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Unit 5: Public Policy
Unit 5: Public Policy
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Which of these is not one of the major worldviews?
Containment
Human Rights
Isolationism
Disenfranchisement
2
This policy refers to how much money the gov't raises and spends, and also how it raises/spends
Fiscal Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Monetary Policy
Financial Policy
3
Describe Majoritarian Politics.
Small group pays; everybody benefits
Everybody pays; everybody benefits
Small group pays; small group benefits
Everybody pays; small group benefits
4
The second step to the public policy process is...
Emphasize Policy
Formulate Policy
Legitimize Policy
Implement Policy
5
Overall, regulation of businesses has done what since Industrialization?
Completely reversed in course
Decreased
Stayed the same
Increased
6
How is public policy legitimized?
SCOTUS makes a ruling
Congress passes a law
Policy is announced in State of the Union address
President signs executive order
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Which of these is a tool that the Fed uses to control Monetary Policy?
Interest Rates
Taxes
The Stock Market
Reserve Ratio
8
Which of these is the paradox that Americans create for themselves with their economic demands?
Higher Taxes; Less spending; Higher National Debt
Lower taxes; Less Spending; Increase Deficit
Lower taxes; High Funding for Programs; Low National Debt
Low Interest Rates; High Money Supply; Lower Deficit
9
Describe Interest Group Politics.
Small group pays; small group benefits
Everybody pays; small group benefits
Everybody pays; everybody benefits
Small group pays; everybody benefits
10
Which of the is not a goal of American Foreign Policy?
Protect National Security
Promote the spread of democracy
Colonize underdeveloped nations
Foster Trade and Cooperation
11
One of the most effective anti-trust laws the United States has is...
Underwood Tarriff
The Roosevelt Corollary
Clean Air Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
12
Which of these is a characteristic of creating environmental policy?
Unified support from both parties
Adversarial
Complete control by state governments
Everybody has a chance to influence policy
13
Very expensive items that are purchased with military funds are called...
Mandatory Expenditures
Small Ticket Items
Discretionary Expenditures
Big Ticket Items
14
Which of these is an example of "enforcing public policy"?
The President announces his plan via the State of the Union
SCOTUS takes on a new case
The FCC imposes policy repealing net neutrality
Police officers ticket you for not wearing a seatbelt
15
The bank that controls the money supply is called...
The First National Bank
The Fed
Bank of America
The Federal Reserve
16
Military policy on providing aid is a struggle of balancing _________ with __________.
money; power
Military Aid; Foreign Aid
industry; agriculture
control; cooperation
17
The largest form of social welfare we have in the United States is...
Medicade
Social Security
TANF
Medicare
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The most modern form of regulation policy that the United States uses is...
Interstate Commerce Clause
Government mediation of labor disputes
Environmental Policy
Sherman Antitrust Act
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The belief that lower taxes and fewer regulations will stimulate the economy.
Keynesian Economics
Supply-side Economics
Monetarism
Economic Planning
20
Which worldview did the U.S. use after WWII?
Containment
Human Rights
Isolationism
Disengagement
21
What is a bipolar world? (IN THE CONTEXT OF FOREIGN/MILITARY POLICY
A world with an emotional disorder
A world with one superpower
A world with a North and South Pole
A world with two superpowers with opposite values
22
Regulatory policies exist to do what?
Limit businesses
Create a freer market
Protect the people
Protect the environment
23
The act that gave the President power to move troops, but limited how long he could use them
The You-Can't-Do-That Act
The War Powers Act
The Discretionary Military Act
The Presidential-Powers Act
24
Things like Social Security and Medicare are called...
Entitlements
Old Person Earnings
Discretionary Spending
Merit-based assistance
25
Which of these is involved with crafting military policy?
President
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Education
The Supreme Court
26
Which of these is not a tool of foreign policy?
Foreign Aid
Treaty
Military Aid
Anti-trust Legislation
27
Which of these influences the creation of public policy (all topics)?
Congress
President
Public Opinion
Interest Groups
28
This policy dictates how much money is in circulation in the U.S. economy.
Monetary Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Fiscal Policy
Financial Policy
29
One of the issues considered when deciding who gets welfare is...
Who wants it?
Who deserves it?
Have they gotten it before?
Are they unhealthy?
30
Which of these is responsible for providing health care to the poor, handicapped, and needy?
Medicaid
Medicare
TANF
Social Security
31
Identifying issues that we feel are important for the government to address is called...
Military Policy
Social Welfare
Setting the Public Agenda
Legitimizing Policy
32
The problem with modern Social Security is what...?
Old people are not getting their social security
There's an enormous strain on the young to support soc. sec.
Social Security is being strengthened by increased taxes
There is a surplus of social security funds
33
A military-industrial complex implies what?
Military leaders can manage & monitor industrial production
The military is responsible for industrialization
Most factory workers should have military training
Alliance between military leaders and business leaders
34
Describe Client Politics
Small group pays; small group benefits
Small group pays; everybody benefits
Everybody pays; small group benefits
Everybody pays; everybody benefits
35
What is the biggest problem with Social Security today?
Baby boomers retired. Too many retired people to support.
Nobody believes it actually works
It's not real
It's referred to as a communist policy
36
The final phase of the public policy process is...
Evaluate
Repeat the process
Just give up
Set new agenda
37
Describe Entrepreneurial Politics.
Small group pays; everybody benefits
Small group pays; small group benefits
Everybody pays; everybody benefits
Everybody pays; small group benefits
38
The biggest source of income for the US gov't is...
Borrowing
Sales Tax
Estate Tax
Income Tax
39
Gov't should control the economy by spending more during a recession and less during inflation.
Monetarism
Economic Planning
Supply-side Economics
Keynesian Economics
40
One of the main arguments against social welfare is...
Creates Dependency
Nobody actually needs it
Too expensive to maintain
It helps children
