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Let’s think back to the 1960’s Great Society, and think about the establishment of MEDICARE and MEDICAID, in particular. Summarize how each of the three primary political ideologies felt about these programs. How would you characterize each group’s reaction on a range from Favorable to Unfavorable? (appendix B might be helpful for this answer).
Be sure to summarize the reaction of EACH ideological group:
• Conservatives:
• Liberals:
• Social Democrats:
Let’s think back to the 1960’s Great Society, and think about the establishment of MEDICARE and MEDICAID, in particular. Summarize how each of the three primary political ideologies felt about these programs. How would you characterize each group’s reaction on a range from Favorable to Unfavorable? (appendix B might be helpful for this answer).
Be sure to summarize the reaction of EACH ideological group:
• Conservatives:
• Liberals:
• Social Democrats:
Explain how the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (which ended AFDC and established TANF in its place) changed the old AFDC program. Give at least THREE examples of how this legislation changed AFDC. Pick ONE of these changes and explain how LIBERALS would have responded to it (favorably or unfavorably).
*note that you are rewarded for answers that appreciate the nuances of policy viewpoints. Oftentimes in policy, it’s not that one is automatically for or against a policy idea; it has to do with how a proposal is designed.
Explain how the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (which ended AFDC and established TANF in its place) changed the old AFDC program. Give at least THREE examples of how this legislation changed AFDC. Pick ONE of these changes and explain how LIBERALS would have responded to it (favorably or unfavorably).
*note that you are rewarded for answers that appreciate the nuances of policy viewpoints. Oftentimes in policy, it’s not that one is automatically for or against a policy idea; it has to do with how a proposal is designed.
Again looking at the table in Appendix A: pick two programs to compare and contrast. One program should be a good model of a social insurance program; the other should be a good model of a public assistance program. Using at least three of the six dimensions of structural characteristics, explain how these programs differ from one another – and why you code one program a social insurance program and the other public assistance.
*Note: public assistance programs are generally thought to reflect the philosophical tenets of the Residual welfare state model, whereas Social Insurance programs are generally thought to reflect the philosophical tenets of the Institutional model.
Again looking at the table in Appendix A: pick two programs to compare and contrast. One program should be a good model of a social insurance program; the other should be a good model of a public assistance program. Using at least three of the six dimensions of structural characteristics, explain how these programs differ from one another – and why you code one program a social insurance program and the other public assistance.
*Note: public assistance programs are generally thought to reflect the philosophical tenets of the Residual welfare state model, whereas Social Insurance programs are generally thought to reflect the philosophical tenets of the Institutional model.
Looking at the table in Appendix A: Medicare is currently funded exclusively by the Federal Government and is administered also at the Federal level. If one were to propose a policy that shifted both funding and administration of the program to the STATES, would liberals likely be pleased or displeased by such a move. Please explain why they would be pleased/displeased and what arguments they might make for/against such a change.
Looking at the table in Appendix A: Medicare is currently funded exclusively by the Federal Government and is administered also at the Federal level. If one were to propose a policy that shifted both funding and administration of the program to the STATES, would liberals likely be pleased or displeased by such a move. Please explain why they would be pleased/displeased and what arguments they might make for/against such a change.
In the Table in Appendix A, there is a category for “stringency of eligibility” (people sometimes also refer to this dimension of analysis as “accessibility” of a program). Address the following three questions about this category:
a. What does “stringency of eligibility” mean? (Just the basics, no need for long answers)
b. What sorts of things (aspects of a program’s design) does stringency of eligibility refer to?
c. Why do policy analysts and social workers care about stringency of eligibility?
In the Table in Appendix A, there is a category for “stringency of eligibility” (people sometimes also refer to this dimension of analysis as “accessibility” of a program). Address the following three questions about this category:
a. What does “stringency of eligibility” mean? (Just the basics, no need for long answers)
b. What sorts of things (aspects of a program’s design) does stringency of eligibility refer to?
c. Why do policy analysts and social workers care about stringency of eligibility?