Chapter 16: Politics and Public Policymaking

______ provides hospitalization insurance for the elderly, and _________ provides public assistance in healthcare for the poor.

1) Medicare 2) Medicaid

________ focuses on conservation, alternative, and renewable sources of fuel, global warming, and toxic waste disposal.

Energy policy

The ________ administers laws on explosives and firearms and regulates alcohol and tobacco products.

ATF

________ also plays an essential role in shaping foreign policy, and the Supreme Court can affect foreign policy through its interpretations of the law.

Congress

________ has traditionally been a state and local matter, but the federal government has become increasingly involved.

Crime prevention

The ________ prohibits illegal narcotics from entering the United States and patrols U.S. borders.

DEA

The Superfund was established in ________ for the cleanup of toxic waste sites.

1980

The ________ holds meetings with representatives from the various agencies to combine all requests into a single budget package, which the President submits to Congress in January or February.

OMB

The ________ collects and reports evidence in federal law or crossing state borders.

FBI

________- finding solutions to the problem by exploring alternative plans of action and developing proposals to solve the issue.

Policy formulation

________ was a significant issue in the 1992 presidential election, and a controversial national health care program was passed by Congress in 2009.

Health care

________ involves strategies and procedures for dealing with other nations to maintain peaceful relations through diplomatic, military, or trade relations.

Foreign policy

________ began during the New Deal era to provide government help against economic distress.

Social welfare programs

The ________ is responsible for gathering secret information essential to national defense.

Central Intelligence Agency

________ plays a major role in the development of foreign policy, including making recommendations to ________ and the president on foreign relations, approving treaties and ambassador nominations, and approving spending for national defense.

Congress

The president has significant power in ________, but it is not exclusive.

foreign policy

finding solutions to the problem by exploring alternative plans of action and developing proposals to solve the issue

Policy formulation

adopting a plan of action to address the problem, which may require the passage of legislation

Policy adoption

executing the plan of action by the appropriate agency or agencies

Policy implementation

analyzing the policy and assessing its impact on the issue

Policy evaluation