Medicare Containment Moral idealism Monetary policy Defense policy National security Office of Management Détente policy and Budget (OMB) Diplomacy Negative constituents Progressive tax Economic aid Nuclear proliferation Regressive tax Foreign policy Political realism Social Security process Strategic Arms Supply-side Intelligence Limitation Treaty economics community Technical assistance Unemployment Isolationism Truman Doctrine Attentive public Military-industrial Bush Doctrine complex Cold War Monroe Doctrine All Students Will Know and Be Able To: Explain the relationships between politics and the economy. Describe the instruments and programs that policymakers use to affect the of the economy. Explain the obstacles to controlling the economy. Discuss the major issues and policy directions that have been pursued in the areas of business, consumer, and labor policy. Summarize the debate over social welfare policy in the United States and explain why it is so controversial. Discuss the nature of wealth and poverty and how public policy affects income in the United States. Explain the evolution of social welfare programs in the United States. Summarize the nature of health care and health care policy in the United States. Discuss the issues surrounding the environment and the programs and policies to deal with them. the relationship between health and environmental policy and democracy and the scope of government. the many actors involved in making and shaping American foreign policy and discuss the roles they play. how American foreign policy has changed since the nation’s founding. the politics of defense policy. the role of foreign and defense policymaking in a democracy and how foreign and defense policy affects the of government. Materials: Selections from series Days” from PBS “Earth and Operating” video “Open Lessons Learned by Kennedy” by Timothy Naftali “Learning introduction to the Miller Center white paper: Right to Health Care and The Role of Government “The in Health Policy” and accompanying video segments Chapters 16-18 Government By the People Timed Writing: [SC 13] Fiscal policy and monetary policy are two tools used by the federal government to influence the United States economy. The executive and legislative branches share the responsibility of setting fiscal policy. The Federal Reserve Board has the primary role of setting monetary policy. (a) Define fiscal policy. (b) Describe one significant way the executive branch influences fiscal policy.
Medicare Monetary policy Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Progressive tax Regressive tax Social Security Supply-side economics Unemployment Attentive public Bush Doctrine Cold War Containment Defense policy Détente Diplomacy Economic aid Foreign policy process Intelligence community Isolationism Military-industrial complex Monroe Doctrine Moral idealism National security policy Negative constituents Nuclear proliferation Political realism Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty Technical assistance Truman Doctrine All Students Will Know and Be Able To: Explain the relationships between politics and the economy. Describe the instruments and programs that policymakers use to affect the of the economy. Explain the obstacles to controlling the economy. Discuss the major issues and policy directions that have been pursued in the areas of business, consumer, and labor policy. Summarize the debate over social welfare policy in the United States and explain why it is so controversial. Discuss the nature of wealth and poverty and how public policy affects income in the United States. Explain the evolution of social welfare programs in the United States. Summarize the nature of health care and health care policy in the United States. Discuss the issues surrounding the environment and the programs and policies to deal with them. the relationship between health and environmental policy and democracy and the scope of government. the many actors involved in making and shaping American foreign policy and discuss the roles they play. how American foreign policy has changed since the nation’s founding. the politics of defense policy. the role of foreign and defense policymaking in a democracy and how foreign and defense policy affects the of government. Materials: Selections from series “Earth Days” from PBS “Open and Operating” video “Learning Lessons Learned by Kennedy” by Timothy Naftali introduction to the Miller Center white paper: “The Right to Health Care and The Role of Government in Health Policy” and accompanying video segments Chapters 16-18 Government By the People Timed Writing: [SC 13] Fiscal policy and monetary policy are two tools used by the federal government to influence the United States economy. The executive and legislative branches share the responsibility of setting fiscal policy. The Federal Reserve Board has the primary role of setting monetary policy. (a) Define fiscal policy. (b) Describe one significant way the executive branch influences fiscal policy.