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civics chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Type of tax that is higher % as income increases | Progressive Tax |
| Helps low-income people with their health care expenses | Medicaid |
| People are given a card similar to a debit card for groceries | SNAP |
| What event was MOST important in moving the policies of the United States from isolationism to internationalism? | WW11 |
| Example of a nongovernmental organization (NGO)? | Red Cross |
| The Camp David Accords, orchestrated by President Carter, were agreements between Israel and Egypt. This is an example of D_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | Diplomacy |
| Tax on death | Estate tax |
| What are trade barriers that stop or slow trade with another nation in order to punish it. | Tariff |
| The U.S., Canada, and Mexico joined together to remove most trade barriers in an agreement known as | NAFTA |
| A foreign policy that involves a country minimizing its involvement in international affairs, particularly alliances and conflicts | Isolationism |
| Type U.S. federal income tax? | Progressive |
| Foreign Policy power of Congress? | Declare wars or approve treaties |
| What group views People are wealthy as a result of their personal circumstances? | Democrats |
| Main goal of American foreign policy? | National security |
| What group focuses on diplomatic solutions for conflicts instead of military? | UN |
| What is our system of banks in the USA? | Federal Reserve System |
| Policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations | Foreign Policy |
| Laws on taxation and government spending | Fiscal Policy |
| When a country extends its power and influence over other countries or territories like Hitler | Imperialism |
| TYPE of Foreign policy | Sanctions or Military or Global Environmental Policy |
| Taxes on goods that are imported to protect American business against foreign competition? | Tariffs |
| Name one way the FEDERAL govt generates funding? | Taxes (income, payroll, corporation) |
| Goals of US Foreign policy? | Democracy, security, stopping communism |
| What BRANCH controls trade? | Legislative/Congress |
| Name at least 2 ways STATES generate funding | Sales tax, income tax, property tax, grants, fees |
| What type of policy tends to collect payments or resources from many but concentrates direct benefits on relatively few? | Distributive Policy |
| What is the main goal of the United Nations? | Maintain worldwide peace and security |
| Name 2 TOOLS of foreign policy. | Treaties, Military, or Trade |
| Significance of Nuremburg Trials in diplomatic relations? | Individuals could be held accountable for their actions |
| Who chooses our ambassadors? | President |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs during the Great Depression demonstrated what policy? | Domestic policy |
| Provides money for families expecting children and provides parents with job preparation | TANF |
| Provides some income to retired people and minor children of a parent who has died. | Social Security |
| What group focuses on diplomatic solutions and resolving conflicts, rather than military strength. | UN (United Nations) |
| Which policy attends to anything INSIDE the US? | Domestic Policy |
| Which organization promises to defend all member nations in times of war or attack? | NATO |
| A more equal distribution of goods and services among citizens | Economic Equity |
| Is trade good or bad for our economy? | Trade enhances overall productivity, leads to greater production and increased consumption of goods and services. |
| Signing treaties and giving foreign aid are examples of | Tools that are used to carry out foreign policy |
| Money collected from some people and distributed to other people | Transfer Payments |
| 16th Amendment allows Congress ? | Collect income tax |
| President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act of 2009 aimed to provide more Americans with access to healthcare is an example of what policy? | Domestic Policy |
| Policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations | foreign policy |
| U.S. government policies have shifted from ________ approach to a more _______role in both international affairs. | Hands off approach (Isolated) to active approach (International) |
| Under International Law, what event held leaders accountable for their actions? | Nuremberg Trials |
| Good that is owned by a person/group and excluded from use by others? | private good |
| When federal government expenditures ____________its revenues, this creates a budget deficit. | exceeds |
| When federal government expenditures ____________its revenues, this creates a budget deficit. | public policy |
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