Unit 7 Review 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