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30 Cards in this Set
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administrative regulations
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control is given to civilian agencies rather than police
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Aid to families with Dependent Children
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AFDC
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civil penalties
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fines or some other form of material restitution as a sanction for violating civil laws or committing negligence
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contracting power
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means of encouraging corporations to improve themselves, to help build the ecomony
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contributory programs
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what people have in mind when they think of social security or social ins.
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cost of living adjustments
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designed to increase benefits to keep up with the rate of inflation
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criminal penalties
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usually refer to imprisionment but can also have heavy fines and loss of certain civil rights and liberties
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discount rate
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"hard money policy" that increases the interest rate it charges member banks
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eminent domain
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a power that is recognized as inherent in any gov't
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expropriation
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widely used technique of control in the US, especially in land use regulation
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Federal Reserve Board
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governing board of the Fed. Res. System
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food stamps
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coupons that can be exchanged for food at most grocery stores
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indexing
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benefits paid out under contributory programs would be modified annually by cost of living adjustments
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inflation
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an increase in prices
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in kind benefits
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non-cash goods or services that would otherwise have to be paid for in cash by the beneficiary
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license
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a privalege granted by a gov't to do something that it otherwise considers to be illegal
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means testing
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a procedure that requires applicants to show a financial need for assistance
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medicaid
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a program that provides extended medical services to all low income persons who have already est.eligibility through means of testing
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medicare
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provides substantial medical services to elderly persons who are already eligible to receive disability ins. thru SS
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noncontributory programs
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public assistance programs, welfare
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police power
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a power traditionally reserved to the states
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public policy
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policy carried out whether one agrees or disagrees
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regulation
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direct gov't control of conduct
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regulatory tax
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tax to discourage activity altogether, making it too expensive for most people
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shadow welfare state
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social benefit that private employers offer to their workers (med. ins.)
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social security
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social insurance
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subsidies
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gov't grants of cash or other valuable commodies such as land
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supplemental security income (ssi)
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provides uniform minimum benefits across the entire nation and includes mandatory COLAs.
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tax expenditures
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an important way in which the federal gov't helps ensure the social welfare of the middle class
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temporary assistance to needy families (TANF)
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a federal block grant that replaced AFDC
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