The Last Essays Before the Test!!!!!!

Here are the last Chapter Essays and you know the drill by now I hope. Pick one out of the two essays and know that if you do all eight you will get 60 points extra credit. Good Luck!!

Chapter 18

1)Describe how Americansʹ individualistic attitudes are reflected in the politics and policies of social welfare. Who has ʺwonʺ in social welfare policy over the past several decades?

2)Describe the principal social welfare programs sponsored by the American government. What is the difference between entitlements and means-tested programs, and which are better funded? Is the government spending too much, too little, or about the right amount on social welfare programs? Explain.

Chapter 19

1)Discuss the key issues that will be important in health care policy over the next decade or so. How do you think they should be resolved, and why?

2) Describe some of the key laws passed by Congress in the past three decades to protect the environment. How effective have these laws been? What is the significance of the environmental impact statement requirement? Explain.

Chapter 20

1)Compare and contrast the major issues in foreign policy during the cold war era, and the United Statesʹ policies for dealing with the major issues and strategies of the post-cold war era. What key differences must be acknowledged in developing contemporary foreign policy?

2)Does democracy really have anything to do with international relations and the foreign policy of the United States? In what ways has foreign and defense policymaking affected the scope of the American government?

Chapter 21

1)Describe the diversity of state and local governments in the United States, with respect to government structure, spending and taxing policies, and representation. Does this diversity make state and local government in the United States more democratic? Why or why not?

2)Describe patterns of partisan competition, legislative turnover, and the adoption of term limits in the states. How are these developments associated with divided government?