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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/08%3A_Eee_Economics_Economic_Systems_and_Economic_Policy/8.09%3A_Budgets_and_Fiscal_PolicySo the 15 percent applies to the first $20,000 or so of everyone’s income, and the additional rate—in a series of steps—applies only to what you earn over that.) When the top marginal rate was 70 perc...So the 15 percent applies to the first $20,000 or so of everyone’s income, and the additional rate—in a series of steps—applies only to what you earn over that.) When the top marginal rate was 70 percent, that appeared to have encouraged people to find ways to legally hide their money from the government, as opposed to investing it and making more money.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/08%3A_Eee_Economics_Economic_Systems_and_Economic_Policy/8.07%3A_Measuring_the_Economy-_GDP_and_Inflationin the mid- to late 1970s, a soft economy meant high unemployment and the Arab oil embargo caused inflation by driving up the price of oil. (Rising or falling energy prices affect nearly everything el...in the mid- to late 1970s, a soft economy meant high unemployment and the Arab oil embargo caused inflation by driving up the price of oil. (Rising or falling energy prices affect nearly everything else, since our society is so energy dependent.) Economists even came up with a “misery index,” combining numbers for inflation and unemployment.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/09%3A_International_Relations/9.03%3A_The_Problem_of_MoralityThe other issue for the U.S., operating from a realist perspective, was that failing to support the Salvadoran government would send the wrong message to both allies and to states on the fence amid th...The other issue for the U.S., operating from a realist perspective, was that failing to support the Salvadoran government would send the wrong message to both allies and to states on the fence amid the Cold War. In fact, the war was as much about North Vietnam’s desire to reunite the country as it was about communism, and the north quickly marginalized the Viet Cong when they succeeded in defeating the south in 1975.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/10%3A_Applying_What_Youve_Learned-_Three_Issues/10.01%3A_TradeThe pollution generated by transporting stuff around the world that could be produced closer to home—such as manhole covers from India to the West Coast of the U.S.—is one of the leading sources of gr...The pollution generated by transporting stuff around the world that could be produced closer to home—such as manhole covers from India to the West Coast of the U.S.—is one of the leading sources of greenhouse gases, which appear to be the main source of climate change. An issue between China and the rest of the world is that China has tended to assign its currency at a fixed exchange rate relative to the dollar and the euro, for example.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/08%3A_Eee_Economics_Economic_Systems_and_Economic_PolicyThumbnail: Charging Bull, a bronze statue by Arturo Di Modica at Bowling Green, Manhattan, New York City. (CC BY-SA 2.0; Aseba).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/05%3A_Citizens_and_PoliticsHow people participate, and how much they participate, may be determined in part by political culture.Political culture is a broadly shared system of beliefs on the nature of government and citizens’ ...How people participate, and how much they participate, may be determined in part by political culture.Political culture is a broadly shared system of beliefs on the nature of government and citizens’ roles within government. “Broadly shared” means these are ideas that large numbers of people agree upon.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/04%3A_Types_of_Governments-_A_Republic_or_a_Democracy/4.04%3A_Divisions_of_PowerThen again, there’s the 10th Amendment to the Constitution, and the last piece of the Bill of Rights: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the St...Then again, there’s the 10th Amendment to the Constitution, and the last piece of the Bill of Rights: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” That can be interpreted in any number of ways, and has been.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/01%3A_Politics_and_Power/1.03%3A_You_Don%E2%80%99t_Care_About_Government%2C_and_Maybe_You_ShouldAs Pete Townsend said in “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” (the greatest rock’n’roll song ever written about politics), “The party on the left, is now the party on the right, and the beards have all grown lon...As Pete Townsend said in “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” (the greatest rock’n’roll song ever written about politics), “The party on the left, is now the party on the right, and the beards have all grown longer overnight.” (Really, nothing much changes in terms of human nature and how we attempt to make things work in society.) But telling people that it’s broken has the counterintuitive effect of making them not care.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/08%3A_Eee_Economics_Economic_Systems_and_Economic_Policy/8.05%3A_The_Other_Side_of_MarketsSimilarly, the break-up of AT&T in the 1980s, when it was the world’s biggest corporation and the nation’s dominant phone company, became something of a moot point in a few years as cell phones and sa...Similarly, the break-up of AT&T in the 1980s, when it was the world’s biggest corporation and the nation’s dominant phone company, became something of a moot point in a few years as cell phones and satellite communication began to end AT&T’s dominance of local and long-distance telephone service. But the cost of the pollution in terms of health and the environment isn’t paid for by the user of the resource, either you or me driving to work or school, or the people who own or work at the factory.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/09%3A_International_Relations/9.04%3A_Post-Cold_War_International_RelationsIt has been replaced by a somewhat multipolar world, in which the United States is the dominant military power, but finds itself among competing power centers in Europe, China, India and Russia, with ...It has been replaced by a somewhat multipolar world, in which the United States is the dominant military power, but finds itself among competing power centers in Europe, China, India and Russia, with radical change occurring in the Middle East and North Africa, potential conflicts with Iran, and the threat of global terrorism a reality since the tragedies of 9–11.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/An_Introduction_to_Politics_(Sell)/05%3A_Citizens_and_Politics/5.01%3A_Political_CultureSome Americans would prefer equality of outcome, and point to income disparities between the rich and the poor to suggest that equality of opportunity must be reflected in equality of result for it to...Some Americans would prefer equality of outcome, and point to income disparities between the rich and the poor to suggest that equality of opportunity must be reflected in equality of result for it to be meaningful. The politics of Chicago, Seattle, and Atlanta are quite different, as are the politics of urban and rural settings. (People from the east who visit Seattle are surprised to see Seattleites waiting at crosswalks for the light to change, even when there are no cars coming.
