Unit 7 Review

Public Policy

Public Policy

The Policymaking Process Recognizing the Problem Formulating the Policy Adopting the Policy Implementing the Policy Evaluating the Policy

Economic Policy Fiscal Policy

Public Policy Where the Money Comes From

Federal income taxes Progressive tax

Social insurance taxes Social Security Medicare

Borrowing Deficit spending

Other taxes Excise taxes Regressive taxes Estate taxes Customs, duties, and tariffs

Public Policy Where the Money Goes

Entitlement Programs National Defense National Debt

Monetary Policy Inflation Deflation Federal Reserve System Federal Reserve Board

Foreign Policy Isolationist Containment Cold War

Public Policy

Foreign Policy Goals Protecting n’tl security Providing intern’tl leadership Insuring a balance of power Cooperating with other nations Promoting human rights Fostering trade Preemption (W. Bush)

Public Policy

Who makes foreign policy? President

Diplomacy Executive agreements

Secretary of state Foreign Service

National Security Council National Security Advisor

Central Intelligence Agency

Public Policy Military Policy

Joint Chiefs of Staff Secretary of Defense

Social Policy Health care

The Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration CDC

Welfare Social Security Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

Education Head Start No Child Left Behind

Public Policy

Regulatory Policy Regulating Business

Monopolies Regulating labor

Equal employment opportunities Workplace standards

Regulating energy and the environment Department of Energy Environmental Protection Agency