Domestic And Foreign Policy

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Public policy

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government plan to solve a problem that people share collectively

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redistributive policies

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attempt to shift wealth from the "haves" to "have-nots"

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regulatory policies

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designed to restrict or change the behavior of certain groups or individuals

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social policies

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distributive and redistributive policies that seek to improve the quality of citizen's lives

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social welfare policies

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government programs that provide for the needs of those who cannot

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means-tested programs

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where beneficiaries must prove that they lack the necessary means to provide for themselves

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social insurance programs

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offer benefits in exchange for contributions made by citizens to offset future economic need

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social security

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provides what is essentially a guaranteed pension for workers

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entitlement program

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means that benefits must be paid to people who are entitled to receive them

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social security act

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guaranteed pensions for older Americans included a program called Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) so no child would go hungry in America

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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

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gave states greater control over how they spend their money but caps the amount that the federal government will pay for welfare

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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provides low-income families with vouchers to purchase food

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medicare

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extended health care coverage to virtually all Americans who are over sixty five, disabled, or suffering from permanent kidney failure

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medicaid

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federally sponsored program that provided free medical care to the poor

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subsidies

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financial incentives such as cash grants, tax deductions, or price supports given by the government to corporations, individuals, or other governments to encourage certain activities or behaviors

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economic policy

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addresses the problem of economic security for society

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fiscal policy

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government's power to tax and spend

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balanced budget

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in which government spends no more money than it brings in through taxes and revenues

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deficits

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shortfalls due to government spending more in a year than it takes in

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surpluses

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extra funds because government revenues are greater than its expenditures

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monetary policy

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regulates the economy by controlling the money supply by manipulating interest rates

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interest rates

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take money out of circulation

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Federal Reserve System

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controls the money supply

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progressive taxes

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means that people with higher incomes not only pay more taxes but they also pay at a higher rate

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regressive taxes

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taxes with a fixed percentage; poor people pay more than the wealthy

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capital gains tax

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tax levied on the returns that people earn from capital investments

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flat tax

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where people would pay the same percentage of their incomes, regardless of how much they make

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consumption tax

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national sales tax that applies to state taxes

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value-added tax (VAT)

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where tax is implemented at the point of sale, it's levied at each stage of production

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deregulation

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removal of excessive regulations in order to provide economic efficiency

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foreign policy

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official U.S. policy designed to solve problems that take place between us and actors outside our borders

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isolutionism

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where Americans should put themselves and their problems first and no interfere in global concerns

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interventionism

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where we engage in shaping global environment and intervene to shape events in order to keep the republic safe

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intergovernmental organizations

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bodies that have countries as members such as the United Nations (192), NATO (26), Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (12), EU (27)

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nongovernmental organizations (NGO)

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organizations that focus on specific issues and whose members are private individuals or groups from around the world

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multinational corporations

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large companies that do business in multiple countries and wield tremendous economic power

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crisis policy

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deals with emergency threats to our national interests or values

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strategic policy

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lays out the basic U.S. stance toward another country or a particular problem

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structural defense policy

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focuses largely on the policies and programs that deal with defense spending and military bases

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Cold War

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bitter global competition between democracy and authoritarianism, capitalism, and communism between U.S. and Soviet Union

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Containment

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when U.S. tried to prevent the Soviet Union from expanding its influence

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Bush Doctrine

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joined a long list of presidential foreign policy doctrines that have tried to define and protect U.S. interests in the world

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National Security Council (NSC)

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president's inner circle

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Department of State

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manages foreign affairs

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Department of Defense

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manages American soldiers and their equipment in order to protect the U.S.

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Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

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consists of senior military officers of the armed forces

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Intelligence community

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collect, organize and analyze information

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Director of National Intelligence

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coordinates the entire network of agencies