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Chapter 6 Review
CHAPTER SUMMARY 6.1 The Nature of Public Opinion Public opinion is more than a collection of answers to a question on a poll; it represents a snapshot of how people’s experiences and beliefs have led them to feel about a candidate, a law, or a social issue. Our attitudes are formed in childhood as part Read more »
Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the use of shared power in U.S. foreign policymaking Explain why presidents lead more in foreign policy than in domestic policy Discuss why individual House and Senate members rarely venture into foreign policy List the actors who engage in foreign policy Read more »
Foreign Policy Instruments
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the outputs of broadly focused U.S. foreign policy Describe the outputs of sharply focused U.S. foreign policy Analyze the role of Congress in foreign policy The decisions or outputs of U.S. foreign policy vary from presidential directives about conducting drone strikes Read more »
Defining Foreign Policy
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain what foreign policy is and how it differs from domestic policy Identify the objectives of U.S. foreign policy Describe the different types of foreign policy Identify the U.S. government’s main challenges in the foreign policy realm When we consider policy as Read more »
Budgeting and Tax Policy
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Discuss economic theories that shape U.S. economic policy Explain how the government uses fiscal policy tools to maintain a healthy economy Analyze the taxing and spending decisions made by Congress and the president Discuss the role of the Federal Reserve Board in Read more »
Policymakers
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Identify types of policymakers in different issue areas Describe the public policy process Many Americans were concerned when Congress began debating the ACA. As the program took shape, some people felt the changes it proposed were being debated too hastily, would be Read more »
Governors and State Legislatures
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Identify the formal powers and responsibilities of modern-day governors List the basic functions performed by state legislatures Describe how state legislatures vary in size, diversity, party composition, and professionalism Public opinion regarding Congress has reached a dismal low, with more than 80 Read more »
State Power and Delegation
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain how the balance of power between national and state governments shifted with the drafting and ratification of the Constitution Identify parts of the Constitution that grant power to the national government and parts that support states’ rights Identify two fiscal policies Read more »
Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe how the Supreme Court decides cases and issues opinions Identify the various influences on the Supreme Court Explain how the judiciary is checked by the other branches of government The courts are the least covered and least publicly known of the Read more »
The Supreme Court
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Analyze the structure and important features of the Supreme Court Explain how the Supreme Court selects cases to hear Discuss the Supreme Court’s processes and procedures The Supreme Court of the United States, sometimes abbreviated SCOTUS, is a one-of-a-kind institution. While a Read more »