Terms, concepts etc...
public policy
the public policy process
constitutional issues
economic policy making
the prerequisites for a market economy
law and order
market failure
public goods
externalities
monopoly
anti trust policy
the problem of incomplete information
expropriation
eminent domain
homesteading
subsidies
contracting power
regulation
deregulation
monetary policy
Federal Reserve System
discount rate
reserve requirement
open market operations
federal funds rate
fiscal policy
taxation
progressive taxes
regressive taxes
redistribution
income distribution
budget deficits and surpluses
discretionary spending
mandatory spending
social policy
equality of opportunity
education policies
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
GI Bill of Rights
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
social welfare
Great Depression
Social Security Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Earned Income Tax Credit
contributory programs
indexing
Medicare
noncontributory programs
AFDC / TANF
measn testing
Medicaid
SSI
food stamps
in-kind benefits
entitlements
arguments for and against the welfare state
foreign policy
democracy
Washington's address
the role of the President
the bureaucracy
DHS
CIA
Congress' role
executive agreement
unilateralism
multilateralism
diplomacy
military deterence
Bush Doctrine
treaty making
IMF
roles nations play
Napoleonic role
holy alliance role
balance of power role
economic expansion role
