Define the term policy and give one concrete example for each of the following at the national level: foreign policy, economic policy, and social policy. Answer: The National level refers to the Federal level, the 3 branches of the U.S. government. The Constitution does not say anything about "foreign policy," but it does make clear who is in charge of America's official relationship with the rest of the world. Article II of the Constitution say the president has power to make treaties with other countries (with consent of the Senate), appoint ambassadors to other countries (with consent of the Senate) and receive ambassadors from other countries. He's also Commander in Chief of the military. An example foreign policy would be the war on …show more content…
Answer: Delegated powers are powers the government has. One example of a delegated power is making peace treaties. Reserved powers are powers states have. One example of a reserved power is laws concerning marriage. Concurrent How has the role of the federal government in social policy action changed since the onset of the Great Depression? Answer: The Great Depression which lowered the economy from 1929-1940. Unemployment was at 25 percent, millions of people were homeless, and millions more were forced to leave their homes. The Great Depression and the Second World War led the federal government to turn to fiscal policy as a way of managing the economy and to bring us out of the depression. Many people suffered. Describe the major shift in foreign policy under President George W. Bush and the approach President Barack Obama has taken in foreign policy, 2009-2011. …show more content…
Bush was the kind of president who committed troops abroad no matter where and for disastrous, unpopular amounts of time. He didn't have much public support in committing troops to Iraq. However, Obama ran on a platform of reigning in commitment abroad. This led to troops leaving Afghanistan and Iraq. The other major thing about Obama's foreign policy is that he is working to negotiate with countries like Iran over nuclear programs, where Bush would have not and didn't. The other major shift is the role of drones. The usage of drones in hunting terrorist groups mean that Obama needs less boots on the ground and can do more remote warfare. Briefly describe the powers and typical actions of a municipal government. Answer: Municipal Government or sometimes Local Government refers to an elected Government by the civilians of a region/ city and has the authority to act in the name of the citizens of the region/ city under regulations that the Central, National or Federal Government issues and of course has nothing to do with the age or the gender of the elected persons who are authorized to perform their duties to the interests of the majority. Briefly describe the mayor-council form of municipal government. Answer: In the mayor-council form of government, the mayor and council members are elected separately. The mayor usually has a huge deal of administrative authority as well as a great deal of budgetary authority. In some areas, the municipal charter may severely limit