Making Social & Domestic Policy

Making Social & Domestic Policy

Mixed economy: a system in which the government regulates private enterprise.

tariff: a tax placed on an import to increase it price in domestic policy.

subsidy: a grant or gift of money.

trust: a form of business consolidation in which several corporations combine their stock and allow a board of trustees to operate as a giant enterprise.

right-to-work law: state labor law that requires that all workplaces be open shops where workers may freely decide whether or not to work or join a union.

price supports: the program under which Congress buys farmers' crops if the markets falls below the support price.

environmental: having to do with air, water, land and other natural resources.

extract: to pull or draw out

citizen: a member of a political society.

citizenship: the expected qualities that a person should have as a member of a community

collective naturalization: a process by which a group of people become American Citizens through an act of congress.

quotas: numerical limits on how many immigrants are allowed from each country.

amnesty: a presidential order that pardons a group of people who have committed an offense against the government.

monopoly: a business that controls so much of an industry that little or no competition exist.

interlocking directorate: the same people serving on the board of directors of competing companies.

oligopoly: situation in which only a few firms dominate particular industry.

collective bargaining: the practice of negotiating labor contracts.

restore: to return to original position rebuild.

citizen: a member of a political society

visa: a special document, required by certain countries, issued by the government of the country a person wants to enter.

green card: a document issued by the government that shows that a person has permission to live and work in the U.S.A.

asylum: refuge or humanitarian protection given by a country.

refugee: a person fleeing a country to exscape persecution or danger.

unemployment: programs in which the federal and state governments cooperate to provide help

medicare: a government program that pays the medical bills of over 30 million senior citizens.

public housing: government subsidized housing for low-income families.

undertaking: a task or project

subsequent: following, coming after.

income security program: a government program designed to help elderly, ill and unemployed citizens.

component: a part

unemployment insurance: programs in which the federal and state governments cooperate to provide help for people who are out of work.

Medicare: a government program that pays the medical bills of over 30 million senior citizens.

public housing: government subsidized housing for low-income families

citizen suits: a lawsuit by a private citizen to require a business or government agency to enforce a law.

unfunded mandate: program ordered but not paid for federal legislation.

renewable energy: wind, solar or geothermal sources of energy.

income security: a government program designed to help elderly, ill and unemployed citizens.

component: a part