Basics
What a government does or does not do about a problem that faces its people, territory, or resources
Public Policy
The Central Banking system of the U.S.
The Federal Reserve, (The Fed)
A tax on all wages, tips, business profits, interest: the government's largest source of revenue
Income tax
The means by which most Americans get their healthcare
Through their employer
Government policy that sought to end illicit drug use through punitive measures
The public (the people, citizens, etc.)
These are two of the roles fulfilled by the Fed
Roles: printing/coining money, hold bank reserves, clearing checks, supervising banks, lender of last resort, control money supply
A tax levied on all financial transactions (with some exceptions)
Sales tax
The federal insurance offered to people 65 and older (and to those with certain disabilities)
Medicare
The form of foreign aid/dealings that might such a trade regulations and tariffs
Economic Foreign Aid
The form that public policy takes
A law or set of laws
Would accept regulation or set of regulations
This board oversees the Fed
Board of Governors
Amounts of money the government lets taxpayers subtract from the taxes they owe
Deductions
Federal health insurance aid for those with lower income and fewer resources
Medicaid
These are two issues associated with the War on Drugs
Mass incarceration, racial and economic disparities in arrests, cost, efficacy
The category of public policy that handles defense spending
Foreign Affairs
The policy by which the Fed is able to maintain stability and fight unemployment
Monetary policy
These are also called FICA taxes (taken out of your paycheck)
Social Insurance (Social Security, Medicare)
The amount of money you pay every month for health insurance
The President that began the War on Drugs
Nixon
The category of Government Policy that handles campaign finance reform
Government Operations
The government two options during a time of recession
Cut taxes, increase spending on government programs
A tax on a deceased person's assets
Estate Tax
The amount of money you pay per year before insurance benefits kick in
Deductible
This goal of the U.S.'s Foreign policy has gotten us entangled in costly decade-long (occasionally successful) nation building projects
Supporting and Promoting Democracy