FRQ Review!
UNIT IV:
PUBLIC POLICY
2002
 Using your knowledge of United States
politics,
A.
B.
C.
Describe the trend in distribution of government benefits
for children and for the elderly from 1965 to present.
Identify two politically relevant factors that have affected
the changing distribution of government benefits between
children and the elderly.
Explain how each of the two factors identified in B has
affected the changing distribution of governmental
benefits.
2006
 In recent decades, entitlement programs have
constituted substantial portion of the United States
federal budget. Social Security is the largest
entitlement program in the United States. From your
knowledge of United States politics, perform the
following tasks.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Define entitlement program
What is the primary source of revenue for the Social Security program?
Identify one threat to the future of the Social Security program should
the trends we see today continue.
Describe one demographic trend that threatens the future of the Social
Security program AND explain how it is responsible for the threat you
identified in C.
Explain how any one of the trends would change if the age of eligibility
for Social Security were raised.
2008
 Fiscal policy and monetary policy are two tools
used by the federal government to influence the
United States economy. The executive and
legislative branches share the responsibility of
setting fiscal policy. The Federal Reserve Board
has the primary role of setting monetary policy.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Define fiscal policy.
Describe one significant way the executive branch
influences fiscal policy.
Describe one significant way the legislative branch
influences fiscal policy.
Define monetary policy.
Explain two reasons why the Federal Reserve Board is
given independence in establishing monetary policy.