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What is the “rally ‘round the flag effect?”

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The President initiates a foreign action, and people rally around him, because they want to support the president.

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isolationism

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The opinion that the US should withdraw from world affairs.

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Containment

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the belief that the US should resist the expansion of aggressive nations, especially the former Soviet Union.

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Disengagement

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the belief that the US was harmed by its war in Vietnam and so should avoid supposedly similar events.

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Human Rights view

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The view that we should try to improve the lives of people in other countries

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What are the 4 world views?

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  1. Isolationist
  2. Containment
  3. Disengagement
  4. Human Rights
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“Military-industrial complex”

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An alleged aliens between military and cooperate leaders

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cost overruns

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When the money actually paid to military suppliers exceeds the estimated cost.

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Majoritarion Politics

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Almost everyone pays and almost everyone benifits

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Interest group Politics

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One small group pays, and one small group benefits,

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Client Politics

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Almost everyone pays, and one small group benefits

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Entrepreneurial Politics

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A small group pays, and almost everyone benefits.

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Inflation

  1. define?
  2. Comes from?
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  1. if there is too much money chasing too few goods, we get inflation.
  2. Comes from printing too much money, government making it too cheap
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Recession

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Not enough money to support goods.

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Keynesian spending up… (3)

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  1. spend too much
  2. demand goes up
  3. prices go up
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Keynesian spending down…(3)

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  1. save too much
  2. demand goes down
  3. unemployment goes up
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Keynesian how to control (3)

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  1. Regulate demand
  2. taxes up when spending is down
  3. taxes down when spending is up
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Planning Theory what to do: (2)

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  1. plan through wage and price controls

2. industrial policy

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industrual policy

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Government spends in certain industries

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Supply Side Economics what to do: (1) (5)

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  1. Give large tax breaks to the suppliers.

2. suppliers have more money-make more investments in their own business-hire more workers,-unemployment decreases.

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Reagonomics

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Supply Side, Keynesian, and Monetarism all combined. Left a fiscal crisis for George H. W. Bush.

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Moneterism what to do…(2)

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  1. Have steady and predictable economic policies.

2. Primarily leave the economy alone.

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The Federal Budget

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Is just a list of expenditures, with no concern for how much money is coming in.

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Monetary Policy

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US attempts to regulate the economy by regulating the amount and price of money.

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Fiscal Policy

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Attempt to use taxes to regulate the economy, and also regulating it through expenditures.

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Fiscal Year

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Oct 1-Oct 1

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Congressional Budget Act

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  1. President sends budget to Congress.
  2. Congress sends budget to 2 committees – one in the House, one in the Senate.
  3. Each committee will recommend a budget to the entire Congress.
  4. Congress Votes.
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CBO

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Congressional Budget Office (Congress’ guys)

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OMB

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Office of Management and Budget (President’s guys)

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Progressive Tax what?

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Make more, pay more taxes.

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Why doesn’t progressive tax work?

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Loopholes

32
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The President and foreign policy (3)

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  • Commander in Chief
  • Appoints ambassadors
  • Negotiates treaties
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Congress and foreign policy (3)

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  • Commander in Chief
  • Appoints ambassadors
  • Negotiates treaties
34
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War Powers Act of 1973

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60 day thing..

35
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Who was the first secretary of state?

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Thomas Jefferson

36
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Chain of Coordination (5)

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  1. President
  2. Secretary of Defense (must be a civilian)
  3. Secretaries of Army, Navy, Air Force (must be civilians)
  4. Joint Chiefs of Staff (from the 4 branches, not a civilian)
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Public Opinion has been

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Isolatinoist, until the US gets involved. Then, we are determined to go all in and win quickly.

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Majoritarian Politics and foreign policy

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war, military alliances, NATO, nuclear treaties,

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Interest Group Politics and foreign policy

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import tariffs

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Client Politics and foreign policy

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US foreign policy regarding Israel

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Majoritarian Social Programs

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Very expensive, such as K-12 education, Medicare, Social Security, etc.

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Client Social Programs

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Medicare, AFDC = TANF, etc.

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Factors that Affect Social Policy (3)

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  1. Americans have a restrictive view as to who should have social welfare.
  2. Slow to embrace social welfare.
  3. Had many states initiate social programs – states invent a lot of social policy.
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How to reform Social Security (5)

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o	Raise retirement age.
o	Freezing the benefits. 
o	Raising the FICA tax. 
o	Privatizing – money is to be invested in the stock market. 
o	Mutual funds.
45
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Individual Benefit Programs

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Food stamps, WIC

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Majoritarian Environmental Policy

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Reducing air, water pollution.

47
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Interest Group Environmental Policy

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Laws controlling acid rain – small group benefits (those who live in region), companies pay.

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Client Environmental Policy

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Farmers having more control/say on use of pesticides. Farmers benefit, everyone pays.

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Entrepreneurial Environmental Policy

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Entrepreneurial Environmental Policy

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Questions to Ask about Environmental policy (4)

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  1. What is the problem?
  2. What do we want to achieve?
  3. How do we achieve those goals? Incentives, market prices, pass laws, carbon credits (cap and trade).
  4. What are the costs? Benefits? Risks? Fears?

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