Midterm Ch. 1- 8 Flashcards
Define Social Service
a series of collective interventions that contribute to the general welfare by assigning claims from one set of people who are said to produce or earn the national income to another set of people who may merit compassion and charity.
Define Social Welfare Policy
a subset of social policy that regulates the provision of benefits to people to meet basic needs such as employment, income, food, housing, healthcare, and relationships.
What Shapes Policy?
Values: individualism, self-sufficiency, work, etc.
Economics: Mixed, socialist, capitalistic
Ideologies: cultural thinking, beliefs, world views
4 Elements of Policy Analysis:
Historical Background
Description of the problem and policy
Policy Analyst
Feasibility
Element of Policy Analysis: Historical Background?
- Historical Background:
What Historical problem led the policy and how was it handled in the past? When did it originate?
Element of Policy Analysis: Description of the problem and the Policy
How did this become a problem ? How many people are affected and if we pass this law how will it effect them? Where and from who are they getting money or how will the funds be raised? Who will do the policy, social workers, police? What is the criteria to show this policy is successful?
Element of Policy Analysis: Policy Analysis
Are the goals of the policy legal? Do other laws need to be changed first? Is it really going to help people? How will we make all sides and rules of the policy known? Is it cost efficient, have hidden assumptions, who benefits?
Element of Policy Anaylsis: Feasibility
Political: What does the general population say about the policy? Does it support their values?
Economic: The economy is down which mean less money to policies and programs. Does this policy automatically get funding?
Administration: Who is going to carry this policy out? nonprofits, for profits, social workers, police, school?
Lobbing Process:
When congress is broken up into committees to discuss issues and potential laws, companies that have interest in the issues being discussed often hire lobbyist to try to influence the representatives into making decisions in their favor. The lobbyist job is to influence government. They identify, analyze, and monitor the bill. They become an expert on the bill and the issue.
Democratic ideological concepts
Liberals favor diplomacy over military action, stem cell research, legal same-sex marriage, secular government, strict gun control,, abortion rights, Support more tax structure, and more services by the government.
How does a bill become a law?
idea->sponsor->committee->House->Senate->president
It can come from the house of representatives then goes to the senate. If the senate says no then it goes back to the house of representatives. they revise it and send it back. If they say yes, or revise it to be agreeable they send it to the president. The president can the either pass it and it becomes a law or he can veto it.
formulation->legislation->implication->evaluation
Republican Ideological
Limitation upon federal power and a larger role reserved for states. They have christian values. Believe in national security, pro life, pro business, cut taxes, anti sam-sex marriage, believe in free market.
Independent Ideology
protect the unborn, anti-war, anti-big government spending, reduce immigration, keep God in the Country
Reform Party:
wants to run the government like a business. values term limits, campaign finance reform, lobbying reform and trade.
Green Peace Party
promotes ecological awareness, social justice, grassroots democracy and non violence.
