Vocab Flashcards
distributive policies
welfare, public education, highways
regulatory policies
limits placed on individuals such as speed limits. influence the actions, behaviors, and decisions of others
redistributive
progressive income tax: higher income earner will pay a higher tax
allocative
provide net benefits to a distinctive class
natural law Aquinas
human interaction within the eternal law
populism
political doctrine that appeals to the interests/conceptions of the general people
fascism
radical authoritarian nationalism - strong leader, militarism
authoritarianism
form of government characterized by obedience to authority
small elite with wide power
exercise power arbitrary without regard to existing bodies of law
counter terrorism
practice, tactics, techniques that government adopts to attack terrorist threats
nuclear proliferation
based on the theory that nations want to survive which causes states and their leader to fear retaliation and act responsibly.
US Reasons for involvement in Korea
stop the spread of Communism
US had signed two formal military agreements with the Republic of Korea
US had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the Korean economy
US Reasons for involvement in Vietnam
Stop the spread of communism through several means which included economic, military, and political methods.
South Dakota vs Dole
spending power must be exercised in pursuit of the general warfare
grant conditions must be clearly stated
conditions must be related to a federal interest in the national program or project
spending power cannot be used to induce states to do things that would themselves be unconstitutional
