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