Exam 3 (Ch. 16-17)

____________ policy, in contrast to foreign policy, consists of public policy concerning issues within a national unit.

For a problem to be addressed by governement, it first has to become part of the _________________________

Formulating, adopting and implemeting a policy are all part of the ___________________________________.

The first stage of the policymakig process is _______________________.

When Congress holds hearings to obtain feedback from different groups on how a statute or regulation has affected those groups, it is engaging in __________________________.

________________________ policy consists of all governement actions that are undertaken to give assistance to specific groups, such as the aged, the ill, and the poor.

_______________________ is essentially a program of compulsory saving financed from payroll taxes levied on both employers and employees.

_____________________ is a social insurance program under which the federal government pays for part of the cost of medical care for retired persons.

____________________ are government-issued coupons that can be used to purchase food.

The total yearly cost of crime in teh United States is about ______________________.

In France about ___ percent of all pension payments are paid directly out of governement funds.

The purpose of Supplemetal Security Income (SSI) programs is to establish a nationwide minimum income for the ____________, ____________, and ________________.

Under the new welfare system established in 1996 by the Welfare Reform Act, the federal governement turns over to the states funds targeted for ________________________________________.

_________________________________ program was created to provide rebates of Social Security taxes to low-income workers.

Property loss is about _______ percent of the total cost of crime.

Today, the "war on drugs" costs the federal government ______________________ a year.

____________ policy consists of all actions taken by the national government to smooth out the ups and downs in the nation's overall business activity.

Monetary policy is determined by the _____________________________.

___________ policy is the use of changes in government expenditures and taxes to alter national economic variables.

Members of the Federal Reserve System's board of governors are appointed by ________________ and confirmed by _____________

The ________________ is the total amount of money that the national government owes as a result of borrowing.

The interest on U.S. Treasury bonds is paid by the federal government by the collection of ________________.

Because of our federal system, the implementation of national policies necessarily requires the cooperation of the _______________ and the various _______ and _______ governements.

Medicare is financed by __________ taxes paid by ____________ and ____________

Today, the number of people who are working compared to the number of people who are retired is _____________.