Public Policy Exam 1 Study Guide Students should be able to differentiate between the Private and Public Realms and identify how and when policies in one affect the other Public events like employment benefits can affect the private lives of families Private activities of the family like instilling values in children and supporting the sick have huge impacts on the public sphere Examples If your relationship sours is therapy and counseling accessible to you or your partner If your job or the job of your partner is lost are there unemployment benefits and affordable retraining opportunities you can fall back on If you or your partner has a child are family supports like childcare and health insurance available and affordable Students should be able to identify the major functions families serve in society and recognize examples of each Families provide a moral voice that resists the pull toward self centeredness greed self interest and the quest for power Families are the most effective and efficient way known for rearing the next generation financially supporting its members and caring for those who cannot always care for themselves the elderly frail ill or those with disabilities Families are the cornerstone for raising children who become caring committed citizens in a strong democracy and competent workers in a sound economy Students should be familiar with the goals and functions of SCHIP EITC SNAP WIC HeadStart Medicaid the Social Security Act and the Child Care Tax Credit Provides health insurance coverage for children whose families are not eligible for Medicaid but who cannot afford insurance State Children s Health Insurance Program SCHIP o Federal policy enacted in 1997 providing matching funds to states offering health insurance to low income children specifically those who cannot afford insurance but whose parents earn too much for Medicaid eligibility Earned Income Tax Credit EITC A federal tax credit for low and moderate income working people It encourages and rewards work as well as offsets federal payroll and income taxes o A state and federal tax policy that has been shown to be an effective and efficient antipoverty measure the credit targets low income working individuals and families who pay into the tax system and receive a refund if their earnings do not reach a specified income level Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP Formerly food stamps SNAP offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible low income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net Head Start 5 from low income families through education health social and other services Head Start promotes school readiness of children under o Preschool program created by the federal government in 1965 to provide services that promote good health and school readiness for disadvantaged children the program involves families and emphasizes the role of parents as children s first teachers Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children WIC WIC provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods health care referrals and nutrition education for low income pregnant breastfeeding and non breastfeeding postpartum women and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk with low income and limited resources Medicaid is the largest source of funding for medical and health related services for people with low income in the United States financial assistance to the retired aging and unemployed A social health care program for families and individuals legislation signed in 1935 to provide federal Social Security Act Medicaid o Amendments transformed it from a program for an individual worker to a social insurance program for the entire family unit and benefits were put in place for widows divorced spouses and children under 18 Students should be familiar with major historical examples of student and grassroots activism including both recent Arab Spring Occupy Wallstreet etc and historical Davis v Prince Edward County Polish Solidarity Movement etc Grassroots activism political actions of ordinary citizens often at the local level banding together to influence a political outcome they feel strongly about Occupy Wall Street 2010 2011 Effects Re vitalized national and international discussions about income inequality increased news coverage of income inequality issues by 500 A group of committed and courageous young activists occupied Manhattan s Financial District to protest the excessive grip of corporate money on policy decisions Arab Spring 2011 Effects In response to human rights abuses media censorship and other issues student organized and initiated protests overthrew governments in Tunisia Egypt Libya and Yemen Tea Party Movement 2009 Effect Concerned about taxes and government spending the Tea Party successfully reshaped the politics of the Republican Party and is considered responsible for the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives in 2012 The Tea Party emerged as an antigovernment grass roots political movement that supports political candidates and sponsors protests across the country to cut taxes lower government spending and reduce the federal deficit Berkeley of the South 1960 1975 Effect During the 60 s and 70 s FSU was a hotspot of student activism including regular protests about women s rights racial integration and the Vietnam war Students successfully shaped policy set by the University achieving integration in 1962 and founding The Center for Participant Education o FSU students also originated the practice of streaking when in 1974 200 students ran nude across Landis Green Davis v Prince Edward County 1951 Effect 16 year old Barbara Johns rallied students to protest the segregation of schools in Farmville VA and lead a series of strikes These in turn lead to a lawsuit Davis v Prince Edward County which was ultimately combined with other suits into the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court case that desegregated schools Two week strike that demanded a new school with conditions equal to that of white students The students contacted the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP who agreed to represent the students if they were willing to challenge the constitutionality of segregated education Cuban Revolution 1928 1933 Effect In response to government mismanagement during the Great Depression and other