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Economics Unit 2

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show Economic system that allows businesses and consumers to interact with minimal government interference.  
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show Economic freedom, competition, private property, voluntary exchange, profit motive  
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show Concerns of the public as a whole.  
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show Regulates industry whose products affect health and safety, promotes competition, regulates prices  
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show Rules are costly to implement, cuts into profits, slows production and growth  
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show Uses government budgets to promote economic growth , control inflation and reduce unemployment.  
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Economic Functions of the Government: Provide Public Goods and Services   show
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Economic Functions of the Government: Maintaining Competition   show
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show Provides social security and aid to dependent children. Taxes provide services for those who need it.  
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Economic Functions of the Government: Maintains Legal and Social Works   show
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Economic Functions of the Government: Corrects Externalities   show
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Welfare System   show
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show Federal money goes to the states who design their own welfare programs.  
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show Payroll taxes are collected from current workers and redistributed to elderly and disabled.  
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show Funded by state and federal government; provides money to eligible workers who have lost their jobs; workers must show that they have made efforts to get work.  
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show Health insurance for the elderly, disabled, and poor.  
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show For people 65 years and over.  
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show People unemployed or not covered by an insurance agency.  
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Education   show
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show Income level below what is needed to support a household.  
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Cash Transfers   show
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In Kind Benefits   show
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Federal Regulatory Agencies   show
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)   show
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show Prevents fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices.  
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)   show
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show Enforces laws that make discrimination illegal in the workplace.  
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show Protect people and the environment from significant health risks, concerns an conducts research.  
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show Assures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards.  
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show Protects the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products.  
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)   show
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show Regulates interstate and international communications through cable, radio, TV, satellite, and wire. The goal is to promote connectivity and ensure a robust and competitive market.  
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Public Policy   show
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show A private organization that tries to persuade public officials to act or vote according to group members interests.  
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Public Disclosure Laws   show
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show Situation in which the market does not distribute resources efficiently.  
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Public Good   show
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Public Sector   show
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show The business of the supplying a commodity (as electricity or gas) or service (as transportation) to any or all members of a community; a service rendered in the public interest.  
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Private Sector   show
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Free Rider   show
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Externality   show
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Positive Externality   show
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Negative Externality   show
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