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Ch. 17
Social Welfare Policy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an intentional course of action followed by gov't. in dealing w/ some problem or matter of concern | public policy |
| income security program intended to assist those whose incomes fall below a designated level | means-tested program |
| income security program to which all those meeting eligibility criteria are entitled | entitlement program |
| to be eligible, beneficiaries can own only a small amount of possessions; has a history of covering various 'kinds' of needy people; limited access to it by legislation in '96 | supplemental security income (SSI) |
| covers children w/o fathers; reforms greatly influenced welfare | Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) |
| successor to Aid to Families with Dependent Children | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) |
| provides incentive for people to work & subsidizes working poor's wages; rebates low-income taxpayers who pay no federal income tax | Earned Income Tax Credit Program (EITC) |
| public schools operating under a “charter" with more freedom than a typical school | charter school |
| essentially a contract entered into between the school and its authorizing agency. In addition to allowing the school to open, the charter allows the school with significant operational autonomy to pursue specific educational objectives. | What is special about charter schools? |
| The autonomy granted under the charter agreement allows the school considerable decision-making authority over key matters of curriculum, personnel, and budget. Charter schools are often not a part of states’ current districts & have few zoning limits | What is special about charter schools? conti. |
| a government-funded voucher redeemable for tuition fees at a school other than the public school that a student could attend free | voucher |
| measurement of achievements of a country along three different dimensions | Human Development Index (HDI) |
| quality of health care (by life expectancy); quality of edu. opportunities (adult literacy level); standard of living (GDP/per capita) | criteria for HDI |
| *total value of good and services produced by residents working in a country | GDP |
| Norway | highest ranked country in HDI in 2000 |
| bill that requires states to monitor all school districts in order to verify that students are showing educational progress | No Child Left Behind |
| the program and other federal requirements are underfunded by the federal gov't | issues w/ No Child Left Behind |
| states are required to educate children w/ disabilities | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) |
| state and local school districts bear the major costs of this unfunded federal mandate | issues w/ IDEA Act |
| elite theory: the country is run by the elites; bureaucratic theory: all institutions have fallen under the control of a bureaucracy that runs under standardized procedures | first two theories of public policy |
| interest group theory: interest groups pressure the three branches of fed. gov't & state gov't; pluralist theory: no single elite group could take control | last two theories of public theory |
| Lowi believes that public interest often tends to lose out in pluralist theory | another part of #1 |
| problem recognition & definition, agenda setting, policy formulation, policy adoption, budgeting, policy implementation, policy evaluation | stages of public policy process |
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