1. America and Arizona Government for Elementary Teachers Presentation 19: Social Movements and Public Policy

2. Presentation Objectives AEPA Objectives 0008 Understand U.S. foreign policy. 0012 Understand the relationship of government to the United States economic system. 0017 Understand the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. 0018 Understand basic features of democratic government in the United States. AZ Social Studies Standard, Strand 3 Concept 3: Functions of Government Concept 4: Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship Concept 5: Government Systems of the World

3. The Politics of Public Policy Public Policy The action or inaction of the government on a problem or issue of concern to the public Who gets to determine whether something really is a problem or issue of concern to the public?

4. Types of Public Policy: How can we categorize policies? Basic functions of government  Distribution  Regulation  Redistribution Nature of their benefits  Tangible benefits  Symbolic benefits

5. Ideas and Values in Public Policy Policy Process Model Legitimization of Solutions Problem Identification Analysis of the effectiveness of the solution Implementation of problem- solving policies Solution formulation Agenda Setting

6. Foreign Policy Actors  President  Executive Branch  Congress  Courts  Attentive Public

7. Two Domains of Foreign Policy Security  Dept. of State  Dept. of Defense  National Security Council  Intelligence Community Economics  Treasury Department  Dept. of Commerce  Trade Representatives

8. US Foreign Policy themes Support for Status Quo Preference for Action Maintenance of American Hegemony Prevent WMD proliferation

9. Social Security Workers Retirees Payroll taxes Social Security Administration Benefits Social Security Trust Fund Congress Current Deficit Spending Treasury Bonds Cash

10. Social Security Looming Crisis  Baby Boomers retiring  Govt. IOUs (bonds) will have to be cashed Suggested Reforms  Decrease or means-test entitlement  Tax benefits  Increase retirement age  Increase payroll tax

11. Fiscal Policy Government income and spending Regulating the economy

12. Revenue

13. Expenditures

14. Deficits

15. Debt

16. Monetary Policy Federal Reserve  Sets Interest Rate  Sets Money Supply Inflation v. Unemployment Ben Bernake, Chairman of Federal Reserve

17. Federal Reserve Bank

18. Policymaking

19. Civil Rights Movement

20. SB 1070 Debate

21. Tea Party Movement

22. Conclusion

23. This Presentation This presentation is courtesy of Brian Dille, Professor of Political Science at Mesa Community College.