Week 1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
The largest social welfare program in America. Began as a response to the economic & social conditions of the Great Depression.
Social Security
An act that requires an employer to withhold a percentage of an employee’s salary for the Social Security Trust Fund
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
the well-being of society
social welfare
the maintenance of the well-being of society
social welfare policy
the product of social welfare policies
social welfare programs
An example of this is when the government uses tax dollars to provide social welfare services
provider role
An example of this is driving on a public road, taking a book out of the public library, relying on police protection etc.
recipient role
the worth, desirability, or usefulness placed on something
value
an opinion or conviction
belief
Consists of the organized efforts and structures used to provide for societal well-being. Consists of four interrelated parts: 1) social issues, 2) policy goals, 3) legislation and regulation, and 4) social welfare programs
social welfare system
Calls for organized public intervention only when the normal resources of family and marketplace break down (after a problem is identified)
residual social welfare policy
Calls for the existence of social welfare programs as part of the social structure and as part of the normal function of society (preventative effort)
institutional social welfare policy
Calls for social services that provide benefits to all members of society, regardless of their income or means.
Universality
Services are restricted to those who can demonstrate need through established eligibility criteria (Elizabethan poor laws)
Selectivity
The program through which the federal government provided loans or became shareholders of private companies
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
The three major government branches
legislative, executive, juducial
The two bodies that Congress is made of
Senate and House of Representatives
The master compilation of permanent laws of the United States
United States Code
The major way presidents can intervene in agency processes. Presidents can clarify or further a law that was passed by Congress or is established based on the Constitution
executive order
Statements of policy or interpretations of regulations rather than extensions to specific law
executive action
To be able to have autonomy in governing
sovereignty
Action taken to influence the policy making process
policy practice
Money that consists of those political donations used for general political efforts and education about issues
soft money
Money that consists of those donations made to fund a specific candidate or issue
hard money
