History

Question 1

What is domestic policy

Answer 1

describes government programs and actions aimed
at addressing a nation’s internal issues

Question 2

Promote the general welfare

Answer 2

article 1 section 8 of the constitution states the power of congress to promote

helping to provide a minimum standard of living for all americans.

Question 3

Does the government have the right to intervene?

Answer 3

Yes they do!

Question 4

social security and Medicare = social welfare (who they apply to and what are they)
“Obamacare why do we have it?” Who is it for?

Answer 4

Obama care made people have health care or face a penalty. (The penalty was changed and removed after tax cut and jobs act in 2017) expanded Medicaid.

Question 5

Majoritarian what is the description and costs and benefits?

Answer 5

The influence of majority, distributed, distributed

Question 6

Interest group

Answer 6

The influence of a particular group, concentrated, concentrated

Question 7

Client politics

Answer 7

The influence of a particular group, distributed, concentrated

Question 8

Entrepreneurial

Answer 8

The influence of a particular group or person, concentrated, distributed

Question 9

Social welfare who gets it and benefits?

Answer 9

1. The elderly
2. The blind/disabled
3. Veterans
4. Children

Question 10

Medicaid

Answer 10

for health and other related services for the nations most economically less fortunate populations. Low income seniors and low income families and disabled.

Question 11

Labor occupation and safety

Answer 11

Healthy working environment

Question 12

Deficits what is it?

Answer 12

Is when spending exceeds revenue in a given year

Question 13

Debt

Answer 13

Is the accumulation of deficits overtime

Question 14

Why do politicians do what they do?

Answer 14

They know people often oppose debt so they offer 2 ways
• republicans = cut spending
• Democrats = raise taxes
• they avoid seriously debating or making hard choices on the economic policy

Question 15

Public opinion (spend more or less on taxes)

Answer 15

Less unless someone else foots the bill
- social security
- Medicare
- Defense spending

Question 16

What are the 4 economic theories and definitions

Answer 16

monetarism - the belief that focuses on the control of the money supply to achieve and maintain economic stability

Keynesian - the police the government must emphasize government spending during recession, and continue spending during inflation to stabilize the economy

Planning - the belief that the economy can be improved through government plans, such as wage price controls

Supply side economics -the belief that the economy is stimulated through lower taxes, and fewer regulations

Question 17

The machinery of economic policy making

Answer 17

• federal reserve system
• Buys and sells securities
• Regulates bank reserves requirements
• Changes the interest charged to banks

Question 18

Congress roll

Answer 18

• makes fiscal policy decisions
• Approves almost all government spending
• Must approve all taxes
• Has some oversight over the federal reserve
• May threaten to pass laws to reduce the feds power
• May pass laws governing foreign trade
• North American free trade agreement

Question 19

Sending troops

Answer 19

• the constitution divides responsibility for sending U.S forces abroad between congress and the president

Question 20

What article the president shall be commander in chief of the arm and navy of the U.S?”

Answer 20

Article 2

Question 21

Checks and balances

Answer 21

• A system that allows each branch of a gov. To amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from having too much power

Question 22

President check of power

Answer 22

•The ability of each branch to respond to the actions of the other branches is the system of checks and balances. Each branch of government can change acts of the other branches

Question 23

War powers

Answer 23

basically is a federal law intended to check the u.s president’s power to commit to the u.s to an armed conflict without the consent of the u.s congress

Question 24

Public opinion influence on foreign policy’s

Answer 24

the collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question

Question 25

New system

Answer 25

• congress has weak chairs but a lot of staffs and many subcommittees
• A diversity of interest groups mobilize the people (Grass roots).
• The president has a lot of staff and various platforms to reach the public
• The courts have more expansive view of the governments role in the economic policy
• Political parties are dominated by activists
• The national policy agenda is long

Question 26

Old system

Answer 26

Congress had strong chairs but few staff and subcommittees
The few interest groups relied on insider strategy
The presidency had small staff and relied on the “bully Pulpit”
Which is: a public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with a big opportunity to speak on any issue
Political parties were dominated by state and local leaders
The national policy agenda was short

Question 27

Government growth

Answer 27

The influence of structure
• our federal system
• Our weak executive
• Decentralized congressional structure

The influence of ideas
• emphasis on individual liberties
• Push for equality access to elected officials

Question 28

What is and why do we have it? (Protecting the bill of rights)

Answer 28

it spells out Americans rights in relation to the governement. It is the first ten amendments
• Freedom of speech, religion and press.

Question 29

Asserting rights of congress

Answer 29

The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to enact legislation and declare war, the right to confirm or reject many Presidential appointments, and substantial investigative powers.