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Making Social Policy

17. Making Social Policy. Video: The Big Picture. 17. http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Magleby_Ch17_Making_Social_Policy_Seg1_v2.html. 17. Learning Objectives.

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Making Social Policy

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  1. 17 Making Social Policy

  2. Video: The Big Picture 17 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Magleby_Ch17_Making_Social_Policy_Seg1_v2.html

  3. 17 Learning Objectives Outline the goals of the federal government’s social policy and the forms of protection it provides 17.1 Outline the evolution of social policy throughout the twentieth century 17.2

  4. 17 Learning Objectives Evaluate the current status of and challenges for federal government policy in the areas of health care, education, and crime 17.3

  5. Video: The Basics 17 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Seg2_SocialPolicy_v2.html

  6. I. The Role of the FederalGovernment in Social Policy 17.1 Our country is experiencing profound economic and social changes due to globalization and technological innovations. New problems that cannot be solved by individuals, states, or the private market have been created therefore the federal government has had to step in. The debate is how much should the federal government be responsible for which has led to extreme polarization

  7. II. The Goals of Social Policy 17.1 A. Social safety net: determined by need for the aged, ill, disabled, & and victims of economic instability and family disintegration 1. Supports those adversely by affected by economic or social factors 2. Unemployment insurance/payroll taxes 3. School lunches 4. Medicaid B. Quality of life for all citizens: distributed by population 1. Education 2. Environment 3. Infrastructure

  8. B. Types of Protection 1. Public Assistance/Welfare (means-tested entitlement programs) A. job training, subsidies, food aid, tax credits, etc. 2. Corporate welfare A. subsidies, bailouts 3. Middle-Class welfare a. student grants, home-buyer, interest tax deductions 4. Social Insurance (based on past-service or pre-payments) a. veterans benefit, payroll taxes, 17.1

  9. 17.1 TABLE 17.1: Federal Payments to Individuals, 2012 (in billions)

  10. 17.1 17.1In which of the following must applicants meet eligibility requirements based on need? • Means-tested programs • Entitlements • Veterans’ benefits • Government pensions

  11. 17.1 17.1In which of the following must applicants meet eligibility requirements based on need? • Means-tested programs • Entitlements • Veterans’ benefits • Government pensions

  12. II. The Expansion of Social Policy in the Twentieth Century 17.2 The financial and social devastation caused by the Great Depression compelled the federal government to expand the scope of its social policy.

  13. Video: In Context 17.2 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Seg3_SocialPolicy_v2.htmltml

  14. A. The New Deal 1. New legislation was passed in “the first 100 days” that provided grants to the poor and create work programs. 2. Joblessness recognized as a societal problem. 3. Social Security enacted to provide minimum income for the poor particularly the elderly 17.2

  15. 17.2 Civilian Conservation Corps

  16. A. The New Deal 1. Aid to Families with Dependent children (AFDC) 2. School lunch program 3. Federal Disability Insurance funded through payroll deductions 4. Unemployment insurance funded through payroll deductions 17.2

  17. B. The Great Society Initiated by LBJ and Democratic Congress in the mid-1960s a. Medicaid and Medicare b. Head Start c. Food Stamp Program d. Supplemental Security Income e. Housing assistance 17.2

  18. 17.2 School lunch

  19. C. Reforming Welfare 1. President Clinton & Temporary Assistance for needy families (TANF) Dramatically reduced unemployment benefits b. Welfare reduced to 5 years of a person’s lifetime c. Provided job training requirements 17.2

  20. 17.2

  21. 17.2 17.2Which president oversaw the New Deal series of programs? • Lyndon Johnson • BarackObama • Theodore Roosevelt • Franklin Roosevelt

  22. 17.2 17.2Which president oversaw the New Deal series of programs? • Lyndon Johnson • BarackObama • Theodore Roosevelt • Franklin Roosevelt

  23. Video: Thinking Like a Political Scientist 17.2 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Seg4_SocialPolicy_v2.html

  24. III. Social Policy Challenges for the Future: Health, Education, and Crime 17.3 -Prime challenge of the US, or any, government is the ability to afford the vast social safety net. -Life expectancies are growing and a mass retirement of Baby Boomers looms, causing concerns over the government’s ability to afford social programs. -Problem is compounded by the amount of money being spent paying down the interest on the public debt.

  25. A. The Federal Role in Health Care 1. Health Care has quadrupled since 1970’s a. Costs are passed on to both employers and employees b. Increasing costs of medical technology 17.3 2. Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act a. everyone required to have health insurance (tax) b. coverage can’t be denied for preexisting conditions c. expanded coverage for children to age 26 d. expansion of Medicare

  26. 17.3 FIGURE 17.1: Changing Priorities in the Federal Budget

  27. 17.3 FIGURE 17.2: HEALTH CARE COSTS PER PERSON, 1960–2012.

  28. 17.3 FIGURE 17.3: WHERE THE HEALTH CARE DOLLER WAS SPENT, 2012.

  29. Explore Social Policy: Is Health Care a Public Good? 17.3 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/long/long_magleby_mpslgbp_25/pex/pex17.html

  30. Explore the Simulation: You Are an OMB Staff Member 17.3 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/long/long_longman_media_1/2013_mpsl_sim/simulation.html?simulaURL=19

  31. B. The Federal Role in Education 1. State and local authorities mostly responsible for elementary and secondary Education a. Head Start b. 2002 No Child Left Behind Act 2. Higher Education a. Pell grants 17.3

  32. 17.3 Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP).

  33. Video: In the Real World 17.3 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Seg5_SocialPolicy_v2.html

  34. C. Federal Role in Crime Control Protect the general welfare by protecting citizens Primarily state and local matter Department of Justice and the FBI enforce Federal laws 4. 2002 USA Patriot Act enacted to fight terrorism 17.3

  35. D. Politics of Social Policy 1. Most Americans approve of government benefits for low-income through no fault of their own 2. The depth of government involvement is a political question 3. Like many political questions, public is split and partisan on social policy issues 17.3

  36. 17.3 17.3Which of the following gave the government greater authority in investigating and prosecuting terrorism? • Taft-Hartley Act • USA PATRIOT Act • National Security Act • Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act

  37. 17.3 17.3Which of the following gave the government greater authority in investigating and prosecuting terrorism? • Taft-Hartley Act • USA PATRIOT Act • National Security Act • Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act

  38. Discussion Question Do you agree or disagree with the level of U.S. government involvement in social policy? Why? What effect does partisan politics play in social policy-making? 17

  39. Video: So What? 17 http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/polisci/presidency/Magleby_Ch17_Making_Social_Policy_Seg6_v2.html

  40. 17 Further Review: On MyPoliSciLab • Listen to the Chapter • Study and Review the Flashcards • Study and Review the Practice Tests

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