Transcript Chapter 16, Public Policy in the United States

America and Arizona
Government for Elementary
Teachers
Presentation 19: Social Movements and
Public Policy
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
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?
Types of Public Policy:
How can we categorize
policies?
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Basic functions of
government
Distribution
 Regulation
 Redistribution
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Nature of their benefits
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Tangible benefits
Symbolic benefits
Ideas and Values in Public Policy
Policy Process Model
Problem
Identification
Analysis of the
effectiveness
of the solution
Agenda
Setting
Implementation
of problemsolving
policies
Solution
formulation
Legitimization
of Solutions
Foreign Policy
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Actors
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President
Executive Branch
Congress
Courts
Attentive Public
Two Domains of Foreign Policy
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Security
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Dept. of State
Dept. of Defense
National Security Council
Intelligence Community
Economics
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Treasury Department
Dept. of Commerce
Trade Representatives
US Foreign Policy themes
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Support for Status Quo
Preference for Action
Maintenance of
American Hegemony
Prevent WMD
proliferation
Social Security
Workers
Payroll taxes
Retirees
Social Security
Administration
Benefits
Social Security
Trust Fund
Treasury
Bonds
Cash
Congress
Current Deficit
Spending
Social Security
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Looming Crisis
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Baby Boomers retiring
Govt. IOUs (bonds) will have to be cashed
Suggested Reforms
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Decrease or means-test entitlement
Tax benefits
Increase retirement age
Increase payroll tax
Fiscal Policy
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Government income
and spending
Regulating the
economy
Revenue
Expenditures
Deficits
Debt
Monetary Policy
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Federal Reserve
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Ben Bernake, Chairman of Federal Reserve
Sets Interest Rate
Sets Money Supply
Inflation v.
Unemployment
Federal Reserve
Bank
Bank
Bank
Bank
Regional
Reserve
Bank
Bank
Federal
Reserve
Regional
Reserve
Regional
Reserve
Bank
Bank
Policymaking
Civil Rights Movement
SB 1070 Debate
Tea Party Movement
Conclusion
This Presentation
This presentation is
courtesy of Brian Dille,
Professor of Political
Science at Mesa
Community College.