AP Gov Chapter 17
Clean Air Act of 1970 - ANS-The law aimed at combatting pollution by charging the EPA
with protecting and improving the quality of the nation's air
endangered species act of 1973 - ANS-A law requiring the federal government to
protect all species listed as endangered
environmental impact statement - ANS-A detailing of a proposed policy's environmental
effects which agencies are required to file with the EPA every time they propose to
undertake a policy that might be disruptive to the environment
Environmental Protection Agency - ANS-The largest federal independent regulatory
agency, created in 1970 to administer much of the US environmental policy
global warming - ANS-the increase in the earth's temperatures that is occurring as a
result of the carbon dioxide that is produced when fossil fuels are burned collecting in
the atmosphere and trapping energy from the sun
health maintenance organization - ANS-organization contracted by individuals or
insurance companies to provide health care for a yearly fee. Such network health plans
limit the choice of doctors and treatments. About 60 percent of Americans are enrolled
in these
Medicaid - ANS-A public assistance program designed to provide health care for the
poor and funded by both the states and the national government
medicare - ANS-A program added to the Social Security system in 1965 that provides
hospitalization insurance for the elderly and permits older Americans to purchase
inexpensive coverage for doctor fees and other medical expenses
National environmental policy act - ANS-Passed in 1969, the centerpiece of federal
environmental policy, which requires agencies to file environmental impact statements
national health insurance - ANS-A compulsory insurance program for all Americans that
would have the government finance citizens' medical care. First proposed by Truman
Superfund - ANS-A fund created by congress in 1980 to clean up hazardous waste sites
Clean Air Act of 1970 - ANS-The law aimed at combatting pollution by charging the EPA
with protecting and improving the quality of the nation's air
endangered species act of 1973 - ANS-A law requiring the federal government to
protect all species listed as endangered
environmental impact statement - ANS-A detailing of a proposed policy's environmental
effects which agencies are required to file with the EPA every time they propose to
undertake a policy that might be disruptive to the environment
Environmental Protection Agency - ANS-The largest federal independent regulatory
agency, created in 1970 to administer much of the US environmental policy
global warming - ANS-the increase in the earth's temperatures that is occurring as a
result of the carbon dioxide that is produced when fossil fuels are burned collecting in
the atmosphere and trapping energy from the sun
health maintenance organization - ANS-organization contracted by individuals or
insurance companies to provide health care for a yearly fee. Such network health plans
limit the choice of doctors and treatments. About 60 percent of Americans are enrolled
in these
Medicaid - ANS-A public assistance program designed to provide health care for the
poor and funded by both the states and the national government
medicare - ANS-A program added to the Social Security system in 1965 that provides
hospitalization insurance for the elderly and permits older Americans to purchase
inexpensive coverage for doctor fees and other medical expenses
National environmental policy act - ANS-Passed in 1969, the centerpiece of federal
environmental policy, which requires agencies to file environmental impact statements
national health insurance - ANS-A compulsory insurance program for all Americans that
would have the government finance citizens' medical care. First proposed by Truman
Superfund - ANS-A fund created by congress in 1980 to clean up hazardous waste sites
