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| The New Deal is a series of economic programs implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They were passed by the U.S. Congress during the first term of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as President of the United States, which lasted from 1933 to 1937. The programs were responses to the Great Depression |
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Social Security Act
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| Act of Congress, passed in 1935 and signed by President Roosevelt, which established the Social Security program as federal assistance for the elderly. |
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| The right to guaranteed benefits and access to benefits based on established rights and under a government program, such as Social Security. |
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| An income level below which an individual or family is considered poor. The US Census Bureau defines poverty level based on a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition |
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| During LBJ's great society, The War on Poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by LBJ during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent. The speech led congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act, which established the Office of Economic Opportunity. |
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| During LBJ's great society, The War on Poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by LBJ during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent. The speech led congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act, which established the Office of Economic Opportunity. |
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| social welfare program-- any governmental programs designed to protect citizens from the economic risks and insecurities of life. The most common types of programs provide benefits to the elderly or retired, the sick or invalid, dependent survivors, mothers, the unemployed, the work-injured, and families. |
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| ESEA was passed in 1965 as a part of the war on poverty, it emphisizes equal access to education and authorizes federally funded education programs that are administered by the states |
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| A government-sponsored program that's benefits and eligibility requirements are laid out by statue, income and expenses are managed though a trust fund, funded by taxes, and serves a defined population. |
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| Public Policy is the course of action or inaction taken by governmental entities with regard to a particular issue or set of issues. |
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| Programs that are available at the federal and state levels to provide a safety net for disadvantaged groups who lack the resources to provide basic necessities for themselves and their families. |
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| Medicaid/Medicare by Claire [image] |
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| health insurance programs sponsored by the US government that cover medical expenses for elderly, disabled, and low-income Americans started in 1965; the Health Care Finance Administration(HCFA) runs them |
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| the provision of medical and related services aimed at maintaining good health, especially through the prevention and treatment of disease |
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| 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson's national reform. Included a war on poverty and federal support for education, medical care for the elderly, and legal protection for African Americans. Congress passed most of the bills. Ended during the Vietnam War. |
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Non means tested vs means tested benefits
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Means tested benefits are entitled to those who are below a certain limit when it comes to how much money they have.
Non means benefits are entitled to people without regard to the amount of money they have. Ex. Disability Living Allowance |
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Temporary Assistance for Needed Families Act (TANF)
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| one of the United States of America's federal assistance programs. Instituted under President Bill Clinton in 1996.The Act provides temporary financial assistance while aiming to get people off of that assistance, primarily through employment. |
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| The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools. NCLB sets standards and establishs goals that can improve individual outcomes in education. The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades. If those states are to receive federal funding for their schools. |
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