Domestic+Policy

__**Social Welfare:**__ Charitable Choice-name given to four federal laws passed in the late 1990s specifying the conditions under which nonprofit religious organizations could compete to administer certain social service delivery and welfare programs Insurance Program-a self-financing government program based on contributions that providebenefits to unemployed or retired persons Assistance Program-government program financed by general income taxes that provides benefits to poor citizens without requiring contribution from them Means Test-an income qualification program that determines whether one is eligible for benefits under government programs reserved for lower income groups

Major Social Welfare Programs:
 * Medicare**: pays medical care for elderly
 * Medicaid**: Pays medical expenses to the poor
 * Earned Income Tax Credit:** pays cash subsidy to poor working families. //Means test// is used to determine if incomes are below a certain level.
 * Temporary Assistance for Needy Families:** payments to needy families with children. Paid with block grants, means test is used.
 * Service Strategy**: A policy providing the poor with the benefits of training and education.
 * Income Strategy**: Policy which gives the poor money.