Social Policy

1. What is Social Policy? Provide a factual, concise summation of your view point regarding information provided in this power point.

2. A Broad set of Public Assistance or Antipoverty programs exists in the United States; these programs constitute a Fundamental Social Policy Intervention . The four largest components of U.S. Public assistance include:

A. Which of the above was replaced in 1996 with the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant; and the Earned Income Tax Credit(EITC)B. Which of the above program is a public assistance program available to all poor people, whether or not they have children?

C. Medicaid ,established in 1965, pays for Health-care costs among eligible low-income groups. The program is run by States, with certain Mandates From the Federal Government, Why has Medicaid increased over the years since 1980s ,1990s and early 2000s?Who were the major groups targeted for this increase ?

D. Affirmative Action is a Policy or progrom whose stated goal is to redress past or present discrimination through active measures to Ensure Equal Opportunity, Generally through which means is this done? ________________________ and ________________________Which Groups are characterized to be targeted by affirmative action ?________________, ____________________, ____________________, __________________________.2. What are the 3 Branches of Government?A. Decribe what does the Legislative Branch Consist of-give a brief summation of power point discussion in your own words:B. Describe the Executive Branch-provide a brief factual and concise summation in your own words based on the Power point presentationC. Briefly describe the Judicial Branch in a concise, factual summation based on power point presentation using your own words.3. Please review and list the Supreme Court Cases:180318571896195419661973200320102013