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GOVT 2305 Spiker Rainey Summer 2014 Chapter 17 Vocabulary
Lauren Jones
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12th Grade
08/07/2014

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Medicare
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A federal program established during the Johnson administration that provides medical care to elderly. Social security recipients are over the age of 65.
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Madicaid
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A government program that subsidizes medical care for the poor (between national and state government).
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National Defense Education Act of 1957
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Emphasized math and science in schools and building weapon systems for scientists and engineers.
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Brown v. Board of Education
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A Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in schools were unconstitutional
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No Child Left Behind Act
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Education reform passed in 2002 that employs high standards and measurable goals as a method of improving american education.
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Charter Schools
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Semi-public institutions that are run by universities, non-profits, or corporations. Although some may take private donations to help increase the quality of education.
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Policy Formulation
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Identification of alternative approaches to addressing the problems placed on the agenda; crafting of proposed courses of action to resolve public problems.
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Systemic agenda
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Discussion agenda; all subjects viewed as requiring public attention and as involving matters within the legitimate jurisdiction of governments.
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Agenda
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A set of issues to be discussed or given attention
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Plurists Theory
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Says taht too many political resources scattered so widely no group can monopoly one policy
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Public Policy
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Intentional course of action or inaction followed by government in dealing with some problem or matter of concern.
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Agenda Setting
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The Governments recognition that a problem is worthy of consideration for governmental intervention; constant process of forming the list of issues to be addressed.
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Problem Recognition
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Identification of an issue that disturbs the people and leads them to call for governmental intervention, criteria is circumstances that can be addressed by government action.
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Policy Making Process Step by Step in order.
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Problem Recognition
Agenda Setting
Policy Formulation
Policy Adoption
Budgeting
Policy Implementation
Policy Evaluation
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Routine Formulation
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The altering of existing policy proposal or creating new proposals within an issue the government has preciously addressed
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Creative Formulation
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An attempt to develop new or unprecedented proposals that represent a departure from existing practices and that will better resolve a problem
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What are the 3 different forms of formulation?
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Routine, Analogous, Creative
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Budgeting
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This process allows president and the congress an opportunity to review policies/programs, monitor administration, value and effectiveness, exercise influence on conduct
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Clean Air Act of 1970
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established national primary and secondary standards for air quality in the United States. A revised version was passed in 1990.
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Public Policy
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The intentional course of action followed by government in dealing with problems or matters of concern is called
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