Mike Blessee Angela Krause AP American Government Per.1 Social Welfare Vocabulary
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Mike BlesseeAngela Krause
AP American GovernmentPer.1
Social Welfare Vocabulary
Aid to Families with Dependents Children (AFDC)-
financial support in the form of cash given to a family with
children in need of financial help. The grant is offered because the
head of the family is not employed and not receiving child
support or the non-custodial parent.
Assistance program-
a program financed by general income taxes that provides
benefits to poor citizens without requiring contributions from
them
Client politics-
the type of politics where an organized minority or interest
group benefits at the expense of the public
Earned income cash credit-
federal program that provides a credit or cash supplement to low and moderate income workers
who qualify
Income strategy-
a policy of giving poor people money to help lift them out of
poverty
Insurance program-
a self-financing government program based upon
contributions that provide benefits to unemployed or retired
persons
Majoritarian politics-
a political philosophy or agenda which asserts that a majority of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy in
society and has the right to make decisions that affect the society
Means test-
used in selective income security programs to determine eligibility
based on the income of the perspective recipient. The benefit
is reduced according to the income level and there is always
a level at which no benefit is granted.
Medicare Act of 1965-
the passage of the social security act amendments, popularly
known as Medicare, resulted in a basic program of hospital
insurance for person of age 65 or older, and a supplementary
medical insurance program, to aid the elderly in paying doctor bills and other healthcare bills
Service strategy-
a policy providing poor people with education and job training to
help lift them out of poverty
Social Security Act of 1935-
an act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of federal old
age benefits, and by enabling the several states to make more adequate provisions
for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and cripple children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment
compensation laws; to establish a social security board; to raise revenue; and for
other purposes.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)-
a needs based program for families with children under age 18 (or under age 19 if the child is
in high school) who need financial support because of the
death of a parent, a parent is absent from the home, or
physical or mental incapacity or unemployment of a parent.