Classify each of the following specific policy actions in terms of the five basic functions of government. Justify your classification in each case.
(a) Government expenditures for military and space research
(b) Amending the existing social security system to provide "catastrophic health insurance" for long illnesses
(c) The establishment of the Federal Trade Commission to police false and misleading advertising
(d) State subsidies to local school districts
(e) A Federal excise tax on gambling
(f) A program to distribute surplus agricultural products to poor families