| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Freedom of Information Act (1974) | act which declassified government documents for public use |
| Gramm-Rudman-Holings Bill (1985) | set budget reduction targets to balance budget but failed to eliminate loopholes |
| Hatch Act (1939) | a congressional law that forbade government officials from participating in partisan politics and protected government employees from being fired on partisan grounds; it was revised in 1993 to be less restrictive |
| Civil Rights Act 1964 | federal law that made segregation illegal in most public places, increased penalties and sentences for those convicted of discrimination in employment, and withheld federal aid form schools that discriminated on the basis of race or gender |
| Pendleton Act 1883 | method of hiring federal employees based on merit rather than on political beliefs or allegiances (replaced spoils system) |
| NAFTA | Created to allow the free movement of goods between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. by lessening and eliminating tariffs |
| Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 (MaCain/Feingold) | elminated soft money, raised the limits of individual contributions to $2000 |
| Congressional Budget Act of 1974 | After the president submits his budget, two budget committees study his overall package and obtain an analysis of it form the Congressional Budget Office |
| The Whistle Blower Protection Act | 1978, known as the Reform Act is the major piece of legislation protecting federal employees who disclose information (blow the whistle) on government misconduct or waste. |
| Defense of Marriage Act 1996 | In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or inter pretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word "marriage" means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife |
| Equal Pay Act 1963 | The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) (P.L. No. 88-38, 77 Stat. 56, 59) prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of gender by compensating workers differently for jobs that require equal skill, effort and responsibility. Congress hoped to eliminate wage differentials because they were thought to depress wages and the standard of living, |
| Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 | No covered entity shall discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. |
| Medicare Act 1965 | Medicaid provides health insurance for the poor, and Medicare provides health insurance for individuals sixty-five and over and the disabled. |
| Family and Medical Leave Act 1993 | to help people who were stressed about trying to balance the competing demands of work and family. May take unpaid leave for six weeks to help ailing child or parent. Vetoed by Bush Senior-with significant political ramifications- 1st law signed by Clinton |
| Lobby Disclosure Act 1995 | made accessible to the public, the media, and Congress information on who lobbies for whom, what issues are involved, and how much is being paid or received by the lobbyist in the process. |
| National Security Act 1947 | after World War II-a major reorganization of its national security policy. Creation of the CIA, and the National Security Council |
| Religious Restoration Act 1993 | Written in response to Oregon V Smith (peyote case) Government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability |
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