What is the name for an economy where gov

1
What is the name for an economy where govt both
supports and regulates business?

• a mixed economy

2
How long has the federal govt been supporting
promoting American business?

• since its very beginning

3
What was the purpose of NAFTA?

• to eliminate trade restrictions between North
  American nations

4
Identify two types of federal subsidies.

• tax incentives, govt loans, free services,
  direct cash payments

5
What is the purpose of the commerce clause of
the constitution?

• gives govt permission to regulate commerce

6
What was happening in the late 1800s that
created a demand for more regulation?

• industrialization, trusts and monopolies

7
What law was the first attempt by Congress to
regulate Trusts monopolies?

• Sherman anti-trust act

8
What agency was formed to protect the purity of
food and drugs?

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

9
Who investigates injuries caused by merchandise
to help ensure product safety?

• Consumer Product Safety Commission

10
What commission has regulated the sale of stocks
and bonds since the Depression?

• the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)

11
When did the governments attitude toward labor
unions begin to change?

• early 1900s, Clayton anti-trust act

12
Which New Deal Era law guaranteed the right of
workers to form unions?

• Wagner Act (Formed the National Labor Relations
  Board)

13
What 1947 law swung the legal tide back into the
favor of the owners?

• Taft Hartley Act

14
Why has government maintained an active role in
Agriculture ever since the Great Depression?

• promote farming to secure our nations food supply

15
Identify two ways the government
supports/promotes agriculture.

• price subsidies, acreage allotments, conservation
  programs

16
Identify two major pieces of environmental
legislation. What agency deals with
environmental issues?

• Clean Air Act (1990), Water Pollution Control Act
  (1972), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

17
What is the purpose of social insurance programs?
Give an example.

• provide assistance to elderly, disabled,
  unemployed Social Security, Medicare,
  unemployment insurance

18
What is the purpose of public assistance
programs? Give an example.

• provide aid to the poor Medicaid, food stamps,
  AFDC

19
Why is the Social Security fund in crisis?

• people are receiving benefits longer than the
  government thought they would, number of
  recipients growing rapidly

20
What has been the major recent change in welfare
programs?

• government ended AFDC turned money over to the
  states to administer

21
What government unit is primarily responsible for
education?

• local school district

22
Identify two ways the federal government works to
help provide housing?

• HUD, low cost loans (FHA), urban renewal public
  housing programs

23
What has been the primary federal contribution to
a national transportation system?

• interstate highway system

24
Identify three of the traditional goals of United
States foreign policy.

• national security, free trade, world peace,
  democratic governments, concern for humanity

25
What kind of foreign policy stance did the United
States take through its first 100 years?

• isolationist

26
What two major world events moved the United
States toward a more interventionist policy?

• World War II and the Cold War

27
What were the primary United States foreign
policy goals during the Cold War?

• containment of communism and support of democracy

28
What department is responsible for carrying out
United States foreign policy?

• State Department

29
What department oversees the United States
military? How large is this department

• Department of Defense (DOD, largest government
  department in United States

30
What group of high ranking military advisors
directly advises the DOD?

• Joint Chiefs of Staff

31
How is the executive branch of the British
government chosen?

• by the Parliament (legislative branch)

32
How is the French system of government similar
and different to ours?

• President and legislature, president is much
  stronger legislature is weaker

33
What movement brought about a new democratic
government in Poland?

• Solidarity

34
What was the major barrier to democracy in South
Africa?

• Apartheid

35
What party dominated Mexican politics for most of
the last century? Whats significant about
Vicente Fox?

• PRI, Fox is not a member of PRI

36
Give three examples of authoritarian regimes.

• Cuba, China, Iran, Iraq, North Korea

37
What communist dictator has ruled Cuba since the
late 1950s?

• Fidel Castro

38
What was significant about the demonstrations at
Tiananmen Square?

• Huge numbers of Chinese citizens protesting for
  expanded civil rights

39
What are two of the big current issues in
education?

• vouchers, standardized testing and curriculum,
  access to higher education

40
When did the federal government start to get
involved in public housing?

• the Great Depression

41
What is the biggest ongoing challenge of public
housing?

• finding the best method for providing adequate
  housing

42
What Government Department oversees the Federal
Aviation Administration and the National Highway
System?

• Department of Transportation

43
Identify three major global issues.

• terrorism, nuclear proliferation, the
  environment, human rights

44
What two nations are most feared in the area of
nuclear proliferation? Why?

• Iran and North Korea, they are state sponsors of
  terror and hostile nations in their important
  regions

45
What inspires the anti-United States sentiment
held by many terrorist groups?

• they believe that United States policies and
  investment have lead to the decline of their
  societies (turning away from traditional values)

46
What international organization, headquartered in
NYC, is supposed to foster peaceful relations
between nations?

• The United Nations

47
What are the primary goals of the European Union
(EU)?

• provide a common market and set of policies for
  the benefit of all member nations