an intentional course of action or inaction followed by government in dealing with some problem or matter of concern

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Public policies that provide benefits to individuals, groups, communities, or corporations.

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Public policies that limit the activities of individuals and corporations or prohibit certain types of unacceptable behavior

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Public policies that transfer resources from one group to assist another group.

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A set of issues to be discussed or given attention; it consists of all public issues viewed as requiring governmental attention.

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Problems to which public officials feel obliged to devote active and serious attention.

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the process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government

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The crafting of a policy to resolve public problem.

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The approval of a policy proposal by the people with the requisite authority, such as a legislature.

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the process of carrying out public policy

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The process of determining whether a course of action is achieving its intended goals.

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The deliberate use of the national government's taxing and spending policies to maintain economic stability.

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the total amount owed by the federal government to its credi- tors, both domestic and international.

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Economic philosophy that endorses a very limited role for gov- ernment in the economy.

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A decline in the economy that occurs as investments sags, produc- tion falls off, and unemployment increases.

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A severe and long lasting decline in the economy that occurs as investment sags production falls off, and unemployment increases.

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An economic approach first championed by econ- omist John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s, who maintained that spending by government can stimulate economic growth much faster than a free market could on its own.

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A rise in the general price levels of goods and services within an economy.

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the economic condition that occurs when expenditures exceed revenues

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the total market value of all goods and services produced in a country during a year.

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A form of government regulation in which the nation's money supply and interest rates are controlled.

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The organization in the United States tasked with such responsibilities as managing the money supply, stabilizing prices, moderating interest rates, and reducing unemployment.

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In the Federal Reserve System, a seven-member board that makes most economic decisions regarding interest rates and the supply of money; it is led by the Federal Reserve chair.

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The buying and selling of government securities by the Federal Reserve Bank

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The rate of interest at which the Federal Reserve Board lends money to member banks.

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Government requirements that a portion of member banks' deposits must be retained as backing for their loans.

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The federal program established during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration that provides medical care to elderly Social Security recipients.

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The cabinet-level department administering most federal social welfare and health-related policies and programs; it includes the National Institutes for Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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A government program that subsidizes medical care for the poor

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Bipartisan education reform bill that em-ployed high standards and measurable goals as a method of improving American education across states; in 2016, it was largely replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

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A voluntarily adopted multi-state approach to setting standards that all students should achieve up through the high-school level.

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Certificates issued by the government that may be applied toward the cost of attending private or other public schools.

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Semi-public schools that have open admission and receive some support from the government and may also receive private donations to increase the quality of education.

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A 1935 law that established old age insurance; assistance for the needy, aged, blind, and families with dependent children; and unemployment insurance.

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Government benefits that all citizens meeting eligibility criteria - such as age, income level, or unemployment - are legally "entitled" to receive.

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Programs that provide cash assistance to qualified beneficiaries, regardless of income. Among these are Social Security and unemployment insurance.

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Programs requiring beneficiaries to have incomes below specified levels to be eligible for benefits; among these are Social Security Insurance (SSI), Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called "food stamps."

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