Psc 1113 1st edition Lecture 25Outline of Last LectureI. The BureaucracyOutline of Current LectureI. A Growing GovernmentII. Before the 20th CenturyIII. Transition to Social PolicyIV. New Deal PoliticsV. Social Security: A Permanent LegacyVI. Health Care PolicyVII. Social Welfare PolicyVIII.Education PolicyCurrent LectureI. A Growing GovernmentA. Expansion of government = expansion of domestic policyB. Covers every stage of lifeC. Often, help for citizens who need helpII. Before the 20th CenturyA. Today: We take social services for grantedB. Most programs: product of the 20th centuryC. Before then: no expectationsIII. Transition to Social PolicyA. Society becomes urban, industrialB. People more interdependentC. People reliant on system of productionD. Depression: a signal that hard work isn’t enoughE. Desire for hand-off approach by government diminishedIV. New Deal PoliciesA. Civil Works Administration puts 4 million to work, but most not doing anything lastingB. Works Progress Administration: replaces it, considers the futureC. Absorbs 20% of unemployed, constructs playgrounds, schools, hospitals, airfields, roadsV. Social Security: A Permanent LegacyA. Intent: to provide minimum of securityB. Established old age insuranceC. Also: assistance for the needy and children and unemployment insuranceVI. Health Care PolicyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.A. Local governments establish public health departmentsB. Deal with: sanitation, water, immunization, diseaseC. National health insurance considered as part of New DealD. 1960s: Medicare (elderly) and Medicaid (poor)E. Today: Programs like CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) insure children in low-income, non-Medicaid familiesVII. Social Welfare PolicyA. Programs helping poor are less generous, often come with strings attachedB. Examples1. TANK (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Section 8 housing, school lunch programsVIII.Education PolicyA. Education traditionally done locallyB. States give local districts responsibilityC. GI Bill leads federal to pay for collegeD. Cold War: Government funds math, science programsE. Local control still the norm (with federal involvement higher than ever)F. Debate over Common Core: A sign the federal government may have overstepped its
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