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chapter 13 domestic policy Flashcards

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Promotional

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uses positive incentives to encourage behavior

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Subsidies

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government grants of cash or commodities

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Contracting power

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set conditions on companies and the government purchases goods by contract

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Regulatory

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rules backed by penalties to regulate conduct

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Police regulation

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reserved to the states to regulate health/safety/morals of citizens and enforced through civil/criminal penalties

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Administrative regulation

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power that seeks to minimize injuries or inconveniences to the public

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Regulatory taxation

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taxes designed to eliminate an activity such as alcohol or smoking

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Expropriation

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confiscation of property for public use

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Redistributive

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indirect control by altering conditions of conduct or manipulating the environment

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Monetary policy

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government regulates the economy by manipulation of money and credit supply

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Federal Reserve System

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all national banks are a member of this and borrow money from them with a fed funds rate

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Fiscal policy

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use of taxing/monetary/spending powers to manipulate the economy

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What is the purpose of the progressive income tax system?

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raise revenue and reduce disparities of wealth

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Contributory programs

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social programs financed by taxation/”forced savings”

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Social security

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workers contribute a portion of wages for benefits after retirement

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Medicare

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health insurance for the elderly

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Unemployment insurance

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helps replace lost wages

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Indexing

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adjusts social benefits/wages to account for increases in cost of living

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COLAs

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changes made to the levels of benefits of a government program based on the rate of inflation

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Noncontributory programs

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based on demonstrated need

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Medicaid

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health insurance to the poor and the fed gov provides matching funds to the states

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SSI

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provides uniform benefits to the elderly/disabled

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TANF

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benefits vary widely from one state to the next

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SNAP

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food stamps

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Tax expenditures

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taxes/credit rates that subsidize social welfare

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Personal Responsibilities and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (1996)

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created block grants for states which were given more discretion to design their own systems

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Sputnik (1957)

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national defense education act

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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

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provided aid to poor and rural areas

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No Child Left Behind Act

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stronger fed gov requirements for student testing

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What are the 3 controversial worries of NCLB?

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unfunded mandate, teaching to the test, and punished underperforming schools

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What replaced NCLB?

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every student succeeds act

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What did the district of colombia do in race to the top grant?

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designed communities for high-performing schools to train teachers at other schools to implement college ready standards

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What did delaware do in race to the top grant?

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met weakly for 90 minutes in professional learning communities

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What did ohio do in race to the top grant?

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hired former principals with strong track records of improving student achievement to coach principals in struggling schools

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US Public Health service

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since 1798 for disease/health control

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Who are health policies directed at and why?

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the poor because of medicaid, healthcare, and health insurance

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What are the 3 key features of affordable care act?

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creation of state-based insurance against insurers denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, individual mandate (requirement that ppl must purchase health insurance), and government subsidies

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What happened in 2007 with the affordable care act?

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made repealed by congress and funds cut

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Housing policies is…

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federal housing policies evolution

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2007 Housing Bubble

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money lent without the ability to repay back

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Elderly in social policy

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social security and medicare

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What reduces poverty?

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social security

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Middle and upper class in social policy

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benefits from social welfare programs

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Working poor in social policy

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ACA (health insurance), EITC (tax relief), SNAP (food assistance)

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Nonworking poor in social policy

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benefits from TANF/SNAP/Medicaid/state general assistance

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