Public Policy - SOC 145 group activity

what is public policy?

• an approach that puts money in the pockets of consumers who
  will, in turn, generate economic activity.

• the rules and regulations enforced by a governing body that provides a framework for societal challenges and concerns.

• basically puts money in the pockets of the working class to encourage an unregulated market

• puts money in the pockets of the wealthy and allows corporations to invest it in production, increasing employment

what is the Keynesian economic approach?

• puts money in the pockets of workers (consumers) who
  will spend it and thus generate economic activity, creating demand, and
  keeping people employed.

• puts money in the pockets of the wealthy and corporations who will then invest it in
  productive projects, increasing employment.

• taxes the middle class, putting money back into the government, so they can encourage policies that will benefit the middle class.

• taxes the rich, shifting money to the middle and working classes

what two economic theories help shape public policy?

• Keynesian economics and Malthusian economics

• Keynesian economics and Marxian economics

• "Trickle-down" theory and Malthusian economics

• Keynesian economics and the "Trickle-down theory"

who do tax cuts benefit the MOST?

• the lower class

• the top 5 percent

• the top 1 percent

• the middle class

which ideologies sustain public policy inequality?

• demonization of the poor

• individualism

• anarchism

• Marxism

what initiatives best show the influence of Keynesian economics in America?

• stimulus packages and tax breaks

• welfare programs and the Space Act of 1958

• the 19th Amendment and Clean Air Act

• Endangered Species Act and the Pacific Railway Act

what are examples of invisible policies?

• subsidizing businesses and homeownership

• the G.I. Bill and the Toxic Substances Control Act

• destruction of private property

• Medicaid and the Equal Pay Act

what is an example of "wealthfare" (aka -corporate welfare)?

• food stamps

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• tax avoidance

how does US capitalist ideology influence government action and authority?

• allows for monarchical powers to take authority and enforce laws as they see fit

• influences a "hands-off" approach, in which governments create laws to outline policy but aims to let corporations run on their own

• pushes the mindset of a "hands-on" government, with strong government intervention

• encourages totalitarian groups to overthrow the existing government

the majority of the public policies that help middle and _____ classes are considered invisible.