AP 17 Social Policy
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Maestro622 on April 4, 2012
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AP political science Atascadero
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Agenda | a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to |
| Agenda setting | The constant process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government |
| Entitlement program | Programs such as unemployment insurance, disaster relief, or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens. |
| Medicare | a federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older |
| Means tested program | government programs only available to people below poverty line. example: reduced price school lunch, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Medicaid |
| Policy adoption | the official decision of a government body to accept a particular policy and put it into effect |
| Policy evaluation | the process of determining whether a course of action is achieving its intended goal |
| Policy formulation | the development of strategies for dealing with the problems on the official policy agenda |
| Policy implementation | Carrying out a policy through government agencies and courts |
| Public policy | the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem |
| Social security | federal program of disability and retirement benefits that covers most working people |
| Social welfare policy | Government programs designed to improve quality of life |
| Systemic agenda | all public issues that are viewed as requiring governmental attention; a discussion agenda |
| Governmental Agenda | changing list of issues to which governments believe they should address themselves |
| Medicaid | program that subsidizes medical care for the poor |
| Non-means tested | programs provided irrespective of the income of the recipients |
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