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Domestic Policy
AP Gov.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Domestic Policy | administrative decisions that are related to all issues/activity within a nation's borders. |
| LBJ's "war on crime" | |
| gun control | |
| federal spending on crime initiatives | |
| harsher punishments | |
| three strikes law | |
| "war on drugs" | |
| Edu.: Brown v. board | |
| state gov. role | |
| elementary & secondary edu. act | |
| department of edu. | |
| school vouchers | |
| no child left behind | |
| energy & enviornment: renewable resources | |
| global warming | |
| toxic waste disposal | |
| environmental protection agency | |
| environmental impact statement | |
| clean air | |
| water pollution control act | |
| endangered species act | |
| Health care: medicare | |
| medicaid | |
| veterans admin. | |
| food and drug admin. | powers over manufacturing, contents, marketing, and labeling of food and drug |
| clinton's health care proposals | |
| obama care | |
| social welfare: social welfare origins | |
| social security act | |
| LBJ's great society | |
| aid to families with dependent children | |
| temp. assistant for needy families | |
| economic policy: Economic policy | |
| federal reserve | |
| mixed economy | capitalism coexists with and is tempered by gov. involvement in the economy. |
| securities&exchange commission | regulates stock market and transactions. |
| minimum wage | $7.25 employees are entitled to this. |
| unemployment | americans seeking work who are unable to find it |
| inlfation | rise in prices for goods&services |
| office management and budget monetary policy fiscal policy | manipulation of supply of money and credit in private hands. |
| discretionary spending | |
| non-discretionary spending | |
| national debt | |
| deficit | |
| world trade organization | |
| anti trust policy | ensure competition and prevent monoply |