APGOVCH.15.Cecilia.Martinez

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Affordable care act

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is a United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.

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Agenda setting

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if a news item is covered frequently and prominently, the audience will regard the issue as more important.

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Board of governors

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is a federal government agency that is the Fed’s centralized component.

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Budget deficit

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caused when a government spends more than it collects in taxes.

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Charter school

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a publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a charter with a local or national authority.

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Common core

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a set of educational standards for teaching and testing English and mathematics between kindergarten and 12th grade.

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Department of Health and Human Services

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is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.

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Depression

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s a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or … A recession

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discount rate

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the minimum interest rate set by the Federal Reserve for lending to other banks.

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Distributive policies

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Aimed at ensuring proper distribution of opportunities, goods, services among different sections of society.

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entitlement programs

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a government program that guarantees certain benefits to a particular group or segment of the population.

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Federal reserve system

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It was created by the Congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.

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fiscal policy

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is the use of government revenue collection and expenditure to influence the economy.

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Governmental agenda

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a set of issues and policies laid out by ideological or political groups; as well as topics under discussion by an governmental executive, or a cabinet in government that tries to influence current and near-future political news and debate.

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gross domestic product

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the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.

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inflation

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a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
“policies aimed at controlling inflation”

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keynesian economics

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the various macroeconomic theories about how in the short run – and especially during recessions – economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate deman

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laissez-faire

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a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.

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means-tested programs

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determination of whether an individual or family is eligible for government assistance, based upon whether the individual or family possesses the means to do without that help.

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medicaid

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a health care program that assists low-income families or individuals in paying for doctor visits, hospital stays, long-term medical, custodial care costs and more.

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medicare

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federal health insurance program for: People who are 65 or older. Certain younger people with disabilities. People with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD)

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monetary policy

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the process by which the monetary authority of a country, typically the central bank or currency board, controls either the cost of very short-term borrowing or the monetary base, often targeting an inflation rate or interest rate to ensure price stability and general trust in the currency.

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national debt

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the total amount of money that a country’s government has borrowed, by various means.

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no child left behind

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was a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; it included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students.

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non-means-tested programs

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There is no means-test and no national insurance contributions conditions, you just have to fit the rules for who can claim. They are usually ignored as income for means-tested benefits.

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open market operations

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an activity by a central bank to give liquidity in its currency to a bank or a group of banks.

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policy adoption

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its decisions that are intended to solve problems and improve the quality of life for its citizens.

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policy evaluation

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labor laws, define property, enforce contracts, set market standards, provide goods, fund programs,

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policy formulation

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the development of effective and acceptable courses of action for addressing what has been placed on the policy agenda.

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policy implementation

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a general concept policy implementation can be defined as the third stage of policy cycle its means the stage of the policy process immediately after the passage of a law, or the action that will be taken to put the law into effect or that the problem will be solved.

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public policy

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the principle that injury to the public good is a basis for denying the legality of a contract or other transaction.

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recession

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a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.

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redistrubutive policies

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Government funded food programs take SNAP ie food stamps.

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regulatory policies

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These policies are generally thought to be best applied when good behavior can be easily defined and bad behavior can be easily regulated and punished through fines or sanctions.

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reserve requirements

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The reserve requirement is a central bank regulation employed by most, but not all, of the world’s central banks, that sets the minimum amount of reserves that must be held by a commercial bank.

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social security act

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created Social Security in the United States, and is relevant for US labor law. It created a basic right to a pension in old age, and insurance against unemployment.

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systematic agenda

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all issues that are commonly perceived by members of the political community as meriting public attention and as involving matters within the legitimate jurisdiction of existing governmental authority

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vouchers

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a small printed piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount or that may be exchanged for goods or services.