POSI Social Policy

Social Welfare programs expand

during times of social and economic distress to support vulnerable populations

Support for women and orphans

Post civil war, those without financial support due to loss of male family members

Social Security

During the great depression, it was introduced to provide financial support for retirees, the unemployed, and the disabled

Aid for Families with dependent children

assist single mothers and children in need of income

Dependency Ratio

the number of workers in the economy relative to the number of retirees

Lyndon Johnson Health Care Reform

Created Medicaid and Medicare

Medicare

a federal program providing health insurance for people over 65 and those with certain disabilities

Medicaid

A joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for people with limited income

Food Stamps renamed to

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to reduce stigma (SNAP)

Lee Zeldin

Environmental Protection Agency administrator

Secretary of education

Linda McMahon

Health and Human Services

Robert F Kennedy Jr

Secretary of the Interior

Doug Burgum

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Doug Collins

When was the Department of the interior established

1849, one of the oldest federal agencies

Single Payer System

the government provides and pays for health care, health care providers are government employees

Hybrid System

combines both private and public funding for healthcare (US)

Affordable care act of 2010

provided subsidies to individuals to make it easier to purchase health insurance

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

raised public awareness about the dangers of pesticides especially DDT

EPA’s Three E’s

Environment, Economy, and Engagement

Title 9

requires schools to fund programs for girls equal to boys

Edgewood v Kirby

State of Texas funding system was unconstitutional bc it created inequalities between rich and poor districts

means-tested

for low-income individuals and families, Medicaid covers health services

Robin Hood plan

requires rich districts to share wealth with poor districts

Mainstreaming

requirement to integrate children with special needs into regular classrooms

State Board of Education

choses textbooks, curriculum, and graduation requirements. Elected by voters in 15 districts

Market Option

use subsidies to help pay insurance costs, requires everyone to purchase insurance

No child left behind

increased federal influence by making states administer standardized tests to receive grants

Texas Railroad Commission

regulates oil and gas drilling permits

Elizabeth Kolkbert

Wrote 6th Extinction, 5th extinction happened 66 million years ago

Brown v Board of Education

ended racial segregation in public schools

State and local governments role

primary control over education policy in the US

Federal Education Policy

Federal government focuses on protecting girls and ethnic minorities from discrimination

when were major environmental acts put in place

1970s