Public Policy Final Exam

effective lobbying

trying to influence government; often done by interest groups

executive branch

adds rules and regulations to laws to give more guidance (a bill that becomes a law will never be detailed enough)

legislative branch

where lobbying happens the most - done by hired professionals

PACS (political action commitees)

do prep work for lobbyists, done through down time and money

states

specific countries or governments

state department

connected to department of defense

secretary of state

marco rubeo

People that make up the National Security Council (NSC)

president, joint chiefs of staff, director of national intelligence

role of the joint cheifs of staff

advice the president on military affairs

national security agency

smaller, more secretive agency which is part of the pentagon that relies more on intelligence

pentagon

department of defense; focuses on comm codes and spying by wire tapping

world trade organization

tries to deal with tariffs and economic problems

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

spy organization done by humans founded in 1947

1945

United Nations created

1948

Marshall Plan- provided economic aid to rebuild Western European economies after World War II and to prevent the spread of communism

1949

NATO created - military alliance of west that has continued to move more east

1945- 1991

cold war: US vs Soviet Union (NATO vs Warsaw pact)

globalization

economic way of looking to bring the world together (United States want to lead politically and economically)

military industrial complex (1961)

used as a warning in Eisenhower’s farewell address about the corruption between government and businesses who make military hardware

Eisenhower

supreme commander in WW2 and commanding general of NATO who was familiar with corporate side of the military

Israel

#1 foreign aid recipient

Department of Homeland Security (2002)

created after 9/11 and contains programs such as ICE + TSA

Van den burg

politics stop at waters edge

terrorism

attack on civilians in hope of creating fear or terror (by government or not) - usually a tool for the weak because they can’t face the government openly

legal system solution for terrorism

treat acts as criminal and bring them to trial

military solution for terrorism

go to war against them

security solution for terrorism

increase security in country to minimize future dangers and threats

policy solution for terrorism

get to root cause for terrorism and address it

9/11 terrorism response by US

responds with military and security

war

violence from head of government

individual war (personal)

psychological: lack of conscious; biological, DNA or testosterone; theological, no sin = no war; political

Holy War

war seen as good by Christians no matter what

state war (national)

militarism; distraction- distract nation from internal problems by focusing on a war; type of government- some govts tend to be more war like; political cultural

system war (international/global)

distribution of political power, economics, natural resources, anarchy

pacificism

thinks war is always wrong (quakers, anabaptists, Amish, heredities, Mennonite)

just war theory

of military ethics that aims to ensure that a war is morally justifiable through a series of criteria, all of which must be met for a war to be considered just (Augustine, Aquinas, methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, CRC, angelicin)

patriotism

loyalty, devotion, or love for your country

visual representations of american patriotism

American flag, eagle, statue of liberty

world government

whole world falling under one government - revelation 13

national sovergnity

independence of your country