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| The pocket value of a home or property, based on fair market value, when the amount owed on the property (mortgages, liens) is excluded |
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| Policy allowing a worker time off to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member, while continuing to receive some income; in many nations, but not the US, paid family leave is legally guaranteed and sometimes even subsidized by the government |
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| The composition and membership of a family, including the organization and patterning of relationships among individual family members (step family, extended family) |
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| Policy or practice that is guided by the most up to date research outcomes in that field of study |
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| Federal Policy signed in 1996 defining marriage as between one man and one woman and, until 2013, limited marriage benefits to couples meeting this criterion |
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| Not a universally defined entity, but rather a collection of people (two or more) that can be identified by its structural connection (blood,relationship, legal ties) or by its functional connection (sharing economic resources or caring for its members); the preferred definition often depends on the intent of a specific policy or program |
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| Family life education movement |
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| Trend beginning in the early 20th century that prepared students for family life functions through coursework typically taught in social science departments |
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| National Council on Family Relations |
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| Professional association of researchers, educators, and practitioners dedicated to the study and strengthening of families worldwide, and publishing three scholarly journals including "Journal of Marriage and Family Relations" |
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| Workforce policy allowing either parent of a child to take (paid or unpaid) time off to care for that child, most commonly used in the case of a child's birth, adoption, or sickness |
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| Elected, hired, or appointed leader at the local, state, or national level who creates and shapes the laws or rules in the public or private sectors; leaders represent and reflect the views of their constituents in public debate and weigh these views along with local and national perspectives, popular opinion, and each one's personal conscience |
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| The practice of creating and shaping the laws or rules in the public or private sectors by leaders who are elected, hired, or appointed to represent and reflect the views of constituents, weighing these views along with local and national perspectives, popular opinion, and each ones personal conscience. |
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| Policies that change public programs/agencies into privately run enterprises subject to competitive market forces. |
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| Legislation signed in 1935 to provide federal financial assistance to the retired, aging, and unemployed |
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| Hierarchical ranking of an individual's or groups position in a particular social structure that is based on multiple variables such as level of education, occupation, income, and place of residence. |
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| Policies that decrease the level of governmental control over a system or industry |
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| An individual's position in a family that can determine how policies affect the individual (whether an individual is cohabiting or married, if the child is dependent) |
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| Collaborative program of the federal and state governments, providing medical benefits for low income citizens and legal permanent residents of the U.S meeting eligibility requirements |
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| Political action committees |
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| Organizations formed to raise and disperse large amounts of money supporting their favored political candidates and initiatives |
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| Transfer of legislative power from a central government to more regional centers of government |
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| The portion of the 14th amendment of the U.S Constitution guaranteeing all people "equal protection" under U.S. laws, which has in recent years been ruled by the federal courts to be relevant to families in some new ways |
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| Privatization of family law |
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| Increasingly prevalent legal practice of treating marriages and families as private contractual arrangements, prioritizing the rights and obligations of individuals rather than the collective needs and commitments of the family as a social institution |
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| Structural Family Systems Theory |
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| Developed by Salvador Minuchin to explain family dysfunction. These therapist strive to understand the invisible rules which govern family functioning, map the relationships between family members, and ultimately change dysfunctional families to healthy ones. |
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| Cash subsidy offered monthly to parents or guardians of young children in some nations. The U.S does not offer this but does offer tax exemptions |
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| The economic value of human beings each representing specific competencies, skills, and an ability to produce wealth |
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| Imbalance in the levels of income earned across various segments of society |
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| Supplement that increases the income level of an individual or family |
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| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
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| International association with 34 member nations, with a mission of cooperating to improve social and economic realities for people around the world; membership includes strong advanced nations |
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| A society in which all members share equal power |
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| Legislative branch of the U.S federal government that is comprised of the House of Reps and the Senate, and whose powers are limited to those specified in the constitution; other powers are reserved for states and their citizens |
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| Members of a group who are empowered to elect or designate another such as an elected official to act as their representative |
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| House of Delegates or Assembly |
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| In state government, an alternative title for one chamber of the state legislature, the House of Representatives |
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| In federal government, one of the two chambers of congress consists of 435 voting members, each of whom represents a congressional district and serves a two year term; in state government, one of the teo chambers of the state legislature |
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| Representing or supported by the interests or policies of no single political party, ideology, or interest group |
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| County and state agency personnel and directors of nonprofit organizations who develop the practices and procedures that underlie policy and program implementation |
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| The act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity |
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| In federal government, one of the two chambers of congress that consists of 100 senators (two from each state) who serve a six year term, in state government, one of two chambers of the state legislature |
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| Highest judicial body within a jurisdiction whose rulings are bit subject to further review by another court, in the United States there is one Supreme Court, but each state has its own high court over which only the U.S supreme court has jurisdiction on issues related to federal laws. |
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Laws enacted by the legislature
Then codified, i.e. Alabama Code |
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a written decision issued by a court, often referred to as a judicial opinion or decision
Changes every Friday-Dynamic System
Higher court decisions are binding on lower courts
Concept of precedent |
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Created by statute and charged with regulating an area of conduct
i.e. FDA (IRS)
Regulations- Code of Federal Regulations |
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A presidential policy directive that implements or interprets a federal statute, a constitutional provision, or a treaty
Have the force and effect of law
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statutes
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-Seeks adoption of identical or similar laws by all the states
-The NCUSL was formed in 1892 upon the recommendation of the American Bar
-Association for the purpose of promoting “uniformity in state laws on all subjects where uniformity is deemed desirable and practicable.” |
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- The House of Representatives
- The Senate
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- Vice President
- President pro tempore
- Majority leader (who has the majority of people in the senate) (right now: democrats)
- 17 senate committees, with 70 subcommittees
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| The House of Representatives |
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- Speaker of the house
- Majority leader
- 23 House committees, with 104 subcommittees
- determined by US census every 10 years
- a few delegates from US territories
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- New Hampshire = 2 reps
- Louisiana = 7 reps
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- 435 representatives
- entire House membership faces reelection every two years
- 100 Senators
- 1/3 of the senators every two year
- 6 year terms
- January 3rd-July 31st
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- Confirm or disapprove any treaties the President drafts
- Confirm or disapprove the Presidential appointments, such as the Cabinet, officers, Supreme Court Justices, and ambassadors.
- Holds a trial for a government official who commits a crime against the country
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- Coining Money
- Maintaining a military
- Declaring war on other countries
- Regulating interstate and foreign commerce
- Elastic Clause
- Impeachment
- write, debate, and pass bills
- investigating pressing national issues
- supervising the executive and judicial branches
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| 15 Executive Offices of the Cabinet |
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- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Treasury
- Department of Veterans Affairs
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| Department of Agriculture |
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| farming, agriculture, food |
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- Improving living standards by promoting economic development and technological innovation
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- military forces (pentagon)
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- equal access and opportunity, educational excellence
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- gas supply, securing the development and distribution of clean, reliable, and affordable energy
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| Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
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- responsible for protecting the health of all americans and providing human services especially for those who are least able to help themselves (CDC) food safety. 700 billion dollar budget
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| Department of Homeland Security |
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- patrol borders, protect travelers
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- responsible for housing needs, fair housing laws are enforced, low income substities programs (section 8 housing)
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- protecting natural resources
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- enforce the law, defend the interest of the united states according to the law
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- Charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces
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- Oversees federal highway, air, railroad, and maritime and other transportationadministration functions; components include the FAA
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- financial infrastructure of the country
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- The United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the U.S.
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| Department of verteran affairs |
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- administering all of the programs to veterans
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representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions. |
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| The process of how a Bill becomes a law: |
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| Bill draft-->Committee hearings-->Floor debate in the first chamber--> Floor debate in the second chamber-->Executive approval |
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| primary domains of family (really about families) |
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| anything else that impacts families (tax credit, education) |
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| the act or process of mediating; especially : intervention between conflicting parties to promote reconciliation, settlement, or compromise |
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| a process of settling an argument or disagreement in which the people or groups on both sides present their opinions and ideas to a third person or group |
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-Former Alabama supreme court Justice
-What was the most important thing in the last thousand years? democracy
-Paul Johnson says it was the Rule of Law
-The legislature is where policy is made |
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| everything that is not criminal, conflicts between people (FAMILY LAW) |
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conflict of the law and is punishable
Law-standards imposed by society (minimum standards)
Punishments-fines, imprisonment, restitution payment |
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| where all wills and estates are filed |
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-42 states have charter school authority-alabama does not
-The teachers union AEA keeps that from happening
-12 states that have tax credit scholarships
-Either pay $10,000 in taxes to the state or $5,000 to school to pay for scholarships for poor students to go to school
-AEA can block charter schools but didn’t block scholarships
The Alabama Accountability Act of 2013 does three things:
1. Allows for flexibility contracts between the State Board of Education and local school districts
2. Creates tax credits for families with students in a (chronically) failing school to attend a nonpublic school or non-failing public school
3. Creates tax credits for taxpayers (individuals and businesses) who donate to a nonprofit “scholarship granting organization” that provides scholarships for students to attend a nonpublic school or non-failing public school |
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