After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

• Discuss how the powers and constraints of the Constitution influence the president’s role in foreign policy.
   
• Identify the ways that presidential prerogative is evident in three areas of U.S. foreign policy.
   
• Describe the White House–centered structure of foreign policy decision making and how it has changed over time.
   
• Explain the role of the judicial branch in U.S. foreign policy.