Lectures 1-5 Flashcards
Define Public Policy (long definition and action)
Action taken by the government to address particular policy issue.
It’s complex/fluctuating, tools for organizing society, includes 3 levels of govt., federalism, and 3 branches (checks & balances)
List the big 5
Government Public Media Advocates (lobbyists, groups outside the govt that try to influence policy) Practitioners (doctors, researchers)
List the 9 influences on policy
Economics Politics Existing Law Age Social forces Gender Morals/Values Government (levels or branches) Public vs. Private
Define Politics
Activities that relate to influence the actions/policies of a government or getting and keeping governmental power.
Define Big Government
Problem solver
Community/group view
Less market intervention
Democratic
Define Less Government
Too much suppresses individual rights
More market fixes
Republican
Define Reproductive Health
Relates to the maintenance of ones Reproductive health system and fertility. Includes a broad range of topics and depends on many factors such as age, lifestyle, and overall health
Define Reproductive Politics
Describes the way Politics is at the center of Reproductive issues. Who has the power, is there a right to privacy, is this a public or private matter?
Summary of “Virginity Test”
Testing women’s morality
No similar test for men
Married women can’t be police officers.
Summarize “How to make feminism great again”
Women’s movement too elitist?
Is there an increase in America patriarchy?
Advantages and disadvantages for each sex
Summarize “why men and women lie about sex”
Men tend to over report
Women tend to under report the amount of partners this is problematic for research purposes and public health planning
Perhaps done due to social norms or double standards.
Important because we need reliable data to gain funds for public programs.
Conflict in government (5)
3 branches (checks and balances) executive branch can veto a law from congress (legislative) if not vetoed judiciary can interpret that law passes constitutional muster.
2 houses of Congress (senate/ house of reps) both houses must pass the same exact piece of legislation
Federal vs state (federalism)
Party system (democratic vs. republican)
Congressional committee system
Define the 3 branches of government
Legislative
Judiciary
Executive
Checks and balances
Define the big 5
Government
Interest Groups/advocates/lobbyists
Public
Media
Professionals/Research’s
Phyllis Schavley
On a count of sex
A conservative activist who opposed the equal rights amendment during the 60s and 70s. Was able to change the traditional method of how things were done.
Legislative Branch
Composed of the senate and the House of Representatives on the federal level
Legislative branch- congress
Makes laws - they vote
Can get publicity and media interest
Gather and process information
Example of legislative action
Obama’s prohibited withholding federal funding for family planning services (states)
Vs.
Trumps overturning.
Executive Branch
Carries out the laws
Sets the agenda
In charge of the bureaucracies (departments)
Agencies write the regulations
Veto
Example of executive order
President can issue some form of action if congress is not doing what he believes needs to be done.
Judiciary Branch
3 levels: federal, appeals, supreme (accepts limited cases)
Federal judges are not elected they are appointed
Interprets Policy decisions
Example of Judiciary
Whole women’s health vs cole
Define Federalism
The interaction between the state and the federal government
List some federalism issues
Abortion Accessing birth control Transgender Adoption Sex education Religious liberty
