AP Gov Final

Disengagement is also known as the "__________ view."

Vietnam

In 2011, Standard & Poor's, a credit ratings agency, issued

a first ever warning about America's national debt

The War Powers Act of 1973 mandates that

all

Edward Corwin describes the Constitution's treatment of the authority of the president and of Congress in foreign affairs as

an invitation to struggle

Presidents have viewed the War Powers Act as

being unconstitutional

Welfare policies in which a relatively few number of people benefit but almost everyone pays are characterized by

client politics

When voting on economic issues, most voters

consider the over all economic well-being of the entire nation

A means tested social program is limited to people of certain

income levels

__________ politics means only a few people, communities, or organizations benefit, and a few, communities, or organizations pay.

interest-group

Issues surrounding a nuclear test ban treaty, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alliance, and a Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) are all examples of __________ politics.

majoritarian

Keeping both the tax burden and tax evasion low would be an example of __________ politics.

majoritarian

In normal economic times, this economic theory argues that the proper thing for government to do is to have a steady, predictable increase in the money supply at a rate about equal to growth in the economy's productivity.

monetarist economics

How many times have U.S. presidents sent troops abroad without the authorization of Congress?

more than one hundred

The huge new demands for Social Security benefits and medical payments under Medicare is largely due to

the population getting older

The majoritarian component of foreign policy includes those decisions that

widely distribute benefits and cost

Medicare became a cornerstone of Lyndon Johnson's __________.

Great society

In this decision, the Supreme Court ruled that states should comply with EPA decisions, even if not explicitly authorized by statute, provided they are reasonable efforts to attain the goal of law.

Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council