Question

"Foreign" refers to things that
happen
the United States.

of

"Domestic" refers to things that
happen
the United States.

of

B. Which is which? Read each example below and decide if it is a domestic policy-addresses issues at
home-or a foreign policy-addresses issues around the world. Label each with a "D" or and "F."
1. The government wants to make sure
students are learning what they should
be, so it requires standardized testing in
certain grades.

2. The government operates national parks
. in different parts of the country.
3. The United States is allied with countries
around the world, which means they are
partners and look out for each other's
interests.

4. The United States provides help to other
countries when natural disasters, like
earthquakes, occur.

5. The countries of the world meet to
decide how to handle climate change,
and the United States plays
a role in the talks.

6. The United States is attacked, and the
President, in his role as Commander-in-
Chief, calls on the U.S. military to
defend the U.S. by attacking the other
country.

7. The government decides how much
money Americans must pay in federal
taxes.

8. The government makes an agreement
with specific countries that none of them
will attack each other.

9. The government cleans up land and
water areas that are severely polluted.

10. The government enforces federal laws
and sends convicted criminals to jail.

Answer 1

Definitions:
- Foreign = things that happen outside the United States or involve other countries.
- Domestic = things that happen inside the United States or deal with internal U.S. issues.

Answers:
1. D — standardized testing in U.S. schools is a domestic issue.
2. D — operating national parks inside the country is domestic.
3. F — alliances with other countries are foreign policy.
4. F — providing aid to other countries after disasters is foreign policy.
5. F — international climate negotiations are foreign policy.
6. F — responding militarily to an attack by another country is foreign policy/national defense.
7. D — setting federal taxes is a domestic issue.
8. F — agreements with other countries not to attack are foreign policy/treaties.
9. D — cleaning up polluted land and water in the U.S. is domestic.
10. D — enforcing federal laws and imprisoning criminals is domestic.