Public Policy and Current Events

Flashcards related to Public Policy and other topics.

Medicare

A federal health insurance program for people 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease.

Medicaid

A healthcare program that assists low-income families or individuals in paying for long-term medical and custodial care costs.

Social Security

A social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.

Cold War

The geopolitical, ideological, and economic struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that began after World War II and lasted until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Affordable Care Act

A comprehensive healthcare reform law enacted in March 2010 (sometimes known as Obamacare).

Public Policy

A system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, and funding priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its representatives.

Happiest People in the World

The countries with the highest levels of happiness or life satisfaction according to various surveys and reports.

Containment Policy

A foreign policy strategy followed by the United States during the Cold War that aimed to prevent the spread of communism.

Afghanistan War

A conflict that began in 2001 and involved the United States and its allies against the Taliban regime and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.

War in Ukraine

An ongoing military conflict that began in February 2014, primarily involving Russia and its proxies against Ukraine.

Means-Tested Programs

Government programs that provide assistance to individuals and families who meet specific income or resource criteria.

Income Inequality in the United States

The extent to which income is distributed in an uneven manner among a population.

1996 Welfare Reform Act

A set of reforms enacted in 1996 that made significant changes to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, among other provisions.

Social Insurance

Government programs that provide benefits as a matter of right, usually based on prior contributions to the program. Social Security is an example.

Promotional v. Regulatory Technique

Policy tools, one seeks to encourage certain behaviors or activities, whereas the other sets performance standards.

Mutual Assured Destruction

A doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender.

Iraq War

A military conflict that began in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a U.S.-led coalition.

US v. China

The complex and evolving relationship between the United States and China, encompassing aspects of cooperation, competition, and conflict.