The theory behind public health statutes is that the spread of infectious disease can be impeded by the exercise of state powers such as: case identificationâe.g., testing, screening, and physical examination to detect whether a person is infectious; investigation of other persons likely to have contracted the infectionâe.g., sexual contact tracing; and, then, by controlling the behavior of those found to be infectious or potentially infectiousâe.g., isolation of cases or carriers of ...
The foreign policy of the United States is the way in which it interacts with foreign nations and sets standards of interaction for its organizations, corporations and individual citizens. U.S. foreign policy and foreign aid have been the subject of much debate, praise and criticism, both domestically and abroad.
Making foreign policy requires the participation of the President, the executive branch, Congress and the public. Conducting foreign policy, on the other hand, is the exclusive prerogative of the President and his subordinates in the executive branch. The distinction is fuzzy but important: you make policy when you decide to protect the security of the Persian Gulf; you conduct policy when you send the Navy to do it.