Domestic Policy PPT, Exercises of Public Policy

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Domestic Policy

-^ The area of

public policy

which concerns laws, government

programs, and administrative decisions which are directly relatedto all issues and activity within a nation's borders Includes

-^ business, education, energy, health care, law enforcement, money andtaxes, natural resources, social welfare, and personal rights andfreedoms

Domestic Policy

Reflects

-^ History of Nation •^ Social and economic conditions •^ Needs of the people •^ Nature of the government

Conservative vs. Liberal

-^ Domestic policy is always an area of

disagreement

and

debate

within government Conservative

= order, security, traditional values, deregulation of

business, hands off economic policies, government cannot “fix”poverty and economic inequality Liberal

= equality, economic security, ease human suffering, more regulation of business, limit pollution

Shaping Domestic Policy

-^ Responsibility of elected leaders, lawmaking bodies, and specializedgovernment agencies^ •

Congress • Executive Bureaucracy

Influences^ •

Voters • Media • Money • Lobbyists and interest groups