PSCI 1050

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PSCI 1050

• Review Slides for Exam3

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Policy Process

• Policymaking system
• People?linkage institutions?policymaking
  institutions?policy
• Stages of the policy process
• What are they?
• Who is involved?
• Perhaps be able to identify at which stage of the
  policy process an example takes place

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Economic Policy

• Who is involved?
• Fiscal and monetary policy
• How is the economy important to elections in
  American politics?
• What are some general differences in economic
  policy by political party or ideology?
• What are some arenas of economic regulation?

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Budgetary Policy

• Where does budgeting take place in the
  policymaking process?
• How do we characterize the growth of the federal
  budget?
• What is the largest segment of the budget?
• What is the budget deficit/national debt?
• How and why does it fluctuate?
• What are the politics of deficit reduction?

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Foreign and Defense Policy

• What are the three tools of foreign policy?
• What is the role of military in American history
  and what are some recent trends?
• What about diplomacy and economic sanctions?
• What are the dominant foreign policy issues
  today?
• Other issues?
• International trade
• Energy Dependence
• We talked about the environment, too.

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Summary

• This review should give you some additional
  perspective on what is important for the third
  exam
• It does not cover everything!
• Make sure you know your notes and double check
  the textbook at need
• Exam 3 is in this room at 1030am on December
  15do NOT be late!