Chapter 14 civics Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Policy | Set of rules or guidelines |
Public policy | the cource of action the goverment takes response to an issue or problem |
planning commission | advisory group that may include government leaders, businesspoeple, local residents and professionals |
short-term plan | policy meant to be carried out over the next few years |
long-term plan | broader policy meants to serve as a guide over the next 10, 20, or even 50 years |
infrastructure | system of roads, bridges, water, and sewers |
priority | goals a community considers most important or most urgent |
reesource | money, people, and materials available to accomplish the community's goals |
master plan | a plan that states a set of goals and ecplains how the governemtn will carry them out to meet changing needs over time |
Chater school | schools that receive stat funding, but are excused from meeting many public school regulations |
tuition voicher | a kind of government money order |
community policing | local police force visibly keeping the peace and patrolling neighborhoods |
welfare | the health, prosperity and happiness of the members of a community |
environmentalism | movment concerned with peotcting the environment |
solid waste | tecnical name for garbage |
landfill | place where garbage is dumped |
NIMBY | not in my back yard |
toxic | poisonous |
recycle | reusing old materials to make new ones |
conservation | preservation and protection of our natual resources |
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