Water
Largest source of income for the Federal government?
What is Taxes
What is the National Security Council main job
What is to Advise the President
What was the goal of the Monroe Doctrine?
What is told Europe to stay out of Western Hemisphere & tried to protect U.S interests
What is a Trade deficit
What is the government imports more than its exports.
What is a payment made for the use of borrowed money known as?
What is Interest
What are Medicare, Medicaid, & unemployment funded by?
What is Income Tax or Taxes.
Who appoints Ambassadors
What is the President
What are the Goals of U.N/United Nations?
What is to Promote Peace, Promote Trade, Prevent Conflict.
Define Détente
What is -easing of tensions between U.S & Russia /Soviet Union
Define Deficit
What is when gov. spends more money than it takes in.
What is the main purpose of Tariffs today?
What is to Protect Domestic Industries
Which law making body confirms ambassadors.
What is the Senate
What does U.N International Court of Justice do?
What is -- has 15 judges who decide boundary disputes, debt payments, & human rights abuses
What is government agency collects taxes?
What is the IRS -Internal Revenue Service
What is a Tax that takes the same amount of money no matter how high or low person income is. Tax takes a higher % of income from people with lower incomes. EX: Sales Tax or property tax
What is a Regressive Tax.
An Increase in trade creates
What are markets for U.S goods & services
Which two countries signed an arms reduction treaty?
What is the U.S & Soviet Union or Russia
What does the U.N Peace Keeping Force do?
What is monitors conflicts, monitors ceasefires, help stabilize countries
How does the Government Raise Money?
What is Taxes
What is a tax that takes more $$ from a person with a higher income that it does from a person with a lower income: EX: Income tax- tax on what a person earns.
What is a Progressive Tax.
How does President helps shape foreign policy?
What is by signing executive agreements, appointing ambassadors, summits, making treaties, and leading foreign policy
What is a Summit meeting?
What is when Heads of State meet & Diplomats to discuss policy.
What type of Organizations are the EU, NAFTA, & UAS?
What is trade Organizations
Define Tariff
What is a tax on imported goods: EX: Tax on goods made in China
What is the total amount of money the Gov. owes plus interest know as?
What is the National Debt.