American Gov - Final Exam - Ch 20, 21, 24

Which country below does NOT have a parliamentary system?

What is true about totalitarians gov'ts?

What are countries that are capitalist in nature with extensive welfare systems called?

What is the goal of the Fed when it raises the discount rate that it charges banks to whom it lends money?

What term describes a story based on factual reporting of newsworthy events at local, national, & international levels?

Which portion(s) of the federal budget CANNOT be controlled by Congress?

What is true about the Mexican gov't?

On what economic concepts does capitalism rely?

Which part of the federal gov't is responsible for beginning the annual budget process?

What does the FOIA require?

Which economist advocated deficit spending as a tool of fiscal policy to stimulate the economy?

Which Communist countries have added free-market elements to their economies in order to survive?

What do shield laws protect?

Which response below are considered to be part of discretionary area of the budget?

Which response(s) below can be considered an entitlement?

What percentage of the federal budget is considered to "uncontrollable"?

When does the fiscal year start for the US?

What was the legal system of racial segregation formerly practiced in South Africa?

What is the most widespread form of democratic governments?

What term describes nations who agree to eliminate barriers to trade between themselves?

How are people used in human trafficking?

Which US Supreme Court case prohibited the federal gov't from exercising prior restraint over the Pentagon Papers?

Which law divided the US budget into 3 areas, domestic policy, defense, & international affairs??

How can you detect bias in news reports?

What enabled Pres. FDR to get around the negative press of the newspapers & reach the people directly w/his agenda?

Which law relaxed the FCC limits on media ownership?

Which response(s) below are examples of IGOs?

How does "horse race coverage" of elections hurt the election process?

Which response below is NOT considered to be an obligation for responsible journalism?

Which part of the federal gov't actually manages & spends the money allocated in the federal budget every year?

How can local gov'ts raise money?

What is "libel"?

Which response(s) are true about communist economies?

Which countries below are examples of theocracies?

Which law requires that the OMB & CBO to issue a joint report describing the estimated impact of the proposed budget?

Which term describes a ready-made story prepared by gov't officials for members of the press?

Before the creation of the income tax, how did the US gov't raise money?

Which response below is is an example of a trading bloc?

What is true under socialism?

By buying national debt in open market operations, what is the Fed trying to do?

Which responses below are true?

Which response is NOT an economic goal of the US?

What motivates international trade?

Which nonpartisan fed. gov't agency has responsibility to analyze the economic impact of proposed Congressional bills?

Which term describes an organization formed to address international problems outside of any gov't control.

What describes an opportunity given to reporters to directly question high-level gov't officials like the president?

Which law created budget committees in both the House & the Senate & created the CBO?

Which term describes an in-depth analysis of events or developments & seeks to explain why something happened?

Which responses are NOT NGOs?

Which response is NOT a characteristic of a parliamentary system of gov't?

Which special power(s) does the French president hold?

What are characteristics of developing nations?

Which term below describes using debt to fund current expenses?