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domestic policy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| domestic policy | administrative decisions that are directly related to all issues and activity within a nation's borders |
| LBJ's "war on crime" | The FBI expanded, new policies and acts were passed, improving crime prevention and detection, prosecuting criminals, and enhance justice in courts |
| gun control | or firearm regulations is a set of laws and policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, modification, possession, and use of firearms by civilians. |
| federal spending on crime initiatives (officers & prisons) | itemized plan of spending |
| harsher punishments (federal crimes) | life sentences, cutting off a hand for stealing, harsher attitudes against rape |
| three strikes law | person convicted of two felonies or more serious crimes limits the ability of these offenders to receive a punishment other than the life sentence |
| "war on drugs" | united states governments attempt to control the manufacture, possession, and selling of drugs |
| brown v board | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark US Supreme Court case in which establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional |
| state government's role | all power not granted to the government is granted to the states. The governments roles are executive, judicial, and legislative. |
| elementary and secondary education act 1965 | passed with LBJ's war on poverty and has been the most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by the United States Congress |
| department of education | referred to as ED or education department is a cabinet-level department of the united states government |
| school vouchers | a government funded voucher for tuition fees at a school other than a public school that a student could attend free |
| no child left behind act | NCLB is the act passed by Congress to ensure that students in every public school has an equal opportunity to an education |
| renewable resources | a resource that can be used repeatedly such as; solar, energy, timber, and biomass. |
| global warming | the gradual increase in average temperature of earths atmosphere and ocean. This change is believed to be permanent. |
| toxic waste disposal SUPERFUND | |
| EPA | |
| EIS | |
| clean air act | |
| water pollution control act | |
| endangered species act 1973 | |
| medicaid | healthcare program for low income families or individuals paying for long term medical and custodial costs |
| medicare | federal health program for people who are 65 years old or older |
| veterans administration (VA) | independent government agency founded in 1930. formed to provide care for veterans and provide benefits for them and their families. |
| food and drug administration FDA | federal agency of the united states department of human and health services. |
| Clinton's health care proposals | AKA health security act or unofficially nicknamed HillaryCare |
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