Oklahoma Social Studies USG.C.7.2.C
The Standard
- USG.C.7
- Analyze the processes and implementation of public policy in the United States of America.
- USG.C.7.2
- Evaluate the role of the national government in formulating and carrying out foreign policy.
Identify and explain powers that the Constitution of the United States of America gives to the President and Congress to conduct foreign affairs.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · USG.C.7.2
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify the president’s powers to receive ambassadors, negotiate treaties, and command the military. They identify Congress’s powers to declare war, fund the military, and regulate foreign trade. They explain where Senate approval fits.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a foreign policy decision, a student can say which branch has the power to act. They know the president negotiates treaties, but the Senate must consent before the president ratifies them. They distinguish commanding troops from declaring war.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think the president can declare war because the president commands the military. They may think a president’s signature alone makes a treaty binding, or that the House votes on treaties.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Who can declare war, who commands troops, and what must happen before the president ratifies a treaty? Write one sentence for each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards labeled 'declare war,' 'command troops,' 'consent to treaties,' and 'regulate foreign trade'; have them sort the cards by who holds each power.
Ask: The president signs a treaty without a Senate vote. Can it take effect as a treaty? What must happen next?
Read six foreign affairs scenarios aloud; teams hold up President, Senate, or Congress cards and explain each choice.
Show the 2022 Senate vote on Finland and Sweden joining NATO beside a photo of Biden signing the accession protocols; students label each action.
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Related Standards
- USG.C.4.2
Examine the scope and powers of the executive branch as delineated in Article II of the Constitution of the United States of America.
- USG.C.3.4.A
Define and identify the enumerated (expressed) powers found in Article I.
- USG.C.7.1.A
Identify and explain powers that the Constitution of the United States of America grants to the President and Congress to develop and carry out domestic policy.
- 8.C.4.2.C
Identify the constitutional powers granted to Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court, using historical and contemporary examples.
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