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Public Policy
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an interntional course of action followed by govt in dealing with some problem or matter of concern
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Name the problem making process
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problem id, agenda setting, policy formulation
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systemic agenda
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all public issues that are viewed as aquiring an officals attention
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governmental agenda
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changing list of issues to which govt believes they should devote time and serious attention
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agenda
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a set of problems to which policy makers believe they should attentitive
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routine fomulation
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repetitive process of reformulating proposals in an issue area
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analogous formulation
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forming ideas/proposals from problems
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creative formulation
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forming NEW ideas from problems
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policy implementation
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the process of carring out public policy
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authoratative techniques
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rests on the notion that ppl need to be told what to do by the government
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incentive techniques
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offer a reward to make people do things
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capacity techniques
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providing people with information to get people to participate
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hortatory techniques
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getting people to comply with moral and instincts
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policy evaluation
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determining if the policy met it's goals
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What type of program is welfare?
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non-means based program
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In social security, what is the payroll tax?
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7.65%
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means tested program
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required that benificiaries first meet certain tests such as falling below the poverty line
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What is the poverty line for a family of four?
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19,000
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What is Supplemental Security Income for?
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blind children
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Tempory Assistance for needy families
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the former welfare program
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What do liberals think of the welfare reform?
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good economics, politics, policy, and a national solution
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What do conservatives think of the welfare reform?
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bad economics, politics, policy, state solution
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Legislation Changing Welfare
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personal responsibility and work opportunity Reconcilliation act of 1996
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Name the provisions of welfare
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moms with kids over 5 must have work within 2 years of having it,
unmarried moms under 18 must live at home and finish school, 5 year lifetime limit, no food stamps for illegal immagrants, no cash benefits for convicted drug fellons, strict work requirments, set funding accounts |
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What type of grant is TAMF?
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a block grant
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What are the goals of welfare?
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to prevent poverty,
prevent out of wedlock pregnancy, reduce single parent families, reduce welfare dependency |
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What are the states of the international system?
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countries; a geographical intitity that has a well defined territory that it controls and a ligitiment government that controls the monopoly on the use of force
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Name an example of the international governemental organizations
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United Nations
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Name an example of an International Non-Governmental Organization
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Amnesty International (big on human rights)
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What country has both economic and military power?
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US
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What country has economic power?
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Japan
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Isolationism
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a national policy of avoiding participation in foreign affairs
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Unilateralism
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a national policy of acting without consulting others
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Multilaterlism
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a national policy that foreign and military policy actions that should be taken in cooperations with other states
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What began contemporary foreign policy?
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the cuban missle crisis
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When did the cuban missle crisis start?
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in 1964
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What was most influential to foreign policy?
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Vietnam War
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How much money do we spend out of our budget to foreign aid?
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0.50%
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What countries are the biggest benificiaries to our budget?
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egypt and isreal
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What president had Détente as their way with foreign policy?
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Nixon
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Détente
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the relaxation of tention b/w the US and the USSR
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What Treatys were signed under Nixon?
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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty and AntiBallistic Missle Treaty
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What was Carter's focus in office?
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Human rights
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What major crisis happened under carter's presidency?
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Iran Hostage Crisis and Afganistan
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What president ended Détente?
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Reagan
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What were Reagans major accomplishments?
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increased defence spending, activist for foreign policy, mended relations with Gorbachev
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What happened under Bush 1's authority?
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end of iron curtian and berlin wall, Tienanem square, persian gulf war
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Tienanmen Square
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students wanted democracy and they were run over
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What are major accoplishments of Clinton?
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Engagment and Enlargment
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Engagment
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a policy implemented during the clinton administration that the US would remain active in foreign policy
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Enlargment
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a policy implemented that the US would activly premote the expansion of democracy and free markets around the world
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Name the issues under Bush 2's administration
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Mexican and Latin America, ABM, Kyoto Protocal, 9/11
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ABM
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limits neuclear weapons
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Kyoto Protocal
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enviormental treaty that reduces green house gasses
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How many constitutions has GA had?
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10 since 1777
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Name the era's of the constitutions
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Founding Era, Federalizing Era, Modern Era
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Founding Era
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Legislative Primary, Union Constitution, Reform Consititution
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Federalizing Era
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Confederal Consititution, Reconcilliation Consititution, Reconstruction Constitution, Restoration Constitution
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Modern Era
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Exectutive Reform, Internim, Bureaucratic
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Article 1 (state)
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GA bill of rights
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Article 2 (state)
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elections and voting
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Article 3 (state)
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establishes the legislative branch
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Article 4 (state)
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creates part of the executive branch, states constitutional boards and commissions
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Article 5 (state)
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creates rest of executive branch and executive officals
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Name the GA executive officals
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Govenor,
Lt Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superinendent, Commissioner of Agriculture, Insurance, and labor |
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Article 6 (state)
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est judiciary branch and types of court
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Name the types of court
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court of appeals, superior court, state courts, juvenile courts, protective courts, Magistrate courts
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Article 7 (state)
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taxation article
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Article 8 (state)
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education article
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Article 9 (state)
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est state and local government
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Article 10 (state)
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the amending article
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Article 11 (state)
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the implementation article (began in 1983)
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How many members are there of the state senate?
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56
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How old do you have to be to be in the state senate?
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25
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How long do you have to live in GA to be a state senate and member of house?
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2 years
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How long do you have to be a district resident to be in state and house?
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one year
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How many members are there in the house of reps?
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180
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How old do you have to be to be in the house of reps?
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21
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