Types of Policy
Actions a government takes when responding to a public problem phrase is the best definition of what policy?
What is Public Policy
This survey is conducted immediately after voters cast their ballots to predict the outcome of an election and analyze voter behavior.
What is an Exit Poll
What is a federal program that provides healthcare to seniors and people with disabilities?
What is Medicare
This economic approach advocates for minimal government interference in business and the free market.
What is Laissez-Faire
This type of ideology favors limited government intervention, particularly in the economic sector.
What is a Conservative
What policies allow government actors to provide beneficial goods and services to a majority of the population at the expense of all taxpayers?
What is Distributive Policy
This type of survey is conducted to gauge the public’s views on specific issues, candidates, or policies.
What is an Opinion Poll
What is the federal program that provides healthcare to low-income individuals and families?
What is Medicaid?
This economic theory suggests that government spending and tax cuts can help stimulate demand during a recession.
What is Keynesian Economics
According to the College Board, this is the most important factor in shaping an individual’s political socialization?
What is Family
An example of this policy is making rules about pesticides used on crops to ensure consumer safety and environmental protection?
What is Regulatory Policy
This amendment abolished the use of poll taxes in federal elections, ensuring greater voting access for low-income citizens.
What is the 24th Amendment
What is a federal program funded through taxes, providing retirement and disability benefits?
What is Social Security
This 1980s economic policy emphasized tax cuts, deregulation, and reduced government to promote growth.
What is Supply Side Economics/Reaganomics
What is the strategy used by a central bank to control the money supply and interest rates to help the economy stay stable and grow?
What is Monetary Policy
This term refers to the total number of people in a population who are eligible to vote based on age and citizenship.
What is the Voting Age Population (VAP)
What are federal programs that provide benefits to people who require support and qualify because of their age, income, or disability?
What are Entitlement Programs
This type of government spending is determined annually through the appropriations process and funds programs like national defense, education, and transportation.
What is Discretionary Spending
What is the term for a political ideology that emphasizes minimal government intervention in both personal and economic matters, advocating for individual liberty and free markets?
What is a Libertarian
Which policies reallocate wealth, property, political or civil rights, or some other valuable item to the advantage of class-based groups?
What is Redistributive Policy
What landmark legislation aimed to address racial discrimination in voting, banning literacy tests and other practices that suppressed minority voters, and significantly expanded federal oversight of elections in certain states?
What is The Voting Rights Act of 1965
What is a federal program for which eligibility is based on a determination that income and/or assets of the beneficiary are insufficient to provide the beneficiary with an adequate standard of living without program assistance?
What is a Means-Tested Program
This type of tax system increases the tax rate as an individual’s income rises, requiring higher earners to pay a larger percentage of their income.
What are Progressive Taxes
Events like 9/11 or Pearl Harbor that shape an entire generation’s political beliefs are called what?
What are Generational Forces