America and Arizona Government for Elementary Teachers Presentation 19: Social Movements and Public Policy

Presentation Objectives AEPA Objectives 0008 Understand U.S. foreign policy Understand the relationship of government to the United States economic system Understand the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship Understand basic features of democratic government in the United States. AZ Social Studies Standard, Strand 3 Concept 3: Functions of Government Concept 4: Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship Concept 5: Government Systems of the World

The Politics of Public Policy Public Policy The action or inaction of the government on a problem or issue of concern to the public Who gets to determine whether something really is a problem or issue of concern to the public?

Types of Public Policy: How can we categorize policies? Basic functions of government  Distribution  Regulation  Redistribution Nature of their benefits  Tangible benefits  Symbolic benefits

Ideas and Values in Public Policy Policy Process Model Legitimization of Solutions Problem Identification Analysis of the effectiveness of the solution Implementation of problem- solving policies Solution formulation Agenda Setting

Foreign Policy Actors  President  Executive Branch  Congress  Courts  Attentive Public

Two Domains of Foreign Policy Security  Dept. of State  Dept. of Defense  National Security Council  Intelligence Community Economics  Treasury Department  Dept. of Commerce  Trade Representatives

US Foreign Policy themes Support for Status Quo Preference for Action Maintenance of American Hegemony Prevent WMD proliferation

Social Security Workers Retirees Payroll taxes Social Security Administration Benefits Social Security Trust Fund Congress Current Deficit Spending Treasury Bonds Cash

Social Security Looming Crisis  Baby Boomers retiring  Govt. IOUs (bonds) will have to be cashed Suggested Reforms  Decrease or means-test entitlement  Tax benefits  Increase retirement age  Increase payroll tax

Fiscal Policy Government income and spending Regulating the economy

Revenue

Expenditures

Deficits

Debt

Monetary Policy Federal Reserve  Sets Interest Rate  Sets Money Supply Inflation v. Unemployment Ben Bernake, Chairman of Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Bank

Policymaking

Civil Rights Movement

SB 1070 Debate

Tea Party Movement

Conclusion

This Presentation This presentation is courtesy of Brian Dille, Professor of Political Science at Mesa Community College.