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Domesticated Policy
Domestic Policy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Domestic Policy | presents decisions, laws, and programs made by the government which are directly related to all issues and activity within the country |
| 2. LBJ's "War on Crime" | LBJ's policy to prevent crime in America. It included restrictions on gun sales. He staged a 3 step process: prevention, follow through, and attacking at "its roots" |
| 3. Gun Control | The restriction and availability of firearms characterized by a stalemate between the Second Amendment and the responsibility of government to prevent crime, maintain order and wellbeing of its citizens |
| 4. Federal Spending on Crime Initiatives | |
| 5. Harsher Punishments for Federal Crimes | |
| 6. Three Strikes Law | Statutes enacted by state governments in the United States which require the state courts to hand down a mandatory and extended period of incarceration to persons who have been convicted of a serious criminal offense on three or more separate occasions |
| 7. "War on Drugs" | Prohibition and foreign military aid being undertaken by the United States government, with the assistance of participating countries, intended to both define and reduce the illegal drug trade |
| 8. Brown v. Board | Desegregated the schools and affirmative action. |
| 9. State Government's Role | The states have plenary power to enact statutes concerning education so long as these statutes do not violate the provisions of the United States Constitution. State departments and boards of education are generally responsible for supporting education. |
| 10. Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) | Funds primary and secondary education, while explicitly forbidding the establishment of a national curriculum |
| 11. Department of Education | Department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students) |
| 12. School Vouchers | A government-funded voucher redeemable for tuition fees at a school other than the public school that a student could attend free |
| 13. No Child Left Behind | Sets performance guidelines for all schools and also stipulates what must be included in accountability reports to parents |
| 14. Renewable Resources | A naturally occurring raw material or form of energy that has the capacity to replenish itself through ecological cycles and sound management practices |
| 15. Global Warming | A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect. Al Gore. |
| 16. Toxic Waste Disposal (Superfund) | The federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide |
| 17. Environmental Protection Agency | Federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
| 18. Environmental Impact Statement | Document required by the National Environmental Policy Act for federal government agency actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment" |
| 19. Clean Air Act (1970) | The reduction of smog and air pollution in general. The use by governments to enforce clean air standards has contributed to an improvement in human health and longer life spans |
| 20. Water Pollution Control Act (1972) | Established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution by 1985, and ensuring that surface waters would meet standards necessary for human sports and recreation by 1983 |
| 21. Endangered Species Act (1973) | United States will protect and recover animal and plant species whose populations are in dangerous decline or close to extinction. The law protects also the habitat upon which species depend |
| 24. Medicare | A federal system of health insurance for people over 65 years of age and for certain younger people with disabilities |
| 25. Medicaid | A federal system of health insurance for those requiring financial assistance |
| 26. Veteran's Administration | Operates a variety of programs to help veterans. One of the key plans it oversees is the VA loan program, which allows most veterans to purchase a house without a down payment |
| 27. Food and Drug Administration | Tthe federal agency responsible for regulating the development, use and safety of drugs, medical devices, food, cosmetics and related products |
| 28. Clinton's Health Care Proposals | Its goal was to come up with a comprehensive plan to provide universal health care for all Americans. The core element of the proposed plan was an enforced mandate for employers to provide health insurance coverage to all of their employees |
| 29. Obama-care | Requires individuals not covered by employer- or government-sponsored insurance plans to maintain minimal essential health insurance coverage or pay a penalty unless exempted for religious beliefs or financial hardship |
| 30. Social Welfare Origins (New Deal) | |
| 31. Social Security Act | Established a system of old-age, unemployment, and survivors insurance funded by wage and payroll taxes. It did not include health insurance and did not originally cover many groups and individuals, especially the poor and minorities |
| 32. LBJ's Great Society | The Great Society was a set of domestic programs proposed or enacted in the United States on the initiative of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Two main goals of the Great Society social reforms were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice |
| 33. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) | This program provided financial assistance to children whose families had low or no income, from 1935-1996. |
| 34. Temporary Assistant for Needy Families (TANF) | A program that provides temporary benefits (cash assistance) and work opportunities to families with needy dependent children |
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