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Home Categories Government & Policy Abenomics is a set of economic policies championed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he came to power for the second time in 2012. Affirmative action aims to reverse historical trends of discrimination against individuals with certain identities. The Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March 2010 and is commonly known as “Obamacare”. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990 to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities in the workplace and in employment. An anti-dumping duty is a protective tariff that a country’s government imposes on foreign imports that it judges to be below fair market value. Antitrust laws have been designed to protect and encourage competition in all sectors of the economy. Article 50 is a clause in the Lisbon Treaty of the European Union that describes how a country can voluntarily leave the bloc. Autarky refers to a state of self-sufficiency and is commonly used to describe countries or economies that seek to reduce their dependence on international trade. A bicameral system is a style of government with two separate divisions within the legislative branch. Bilateral trade agreements are agreements between countries aimed at promoting trade and commerce.