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| Government programs designed to improve quality of life. |
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| An intentional course of action followed by government in dealing with some problem or matter of concern. |
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| A set of issues to be discussed or given attention. |
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| All public issues that are viewed as requiring governmental attention; a discussion agenda. |
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| Governmental (institutional) Agenda |
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| The changing list of issues to which governments believe they should address themselves. |
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| The constant process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by the government. |
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| The crafting of appropriate and acceptable proposed courses of action to ameliorate or resolve public problems. |
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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 through governmental agencies and the courts. |
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| The process of determining whether a course of action is achieving its intended goals. |
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| A 1935 law that established old-age insurance (Social Security) and assistance for the needy, children, and others, and unemployment insurance. |
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