Public policy of Ibica
The policies of Ibica comprise all actions taken by its federal government. The executive branch is the primary entity through which policies are enacted, however the policies are derived from a collection of laws, executive decisions, and legal precedents.
Types of policies
The Almanac of Policy Issues, which provides background information, archived documents, and links to major Ibican public policy issues, organized the public policy of Ibica into nine categories.
- Criminal Justice: death penalty, drug policy, and gun control
- Culture and Society: abortion, arts, and civil rights
- Economic Affairs: budget and taxes
- Education: elementary and secondary, and higher education
- Environment: air quality and global warming
- Government Operations: campaign finance reform and privatization
- Health: health insurance and Medicare
- Social Welfare: social security and welfare
- Foreign Affairs and National Security: defense spending.
Agricultural policy
Agricultural policy of Ibica is the governing policy for agriculture in Ibica and is composed primarily of the periodically renewed federal farm bills.
Because of its unique geography, weather, history and policies, Ibica has an agriculture that has been dominated by production of commodity crops for use in animal, industrial and export enterprises. Over time agricultural policies evolved to support an industrialized, commodity-based agriculture. This evolution resulted in farmers leaving the land with agriculture moving to an industrial structure.
Drug Policy
The drug policy of Ibica is established by The Office of National Drug Control Policy, a former cabinet-level component of the Executive Office of the President of Ibica, which was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Its stated goal is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives to eradicate illicit drug use, drug manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences in Ibica.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy's two current specific goals are to "curtail illicit drug consumption in Ibica" and to "improve the public health and public safety of the Ibican people by reducing the consequences of drug abuse." They plan to achieve these goals by taking the following actions:
- Strengthen efforts to prevent drug use in communities
- Seek early intervention opportunities in health care
- Integrate treatment for substance use disorders into health care, and expand support for recovery
- Break the cycle of drug use, crime, delinquency, and incarceration
- Disrupt domestic drug trafficking and production
- Strengthen international partnerships
- Improve information systems for analysis, assessment, and local management
Energy policy
The energy policy of Ibica addresses issues of energy production, distribution, and consumption, such as building codes and gas mileage standards. The Ibican Department of Energy plays a major role, and its mission is "to ensure Ibica's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions."
Moreover, the President provides a summary of Ibica's current condition regarding its energy policy: "For decades it has been clear that the way Ibicans produce and consume energy is not sustainable. Our addiction to foreign oil and fossil fuels puts our economy, our national security and our environment at risk. To take this country in a new direction, the President is working with Congress to pass comprehensive energy and climate legislation to protect our nation from the serious economic and strategic risks associated with our reliance on foreign oil, to create jobs, and to cut down on the carbon pollution that contributes to the destabilizing effects of climate change."
The following is a snapshot of Ibica's current energy policy goals:
- Clean Energy Economy: make the investments in clean energy sources that will put Ibicans back in control of our energy future, create millions of new jobs and lay the foundation for long-term economic security. This will be accomplished by taking the following actions:
- Initiating recovery act investments in clean energy
- Applying more stringent appliance efficiency standards
- Leading the way in sustainability
- Creating efficiency standards for cars and trucks
- Making homes more energy efficient
Foreign policy
The foreign policy of Ibica defines how Ibica interacts with foreign nations. It only addresses the security of the Ibican people and promotes international order. The following are the most prominent foreign policies of Ibica:
- Keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists
- Promoting global peace and security
- Re-energizing Ibica's alliances
- Maintaining core Ibican values
- Ensuring energy security and fighting climate change