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100
She became the first female chair of the Federal Reserve.
Who is Janet Yellen?
100
This is the part of the US Constitution that the US Supreme Court used to justify the legality of the Affordable Care Act "Obamacare"?
What is the power of Congress to levy taxes (from Article One, Section Eight)?
100
These are two formal foreign policy powers granted to congress.
What are (Many possible answers exist: - Declare war - "Power of the purse"; control of funding/appropriations - Senate must confirm presidential appointments - Senate must confirm treaties)?
100
This measures the total value of all new goods & services produced in the USA.
What is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
100
These are two ways that the media can influence public opinion.
What are (Many possible answers exist, though the best answer should focus on how the media helps set the agenda of which issues/problems are the most important at a given time)?
200
Andrew Jackson made it part of his domestic policy to destroy the US bank run by this man.
Who is Nicholas Biddle?
200
These are two differences between Medicare and Medicaid.
What are (Here are the main differences: Medicare: - For senior citizens - No means test Medicaid: - For low income Americans - Means test exists)?
200
This type of presidential foreign policy emphasizes that the government should make foreign policy decisions that benefit the country's self interest without worrying about their own political ideals/philosophy.
What is realistic foreign policy?
200
This measures how much money people spend on consumer goods, thus showing whether price inflation or deflation is occurring.
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
200
These are three items which fall under the mandatory spending section of the federal budget.
What are (Social Security - Medicare - Interest on the federal debt - Unemployment assistance)?
300
He became the first president to have complete power during "war" when the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was passed.
Who is Lyndon Baines Johnson?
300
This is a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies.
What is pluralism?
300
These are two formal foreign policy powers granted to the president.
What are (Many exist such as to act as Commander-in-Chief of the military, negotiate treaties and to appoint ambassadors)?
300
Under this theory the economy will improve with less government interference, therefore the government should lower taxes & regulations, and spend more money on the military.
What is the theory of “Reganomics?”
300
These are programs such as unemployment insurance, disaster relief, or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens.
What are entitlements?
400
Known for his exposition of foreign policy secrets via his website, WikiLeaks, this man is considered an enemy of the United States Government.
Who is Julian Assange?
400
This is a test that refers to a government program that an individual or family to be eligible for help from the government. Government help is based upon whether the individual or family possesses the money to do without that help.
What is a "means test?"
400
While a treaty requires a 2/3 vote in the senate for ratification, this agreement, similar to an executive order, requires only the president's approval.
What is an executive agreement?
400
This occurs when the government spends more money than it takes in, causing the government to borrow money for a given year.
What is a budget deficit?
400
This is is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral rules-based trade bloc in North America
What is the North American Free Trade Organization (NAFTA)?
500
The NSA was created as a defense organization under this US president.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
500
These are two reasons why health care costs in the United States are rising.
What are (Many answers exist, but here are the main reasons: - More people are living longer, thus needing more medical assistance - Modern technology being developed and used is costly - Use of prescription medicines has increased - More people are using long-term healthcare services than in the past)?
500
Based on this act the president can place troops into a foreign country, only needs to inform Congress within 48 hours of doing this (can be done after the fact) - Within the first 60 days, the president must receive congressional approval to keep troops in the foreign country - If Congress does not provide formal support of keeping troops in the foreign nation, the president has 30 more days to remove the troops, thus the troops can technically stay in a foreign country for a total of 90 days.
What is the War Powers Act of 1973?
500
This state of economic prosperity is most likely occurring if the federal reserve lowers interest rates by buying government securities and lowers the Reserve Requirement & Discount Rate.
What is a recession?
500
The United Nation is a major diplomatic organization that includes the United States as one of its members, while this organization, the predecessor of the UN, did not.
What is the League of Nations.