Chapter 17 Domestic Policy Flashcards
A set of issues to be discussed or given attention.
agenda
A discussion agenda; it consists of all public issues that are veiwed as requiring governmental attention.
systematic agenda
Problems to which public officials feel obliged to devote active and serious attention.
agenda setting
The crafting of proposed courses of action to resolve public problems.
policy formulation
The approval of a policy proposal by the people with the requisite authority, such as legislature.
policy adoption
The proces of carrying out public policy.
policy implementation
The process of determining whether a course of action is acheiving its intended goals.
policy evaluation
The federal program established during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration that provides medical care to ederly Social Security recipients.
Medicare
A government program that subsidizes medical care for the poor.
Medicaid
Education reform passed in 2002 that employs high standards and measurable goals as a method of improving American education.
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Certificates issued by the government that may be applied toward the cost of attending private or other public schools.
vouchers
Semi-public schools that have open admission but may also receive private donations to increase the quality of education.
charter schools
The law that established national primary and secondary standards for air quality in the United States. A revised version was passed in 1990.
Clean Air Act of 1970
The increase in global temperatures due to carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil.
global warming