate Foreign Relations committee plays an important role in this and it assesses the nominees to the state department.  

Section two of the Article 2 of the US constitution empowers the senate to advise and gives its consent to the ratification of the treaties which have been agreed and negotiated by the president. It also approve defence appropriations.

It also have the authority to empower the standing committees to make witnesses testify for the subjects under its jurisdiction but in case of military appointments not all appointments are required to be confirmed by the Senate.