POLS 1100: FINAL EXAM
30 Cards in this Set
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Bureaucrat
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Someone who works in a the offices of government is called a?
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Bureaucracy
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A large complex administrative organization in a hierachy like structure is known as?
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Executive Departments
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The Department of Defense, Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security are examples of what?
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Independent Executive Agencies
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The Social Security Administration and the Central Intelligence Agency which are organizations that have a single function and don't belong to a cabinet department are known as?
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Independent Regulatory Agencies
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The Federal Reserve system which determines policy on interest rates, credit availability, and money supply is a federal organization that is responsible for creating and implementing rules are what type of bureaucracy?
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Government Corporations
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The U.S. Postal Service and AMTRAK are business enterprises like private corporations. Which type of bureaucracy does this fall under?
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Enabling Legislation
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The government is allowed to create an agency if it so chooses, such that the law enacted includes the name, purpose, and composition of the new agency. This is known as?
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Adjudictate
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When someone violates a law or regulation that is enforced by a government agency, that agency can bring that person to court under an admin law judge. This practice is called?
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Neutral Competency
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The application of technical skills to jobs without regard to political issues is called?
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Iron Triangles
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Often people think that there is an alliance between the legislators, bureaucrats and interest groups. This is commonly referred to as the?
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Whistleblower
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Sam who works for the government reports to the congress that there is an inefficiency or illegal act that has occurred in his Department of Treasury. In terms of Political Science, he is referred to as a?
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Privatization
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In the UK, the government has controlled the health care system for years, essentially it is a universal health care system. If the government decides to no longer regulate the health care system and decides to put it into the hands into corporations not run/regulated by government, this …
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Issue Networks
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The United People for Universal Health care group which supports the Obama healthcare law on the "individual mandate" portion is an example of what?
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Congress and President
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The framers of the constitution originally deemed two branches of government to make foreign policy. Who are they?
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Commander in Chief of Military
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Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution says the President can oversee military action and guide defense policy. The President is known as the?
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2/3 vote
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The President can make treaties with foreign governments, however it must be approved by the U.S Senate by how much of the Senate?
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Department of State
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The government agency involved directly in foreign policy is which department?
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Department of Defense
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The government agency that establishes and carries out defense policy while also protecting our national security is which department?
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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The key military advisers that advise the president in military matters are known as the? (They include the Army, Air Force, Naval Operations, and Marine Corps)
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National Security Council
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Established in 1947, they include the President, Vice President, Secretary of State and Defense, in addition to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency as well as members from other organizations. They are the what?
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Isolationism
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The nation's founders felt that avoiding political involvement with other nations was the best way to protect American interests. This idea is called?
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Monroe Doctrine
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The President in 1823 announced that the U.S. would not tolerate foreign intervention in the Western Hemisphere and the U.S. would stay out of European Affairs. This is commonly known as?
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Interventionism
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In the Spanish American War of 1898, the United States fought war to free Cuba from Spanish rule. Spain lost and ceded Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States. This act is known as?
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Colonial Empire
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When a single nation has a group of independent nations under its rule, it is known to be a?
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Neutrality
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In 1914, World War I broke out and President Wilson proclaimed that the United States would not take sides in the conflict. Of course the U.S joined in 1917 when its ships were attacked by a German blockade to Britain. President Wilson originally declared what?
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Iron Curtain
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The political boundaries between the democratic countries (i.e. Britain) in Europe and the Soviet-controlled Communist Countries in Eastern Europe was referred in Winston Churchill's speech as the what?
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Marshall Plan
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Under President Truman, his administration instituted a policy of economic assistance to war-torn Europe. This was called the?
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Truman Doctrine
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In 1947, local communists backed the the Soviets were planning to take over Greece and Turkey. President Truman convinced congress to appropriate $400 million in aid to prevent the spread of communism. He declared the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting a…
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Bush Doctrine
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In response to September 11 Attacks, the President said that the U.S. was responsible to fight against terrorism and keep its boarders safe. This included the needs to fight Islamic groups, increase security in Iraq, and the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security. This is re…
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Obama Policy
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This president has opposed the war in Iraq but has still supported the U.S. entry into Afghanistan. In 2009 he ordered 17,000 additional troops deployed and later ordered 30,000 troops. He promised withdraw to start in July 2011. This is an example of who's foreign policy?
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POLS 1100: CHAPTER 18 - FOREIGN AND DEFENCE POLICY