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AP Government Chapter 19 Vocabulary

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Clean Air Act of 1970
landmark legislation that charged the Department of Transportation with the responsibility of reducing automobile emissions
Endangered Species Act of 1973
legislation that required the gov't to actively protect each of hundreds of species listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, regardless of the economic effect on the surrounding towns or regions
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
created in 1970, the gov't agency that is charged with administering various environmental laws
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
a form of network health plans that limits the choice of doctors and treatments
Medicaid
gov't program designed to provide healthcare for the poor
Medicare
gov't program designed to provide healthcare for the elderly
National health insureance
a program-that has been proposed in a variety of ways over the last few generations-to provide the financing, policies, and regulations to guarantee all or almost all Americans' medical health insurance
superfund
established by Congress in 1980, a fund devoted to cleaning up toxic waste supported by taxes on toxic waste
Water Pollution Control Act of 1972
passed by Congress to control pollution in the nation's rivers and lakes
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