Unit Five: The Economic Good
General Principles and
Terms.
You must be able to explain and apply each of these terms (that means give an example
from the present).
1.
Market
economy
2.
Command
economy
3.
Mixed
economy
4.
Traditional
economy
5.
6.
Regulatory
Agencies:
a.
Environment
Protection Agency (EPA)
b.
Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)
c.
Food
and Drug Administration (FDA)
d.
Federal
Trade Commission (FTC)
e.
Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
f.
Monetary
policy
g.
Federal
Reserve Board (FED)
h.
Fiscal
policy
i.
Price
stability
j.
Gross
Domestic Product (GDP)
k.
Consumer
Price Index (CPI)
l.
Interest
rates
m.
Government
expenditures
n.
Entitlements
o.
Unemployment
rate
p.
Cost
and benefits
q.
Business
cycle
r.
Scarcity
s.
Inflation
t.
Social
Security
u.
North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
v.
International
economic growth
w.
Supply
and Demand
x.
Open
market , free trade, balance of trade
y.
Competing
socio-economic goals:
a.
Equity
b.
Security
c.
Productivity
d.
National
defense
e.
Environmental
protection
f.
Educational
quality
Unit Six: Foreign Policy: Factors,
Goals, and Instruments
General Principles and
Terms.
You must be able to explain and apply each of these terms (that means give an example
from the present).
1.
National
sovereignty
2.
Self-determination
3.
War
Powers Act
Objectives,
Concerns, Goals:
4.
National security
a.
national defense
b.
weapons of mass
destruction
c.
arms control
d.
terrorism
e.
security of other
nations
5.
Economic
a.
economic
well-being of US
b.
global
economic conditions
c.
support
of developing nations
6.
Ideological
a.
spread
of democracy
b.
support
of developing nations
c.
support
of human rights
7.
Humanitarian
a.
support
of human rights
b.
support
of developing nations
c.
spread
of democracy
d.
disaster
relief
e.
environmental
concerns
Policies,
Choices, Actions
8.
political
9.
diplomatic
10.
economic
(foreign aid, economic sanctions, trade status and trade barriers)
11.
military
12.
cultural
International
Organizations
13.
14.
North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
15.
International
Monetary Fund (IMF)
16.
World
Bank
17.
International
Red Cross
18.
United
Nations
Unit
Seven: The Role of Public Policy
General Principles and
Terms.
You must be able to explain and apply each of these terms (that means give an example
from the present).
1.
Public
Policy
2.
Affirmative
action
3.
Equity
4.
Equal
justice under the law
5.
Entitlements
— Social Security
6.
Minority
rights
7.
Fair
Housing legislation
8.
Smart
Growth legislation
9.
Lobbyists
10.
Common
good
11.
Welfare
12.
Demographic
factors
13.
Role
of individuals, groups, PACs in public policy
14.
Federalism
15.
Social
safety net
16.
Medicaid,
Medicare
17.
Environmental
legislation to address air and water pollution
a.
Clean Air Act
b.
Water Pollution
Control Act (Clean Water Act)
c.
18.
Legislation to
address equity
a.
Civil Rights Act
of 1964
b.
Voting Rights Act
of 1965
c.
Civil Rights Act
1968
d.
Title IX
e.
Americans with
Disabilities Act
f.
Age
Discrimination Act
19.
Competing
socio-economic goals
a.
Equity
b.
Security
c.
Productivity
d.
National
defense
e.
Environmental
protection
f.
Educational
quality
Court Cases
1.
Marbury
v.
2.
McCulloch
v.
3.
Gideon
v. Wainwright
4.
Miranda
v.
5.
Tinker
v.
6.
7.
Plessy
v.
8.
Brown
v. Board of Education
Questions for Discussion and Review
for NSL B
1.
What
are the policies of the
2.
What
are the contemporary concerns and goals that affect international
relationships?
3.
How
effective are international alliances and organizations from the perspective of
the
4.
How
do demographic changes influence government funding decisions?
5.
How do
governments influence what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce
in a market, command, and mixed market economy?
6.
How
do governments make choices about budgetary spending?
7.
What
is the social, economic, and political impact of regulatory agencies on a
country, region or state?
8.
How
effective is current monetary policy on promoting full employment, price
stability, and economic performance?
9.
How
has the government attempted to ensure fair housing practices?
10.
How
do governments allocate scarce resources to meet the needs of competing
socio-economic goals?
11.
What
monetary tools does the federal government have to influence
12.
How
do governments attempt to balance the common good with protection of individual
rights?
13.
How
effectively do public policies provide for the needs of citizens in the
following areas: environment (pollution, land use), health care and public
health, equity (race, ethnicity, region, religion, gender, language,
socioeconomic status, age, and disabilities), social insurance and public
assistance (Social Security and welfare)?