Chapter 16

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Domestic policy

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A category of public policy that includes a broad and varied range of government programs affecting the lives of citizens within a country

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Public policy

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An intentional course of action or in action filed by government in dealing with some problem or a matter of concern

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Patient protection and affordable care act

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2010 legislation aimed at reducing the number of uninsured individuals and decreasing healthcare costs

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Greenhouse gases

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Gases in the atmosphere that lead to higher global temperatures

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Global warming

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The increasing global temperatures due to carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil

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Agenda

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Set of issues to be discussed or given attention

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Systemic agenda

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A discussion agenda; it consist of all public issues that are viewed as requiring governmental attention

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Governmental agenda

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Problems to which public officials feel obliged to devote active in serious attention

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Agenda setting

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The process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government

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Policy formulation

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The crafting a proposed courses of action to resolve public problems

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Policy adoption

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The approval of a policy proposal by people with the requisite authority such as legislature

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Policy implementation

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The process of carrying out public policy

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Policy evaluation

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The process of determining whether a course of action is achieving its intended goals

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Medicare

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The federal program established during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration that provides medical care for elderly Social Security recipients

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Medicaid

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Government program that subsidizes medical care for the poor

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No Child left behind act

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Education reform passed in 2002 that employs high standard and measurements goals as a method of improving American education

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Vouchers

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Certificates issued by government that may be applied toward the cost of attending private or other public schools

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Charter schools

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Semipublic schools that have open admission but also receive private donations to increase the quality of education

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Clean air act of 1970

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The law that established national primary and secondary standards for air-quality in the United States. a revised version was passed in 1990

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Clean water act of 1972

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The act that created water quality standards to control pollution including elimination of point source discharge of pollutants