POLS 1113 exam 2 okstate questions
with correct answers
Public policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intentional action by government
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to create laws, regulations, codes, & programs that govern political &
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social life
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Domestic Policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-consists of all government
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programs & regulations that directly affect those living within a country;
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includes everything from education & health care to transportation &
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garbage collection |
Economic Policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-subset of domestic policy,
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though generally most important so it deserves a separate discussion
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Foreign Policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conduct of relations among
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nation-statesa. most important foreign policy issues involve war &
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peace
b. also involves economic trade among nations & other types of
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interactions between countries | |
, Regulatory process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-system of rules that govern
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how a law is implemented; also, called the rule-making process
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Independent Regulatory Agencies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-federal | | | | | |
agencies created by an act of Congress that are independent of the
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executive departments; meant to impose and enforce regulations free
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of political influence
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Entitlement programs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-government programs
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that guarantees certain benefits to a particular group or segment of the
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population
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-federal health insurance program for
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people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities,
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and people with End-Stage Renal Disease
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Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-health care program that assists low-
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income families or individuals in paying for long-term medical &
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custodial care costs (funded primarily by the federal government and
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run at the state level, where coverage may vary)
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Redistributive policies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-policy that provides to| | | | | | | |
one group of society while taking away benefits for another through
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policy tools such as tax increases to pay for job training
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with correct answers
Public policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intentional action by government
| | | | | | | |
to create laws, regulations, codes, & programs that govern political &
| | | | | | | | | | |
social life
|
Domestic Policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-consists of all government
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programs & regulations that directly affect those living within a country;
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includes everything from education & health care to transportation &
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garbage collection |
Economic Policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-subset of domestic policy,
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though generally most important so it deserves a separate discussion
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Foreign Policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conduct of relations among
| | | | | | | |
nation-statesa. most important foreign policy issues involve war &
| | | | | | | | |
peace
b. also involves economic trade among nations & other types of
| | | | | | | | | | |
interactions between countries | |
, Regulatory process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-system of rules that govern
| | | | | | | | |
how a law is implemented; also, called the rule-making process
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Regulatory Agencies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-federal | | | | | |
agencies created by an act of Congress that are independent of the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
executive departments; meant to impose and enforce regulations free
| | | | | | | | |
of political influence
| |
Entitlement programs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-government programs
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that guarantees certain benefits to a particular group or segment of the
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population
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-federal health insurance program for
| | | | | | | |
people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities,
| | | | | | | | | | |
and people with End-Stage Renal Disease
| | | | |
Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-health care program that assists low-
| | | | | | | |
income families or individuals in paying for long-term medical &
| | | | | | | | | |
custodial care costs (funded primarily by the federal government and
| | | | | | | | | |
run at the state level, where coverage may vary)
| | | | | | | |
Redistributive policies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-policy that provides to| | | | | | | |
one group of society while taking away benefits for another through
| | | | | | | | | | |
policy tools such as tax increases to pay for job training
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