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  1. televangelism
    preaching at a distance by means of TV broadcasts
    In a format that became known as televangelism, they appealed to viewers to contribute money to their campaign.
  2. supply-side economics
    the theory that lower taxes leads to financial prosperity
    In contrast to the Keynesian theory, supply-side economics focused not on the demand for goods but on the supply of goods.
  3. federalism
    government divided between central and regional powers
    When he cut back the role of the federal government, Reagan sought to give more responsibility to state and local governments. Borrowing a term from the Nixon administration, he called his plan the New Federalism.
  4. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
    The INF Treaty provided for the destruction of about 2,500 Soviet and American missiles in Europe.
  5. entitlement
    a government program that provides benefits to an eligible group
    Payments for entitlements—programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, which guarantee payments to a particular group of recipients—grew faster than policymakers had expected.
  6. strategic
    relating to an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    The first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as START I, called for dramatic reductions in the two nations' supplies of long-range nuclear weapons.
  7. reduction
    the act of decreasing something
    The first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as START I, called for dramatic reductions in the two nations' supplies of long-range nuclear weapons.
  8. downsize
    make a company smaller by dismissing employees
    Companies in several other industries also laid off workers to cut costs in a process called downsizing.
  9. affair
    a matter or concern
    In what became known as the Whitewater affair, Clinton was accused of having taken part in fraudulent loans and lands deals in Arkansas years earlier and of having used his influence as then-governor to block an investigation of his business partners.
  10. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
    As stunning as the collapse of communism was South Africa's rejection of apartheid, the systematic separation of people of different racial backgrounds.
  11. sanction
    the act of punishing
    To encourage reform, the United States and other nations had used economic sanctions, or trade restrictions and economic measures intended to punish another nation.
  12. multinational
    involving or operating in several countries
    The debate over the WTO stemmed in part from the growing importance of multinational corporations, businesses that operate in more than one country.
  13. corporation
    a business firm recognized by law as a single body
    The debate over the WTO stemmed in part from the growing importance of multinational corporations, businesses that operate in more than one country.
  14. bilingual
    using or knowing two languages
    Bilingual education, in which students are taught in their native language as well as English while their English skills improve, has come under attack.
  15. multiculturalism
    the doctrine that different peoples can coexist peacefully
    Another effort to make diversity work was multiculturalism, a movement that called for greater attention to non-European cultures in such areas as education.
  16. internet
    a worldwide network of computer networks
    The Internet, a computer network that links millions of people around the world, has revolutionized many areas of American life, from entertainment to education to business.
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