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POLS 206 Lecture 19Outline of Previous Lectureo12.4Chief LegislatorLegislative SkillsPublic Supporto12.5Chief DiplomatCommander in ChiefWar PowersCrisis Managero12.6Going Public Presidential ApprovalPolicy Support-Ch. 15: The Judiciary Outline of Current LectureLecture-Who controls all appropriations when it comes to the budget?-What has been America's foreign policy for the majority of our history?-Guns vs. Butter oMilitary spending vs. domestic spending-When it comes to welfare, where does the US rank? oWhat does it provide in comparison-Transfer payment - definition -With defense and foreign policy, what are the powers and what are not the powers of Congress?-Containment doctrineoWho composed it, what it did, and other history -Know different types of taxation systemsoProgressive - income goes up so does percentage of taxes oRegressive - income goes up, taxes go down oProportional - everyone pays the same percentage -Sales tax is technically proportional but regressive in nature -Incrementalism in regard to budget oLast years budget is best predictor for this years budget, take last years and add a little to it -International economic policy oToday, less tariffs and freer trade -Know committees that write tax codeoHouse ways and means committee oSenate finance committee-Powers the permanent members of the UN security council-Powers of the president as it relates to chief diplomat -What does the Office of Management and Budget do as it relates to the budget?-History behind the policy of brinksmanship-Uncontrollable expenditures - definition -Social welfare policies - definition -Budget deficit - definition -Military industrial complex - definition -Who the nations top diplomats areoTop diplomat - president oNext - secretary of state -Income distribution - definition -Budget reconciliation - definition -Detenté - definition -Entitlement programs and means tested programs oEntitlement - qualify by a criteria, get regardless of need oMeans tested - based on need -What do Medicaid and Medicare actually do? -Why do we have an income tax? oHow did we get it? -Why do we have a national debt? oWe spend more than we take in -How does the government manipulate our income? oTaxes and spending -Budget processoComplex -Diplomacy - definition -Congressional budget and control act of 1974oWhat does it do?-What is the smallest source of federal government revenue?-What is the largest source? -Poverty line - definition -What is the major job of the secretary of defense? -Big stages of budget process - CBO, OMB oAuthorizations oAppropriations -Interdependence - definition (international relations)-Why members of congress would support increased military spending? Foreign policy


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