Our Policy

Free trade means 

• the countries use the same currency
• No trade barriers
• there is a quota on some goods
• trade is quick and easy

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What is the purpose of NAFTA?

• To increase trade between all countries involved

• To help Canada become a more independent nation

• To eliminate the environmental issues between the nations involved

• To increase security for all countries involved

What term refers to the attitudes held by a significant number of people about an issue of public affairs?

• Public Opinion

• Pubic Policy

• Public Affairs

• Publics

All of the following are ways interest groups influence public policy EXCEPT --

• lobbying government officials

• making political contributions

• running candidates for office

• identifying issues

How can a citizen become involved in supporting a public policy that affects the entire nation?

• by attending a community school board meeting
• by signing a petition to be sent to Congress
• by joining a neighborhood watch group
• by volunteering to work in a senior citizen center

Government entitlement program established in 1965 that guarantees health insurance and prescription drug benefits to the elderly (65 and over)

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Social Security

Aid, such as money or food, given to homeless and other financially needy people, the aged, or the inhabitants of a disaster-stricken area. 

• Medicaid
• Public Assistance
• Protectionism

Policy area that includes guidelines, principles, legislation, and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare.

• Fiscal Policy
• Economic Policy
• Social Policy

Government entitlement program created in 1936 that instituted a pension system for all Americans over the age of 62 as well as unemployment insurance.

• Social Security
• Medicaid
• Welfare

Blanket term referring to public assistance to the poor which includes programs such as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), food stamps, Medicaid, Supplementary Security Income (SSI), etc.

• Welfare
• Medicaid
• Trade Barrier