Exam 3 Study Guide (Final Exam) - POSC 220 exam with complete solutions
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POSC 220
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POSC 220
What is the difference between politics and policy? What do they have to do with each other?
-politics is the struggle for power itself or as the means to gain control over the instruments of policy making
-policy making is the struggle over ideas and values
-policy and policy making process are...
Exam 3 Study Guide (Final Exam) -
POSC 220 exam with complete solutions
What is the difference between politics and policy? What do they have to do with
each other? - ANSWER- -politics is the struggle for power itself or as the means
to gain control over the instruments of policy making
-policy making is the struggle over ideas and values
-policy and policy making process are human inventions
What is political culture? What makes American political culture unique? -
ANSWER- -political culture is the shared political views of an entire culture
-american core values come from classic liberalism
What are core values? What core values form the basis of American political
culture? - ANSWER- -core values are beliefs which are central in american
political culture, and which people often rely on when determining their attitudes
on specific policies.
-american political culture core values: individualism, free enterprise/capitalism,
egalitarianism, humanitarianism, limited gov. & popular sovereignty
compare and contrast programs and policy - ANSWER- -programs are short-term
interventions that create temporary improvements in the wake of challenges.
-policies are covenants we collectively choose to live by, as articulated in
legislation and regulation.
major theories of policy making - ANSWER- elite theory, group theory,
institutional theory, rational choice theory, political systems theory
What is the policy process model? How does it explain/depict how public policy
is made? - ANSWER- -the policy process model characterizes policy making in
terms of problem identification and agenda setting (life cycle model)
What are the three, main policy typologies? How are they dis/similar to one
another? - ANSWER- -distributive policies are ind. programs or grants that a gov.
provides without regard to limited resources or zero-sum situations
, -redistributive policies are policies that provide benefit to one category of ind. at
the expense of another
-regulatory policies is gov. restriction of ind. choice to keep conduct from
transcending acceptable bounds
What is the difference between equity and equality? How do means-tested and
universal benefits address each of these forms of "equality"? - ANSWER- -
equality means everyone is treated the same exact way, regardless of difference
(universal programs).
-equity means everyone is provided with what they need to succeed (means-
tested programs).
What is the difference between mandatory and discretionary spending? Which
one takes up a larger portion of the federal budget? - ANSWER- -mandatory
spending is gov. spending embarked for entitlement programs guaranteeing
support to those who meet certain qualifications (ex: social security, medicare).
-discretionary spending is gov. spending that congress must pass legislation to
authorize each year.
-mandatory spending takes up a larger portion of the federal budget.
What is Social Security? How is it funded? What kind of program is it? Who
qualifies to benefit from this program? - ANSWER- -social security is an
entitlement program that guarantees a benefit to everyone in a particular group.
-social security is funded through payroll taxes
-social security is a SSI program (supplemental security income)
-who qualifies: retirement age, some surviving family, some people with
disabilities
Compare and Contrast Medicare and Medicaid. How are these programs similar?
How are they different? Who qualifies for each of these programs? - ANSWER- -
medicare is an entitlement program, funded through payroll taxes. it provides
access to low-cost healthcare services for the elderly and the disabled.
-medicaid is a formula based health insurance program. it is partially funded by
state gov, who are responsible for setting eligibility requirements.
What is No Child Left Behind? What was the purpose of this program? How is
compliance guaranteed? - ANSWER- -no child left behind required states and
school districts to be accountable for student performance
-designed to address the concern that the american education system was
lagging behind its international competitors
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