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America and Arizona Government for Elementary Teachers Presentation 19: Social Movements and Public Policy
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Presentation Objectives AEPA Objectives 0008 Understand U.S. foreign policy. 0012 Understand the relationship of government to the United States economic system. 0017 Understand the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. 0018 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
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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?
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Types of Public Policy: How can we categorize policies? Basic functions of government Distribution Regulation Redistribution Nature of their benefits Tangible benefits Symbolic benefits
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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
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Foreign Policy Actors President Executive Branch Congress Courts Attentive Public
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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
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US Foreign Policy themes Support for Status Quo Preference for Action Maintenance of American Hegemony Prevent WMD proliferation
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Social Security Workers Retirees Payroll taxes Social Security Administration Benefits Social Security Trust Fund Congress Current Deficit Spending Treasury Bonds Cash
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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
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Fiscal Policy Government income and spending Regulating the economy
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Revenue
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Expenditures
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Deficits
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Debt
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Monetary Policy Federal Reserve Sets Interest Rate Sets Money Supply Inflation v. Unemployment Ben Bernake, Chairman of Federal Reserve
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Federal Reserve Bank
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Policymaking
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Civil Rights Movement
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SB 1070 Debate
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Tea Party Movement
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Conclusion
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This Presentation This presentation is courtesy of Brian Dille, Professor of Political Science at Mesa Community College.
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