political science final review

True or False Medicaid is now the largest program co-funded by the federal government and the states.

True of False Today, restrictions on foreign oil imports continue and unlimited freedom has been extended to oil companies to drill wherever they please.

True or False Today, nearly half of the federal budget goes to two broad classes of social welfare spending social security and healthcare.

The American divide over global warming exists mainly because

The three primary domestic policy domains are

The Social Security Act became a law in

Which book raised public awareness about DDT?

True or False America has been slower than other nations to embrace the welfare state.

The creators of Medicare and Medicaid designed the programs to support millions of Americans.

The passage of the Medicare bill was made possible by

The amount the government spends in excess of what it takes in each year is called the

The total value of all a nation’s goods and services produced each year is called

In the 2008 presidential election, 71% of people who said that their financial situation had gotten worse voted for

Americans generally support higher taxes that

When there is an economic downturn, this economic theory argues that the government should pump money into the economy by spending more than it collects in taxes.

The executive agency in charge of economic forecasting and preparing the president’s annual economic report to Congress is the

This federal organization is primarily responsible for monetary policy.

The fiscal year goes from

True or False Americans generally do not support increasing taxes on millionaires.

True or False Voters frequently endorse three inconsistent policieslower taxes, less debt, and new programs.

The president is clearly the dominant figure when foreign policy is of a(n)

The constitutional power to declare war and to regulate commerce with other nations is vested in

When it comes to international diplomacy and the use of troops, the American president is

True or False Since the passage of the War Powers Act, almost every president has sent troops abroad without explicit congressional authorization.