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13 Cards in this Set
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domestic policy
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Policies that affect a nation's internal affairs
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felony
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a serious criminal offence punishable by imprisonment. the penalties range from one year in prison to death
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in-kind subsidy
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assistance that is given in forms other than cash, such as food stamps
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income transfer
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the transfer of income from one group to another, as with the farm program, and the transfer from one generation to another, as occurs in the Social Security program
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Social Security
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a government insurance program of obligatory savings financed from payroll taxes imposed on both employers and employees. Workers pay for the benefits after they retire.
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supplemental sucurity income (SSI)
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a government program that establishes a minimum income for the aged, the blind, and the disabled
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temperary assistance to needy families (TANF)
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funds in the form of grant, turned over to the states by the U.S. government; restrictions include a two-year limit on benefits unless recipient is working, and a five year maximum for benefits
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food stamps
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government-issued coupons that can be used to purchase food
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earned income tax credit (EITC)
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a program created in 1975 which gives back to low-income workers part or all of their social security taxes
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enviromental impact statement
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a statement mandated by the Environmental Policy act that must show the costs and benefits of federal actions that could significantly affect the quality of the environment
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global warming
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the annual increase in average climatic temperatures throughout the world
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green house affect
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the trapping of heat inside the earth's atmosphere, which is a result of pollution caused largely by the burning of fossil fuels, and the emissions of carbon dioxide
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kyoto protocol
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a 1997 agreement among industrial nations to reduce emissions of green house gasses
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