AP Gov Ch.15 Viridian Leal Flashcards
Affordable Care Act
a 2010 law designed to ensure that nearly all Americans would have access to healthcare coverage, including those living in poverty.
public policy
an international course of action or inaction followed by government in dealing with some problem or matter of concern
distributive policies
public policies that provide benefits to individuals, groups, communities, or corporations
regulatory policies
Public policies that limit the activities of individuals or corporations or prohibit any types of unacceptable behavior
re distributive policies
public policies that transfer resources from one group to assist another group
systematic agenda
a set of issues to be discussed or given attention; it consists of all public issues viewed as requiring governmental attention
governmental (institutional) agenda
problems to which public officials feel obligated to devote active and serious attention
agenda setting
the process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government
policy formulation
the crafting of proposed courses of action to resolve public problems
policy adoption
the approval of a policy proposal by people with the requisite authority, such as legislature
policy implementation
the process of carrying out public policy
policy evaluation
the process of determining whether a course of action is achieving its intended goals
fiscal policy
the deliberate use of the national government’s taxing and spending policies to maintain economic stability
national debt
the total amount owned by the federal government to its creditors, both domestic and international
laissez-faire
economic philosophy that endorses a very limited role of government in the economy