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PSCI 2305 Exam 3 Study Questions with Correct Answers Why are redistributive policies often controversial? - Answer-They take money from wealthier citizens and give it to poorer citizens Which type of policy seeks to benefit society in general by prohibiting activities that might cause harm to ...

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Why are redistributive policies often controversial? - Answer-They take money from
wealthier citizens and give it to poorer citizens

Which type of policy seeks to benefit society in general by prohibiting activities that
might cause harm to oneself or others? - Answer-Regulatory policy

Which of the following is an example of a regulatory policy that aims to promote "clean
living"? - Answer-Mandatory recycling

Why did the Supreme Court decide that the individual mandate provision of the
Affordable Care Act is constitutional? - Answer-Congress has the power to tax, and the
individual mandate could reasonably be considered a tax

Which of the following executive departments is not involved in U.S. foreign policy? -
Answer-the Department of the Treasury

In what way does the legislative branch check and balance executive power regarding
foreign policy? - Answer-The senate has authority over the ratification of treaties and
confirmation of major presidential appointments

Which of the following is a diplomatic duty of the secretary of state? - Answer-
overseeing the U.S. Foreign Service

Which of the following is an example of a bilateral agreement? - Answer-The U.S.-
Korea Free Trade Agreement

What happened when the United States threatened to bomb the Syrian government in
2013? - Answer-Syria agreed to disarmament of its chemical weapons

How did the North American Free Trade Agreement incentivize trade between the
United States, and Canada? - Answer-It eliminated tariffs on trade between the three
countries

Which of the following is a responsibility of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative?
- Answer-to participate in negotiations over import policies

, What power does the U.S. Constitution explicitly give to the president? - Answer-The
position of commander in chief of the military

Which of the following led the United States to abandon its isolationist policies? -
Answer-a worldwide economic depression

Which of the following provided American aid to European countries to help their
economies recover from WW2? - Answer-The Marshall Plan

What does it mean that the United States has global hegemony? - Answer-The U.S. is
the sole superpower and exercises great influence over other global actors

President Obama's shift toward targeted military involvements included which of the
following strategies? - Answer-the use of drone aircrafts

Which of the following is a component of fiscal policy? - Answer-taxation

Which government actor is primarily responsible for implementing U.S. monetary
policy? - Answer-the Federal Reserve

What is the president's role in influencing fiscal policy? - Answer-The president submits
an annual budget to Congress

During a recession, which of the following would an economist be MOST likely to
suggest? - Answer-increase government spending

What is it called when the federal government spends more money than it takes in
during the year? - Answer-deficit

Which of the following represent the largest source of federal government revenue? -
Answer-income taxes

On what does the federal government spend the most money? - Answer-Entitlement
programs

What is sequestration? - Answer-the freezing of expenditures in order to provide
automatic spending cuts

Which area was hardest hit by sequestration? - Answer-defense

Which of the following is among the responsibilities of the Federal Reserve? - Answer-
settling interest rates

What was the representative Cole's ultimate position about federal aid in the aftermath
of the devastating tornado that his OK in May 2013? - Answer-that the federal budget
should be offset to accommodate for the emergency relief funds

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