AP Gov. Unit 6 Public Policy MC
Tax based on wages. Those with higher wages pay more taxes
progressive tax
Flat tax that is harder on low wage earners Ex. sales tax
regressive tax
Business people vote...?
republican because of inflationary concerns
When countries send and receive diplomats
right of legation
act eliminating poll tax
24th amendment
Made it illegal to discriminate based on race in public places
Civil Rights Act 1964
CPI
Consumer Price Index, A measure of inflation determined by the increase in the price of products compared to those of a base year
When there's high inflation, which party is less concerned?
Democrats
The Clean Air Act of 1970 empowered which agency to limit automobile emissions?
Department of Transportation
Who controls the NEPA, Clean Air Act, etc
EPA
Recent US humanitarian Aid
Haiti, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia
Co-op of organizations to stabilize currency
International Monetary funds
Who started the war on poverty
Lyndon Johnson
Which type of assistance receives most funding
Medicare
agreement signed to eliminate tariffs between US, canada, mexico
NAFTA
Act in 1935 that brought government into taking care of retirees and was part of the New Deal
Social Security
trade surpluses
an imbalance in international trade in which the value of exports exceeds the value of imports
trade deficits
an imbalance in international trade in which the value of imports exceeds the value of exports
ratio between countries of cost of imports to earnings of exports
balance of trade
What do republicans/conservatives hate?
big government
Annual shortfall between revenue and expenditures
budget deficit
When corporations/individuals own principle means of production
capitalism
US policy to stop communism from spreading
containment
Union members, minorities, and poor vote...?
democratic because of unemployment concerns
Policy in which tension between the US and Russia relaxed
detente
Agreement among certain nations to act together against any nations who threaten world peace
elective security
What is the largest part of the budget
entitlement spending
Amendment proposal not adopted because it would hurt businesses by requiring equal gender pay
equal rights amendment
Specific tax on luxury goods or services
excise tax
High incidence of poverty among single mothers with children
feminization poverty
Medicare
for the elderly
Medicaid
for the poor run by state gov.
What do citizens care least about?
foreign policy
What do most countries/international economic policies support
free trade
Federal Reserve Board
governed by 7 member board of governors
today's international economy
interdependence
What is required for programs like welfare?
means testing
Laissez faire economics
little government intervention in economy
Entitlement programs
medicare and social security
What is the majority of US foreign aid
military assistance
Government total outstanding indebtedness, including loans and interests
public debt
Tax increases prices on imported goods
tariffs
Which country spends a very small percentage on foreign economic development compared to GDP
the US
which country is least dependent on foreign oil
the US
Which country gives the most foreign aid
the US mostly comes from the public
What do people most consider when voting for a candidate?
their own financial conditions
What does the gov. do when citizens have feelings about foreign policy
they adjust policy
What does congress usually do when the president asks for foreign aid
they deny him
Helped bring voting rights equality in south
voting rights act 1965
