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Deterrence |
A government policy that is designed to keepsomeone from attacking this country by having adequate military forces for aform of retaliation. |
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The National Security Advisor |
A personal appointee by the President of theUnited States. He/She is in charge of the National Security Council staff thatmakes sure the decisions of the National Security Council are carried out. Theyare also an advisory member to the National Security Council. |
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Structural Deficit |
When a repeated deficit appears in the budgetthat you cannot overcome and therefore that deficit carries over and becomes aneven greater part of the debt. |
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Means Tested Program |
Requires that someone be eligible because theyare in a state of poverty. |
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Projection of Force |
The capability to move military forces from where they are currently located to where they need to be rapidly. |
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Caucus |
A method of selecting candidates for president.It consists of small, townhall-esque meetings where the views of the candidatesare heard and a vote is taken. Votes are then aggregated within each caucus andsent to a central location. |
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Primary |
An election before the election where partymembers decide to vote for their choice for a presidential candidate. |
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Ambassador |
The direct representative of the President ofthe United States of another country. |
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PAC |
A political action committee that raises andexpends funds for political candidates in the name of various interest groups. |
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Monetary Policy |
The responsibility of the Federal Reserve boardand it amounts to the protection and manipulation of our money supply in theUnited States. |
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Diplomatic Recognition |
The first step in establishing diplomaticrelations with another country. |
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Medicare
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A health program for those who are recipients ofsocial security and those who have various serious diseases. It sets in at theage of 65 for those covered.
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UAV |
An UnmannedArial Vehicle, aka a drone, used for reconnaissance purposes,intelligence gathering, and sometimes weapons. |
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Fiscal policy |
The tax and spend authority of the Congress usedto keep the economy in balance. |
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GDP |
The accumulation of all goods and services in acountry in a single year. |
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Discretionary spending |
The portion of a federal budget that Congress controlsand it is what is leftover after all mandatory spending is taken care of. |
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Entitlement |
A government program that is available to thosewho meet specific criteria. |
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ICE |
Immigration Customs Enforcement. A police forceof the Department of Homeland Security. Their job is to find those who are inthe country illegally and to arrest them and start the deportation process. |
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Surgeon General |
The chief medical officer for the United States.He/She is also in charge of the public health service and also the NationalInstitute of Health. |
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NIH |
The National Institute of Health are made ofresearch and diagnostic groups that look into serious diseases to try to findbetter methods of treatment. |
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Medicaid |
The healthcare program that are in means-testedprograms. It is available to those who meet the requirements under the nationalpoverty guidelines and it has been made a key point in Obamacare. |
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Triad |
Refers to the three major nuclear weaponssystems that are available to the United States. They include ICBMS, SBLMS, andAirforce bombers |
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Lobbyist |
Apaid member of an interest group who is trying to influence government agenciesto take action in favor of the interest group. |
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Snap |
The replacement for the food stamp program, ranby the Department of Agriculture |
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- Inwhat became known as the "Pentagon Papers Case," the NixonAdministration attempted to prevent the New York Times and Washington Post frompublishing materials belonging to a classified Defense Department studyregarding the history of United States activities in Vietnam. The Presidentargued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security. Thiscase was decided together with United States v. Washington Post Co.- Rulingwas in favor and allowed the New York Times and Washington Post to post thethen classified papers under the first amendment- Underthe First Amendment, these outlets were protected from government censorshipand punishment |
TheNew York Times v. United States (1971):
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was a decision ofthe United States Supreme Court holding that the practice ofrequiring only men to register for the draft was constitutional.- Golberg believed thiswas unconstitutional - Manystill question this as unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment
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Rostkerv. Goldberg |
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Was a writof habeas corpus submission madein a civilian court of the United States on behalf of Lakhdar Boumediene, a naturalized citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held in military detention by the United States atthe Guantanamo Baydetention camps in Cuba. - On June 12, 2008,Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion for the 5–4 majority, holdingthat the prisoners had a right to the habeascorpus under the United States Constitution and that the Military CommissionsAct of 2006 was anunconstitutional suspension of that right.
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Boumedine V. Bush |
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- a case in whichthe Supreme Court of theUnited States held that Statesthat participated in Medicaid were not required to fund medically necessary abortionsfor which federal reimbursement was unavailable as a result of the HydeAmendment, which restricted theuse of federal funds for abortion. The Court also held that the fundingrestrictions of the Hyde Amendment did not violate either the FifthAmendment or the Establishment Clause of the FirstAmendment.
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Harris v. McRae |
Your ____ is ____ of sunshine |
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When a repeated deficit appears in the budget that you cannot overcome and therefore that carries over and becomes an even greater debt |
Structural deficit |
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