Government Regulation and Domestic Social Policy
Recent Health Programs
-Cuts down on diseases -National Maritime Service : Helps sick and disabled Sailors.
New Health Care Law
-has many facets - Phased in on a year by year basis
Fairness Doctrine
Broadcasts have to cover events adequately and fairly, with contrasting views.
Supplementary Security Income (SSI)
Cash payments to elderly or blind.
Arguments for Regulation
Children mortality rate has gone down. Life expectancy had gone up.
Land Grant Education/ Morrill Act of 1862
Colleges set up by federal governemnt will be granted land for the school to use for agricultural and mechanical purposes.
Telecommunications Act
Deregulates somethings. Hoped to increase competition and make better programing.
Role of Agencies After Legislative Creation
Legislates broadly. Created by National Labour Relations Act. Regulates fair labour practices.
Early Regulation
Low population, not much need for regulation. Laize fair attitude Rural society- people had own means of sustenance
National Health Insurance
Medicare: For Old people Medicaid: For poor people
Detection and Prosecution
Most common method of regulation. Basic administrative move.
Early Health Programs
Not a lot of food saftey procedures. People used to help each other
Unemployment Insurence
Paid on assumption person is able to work.
Bad View of Regulation
Paternalistic, Red Tape: Interferes with private activities.
Media Regulation
Print Media is mostly exempt from regulation. TV and Radio = No obscenities.
Smithhouse act
attempt to improve home economics at a high school level.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
1934: Regulates television and radio
Social Security Act
1935 -Monetary well being -Beginning of social insurance -Citizens have legal right to programs
George Dean Act
1936 Improve industrial education at high school level
National Science Foundation Act
1950 Awards and grants in support of research and education.
National Defense Education Act
1957
Higher Facility Act
1963 Grants and Loans to universities
National Enviromental Protection Act:
1970 (NEPA) Established EPA
Safe Water Drinking Act
1974
Sipper Fund Act
1980. Cleaned up hazardous waste sites.
Programs of the Federal Government
1. Civil Service Retirement 2. Military Retirement 3. V.A. Benefits. 4. Student Aid 5. Farm Aid 6. Housing Aid (FHA): Federal Housing Authority 7. Low interest loans for students and veterans
Aid To Business and Industry
1. Tax write-offs 2. Bailouts 3. Subsidies 4. Grants 5. Lucrative Government Contracts 6. Tariffs 7. Monetary Mechanism 8. Public Roads and Highways 9. Uniform standard of weights and measures 10. Copyrights, patents, research, provision of useful data 11. Uniform Bankruptcy Procedure
Two Major points of debate
1. Who is deserving of these programs 2. What do the people deserve.
Homestead Act
1862 The beginning of legislation
Munn V. Illinois
1887: Supreme Court upheld the right for State Government to uphold regulations on business in a private firm.
Federal Trade Commission
1914 Protect public from unfair regulation.
Federal Radio Act
1927: Said airwaves are public property.
The Great Depression
35% unemployment Belief there should be a lot of safety nets.
adjudication
A process designed to establish whether a rule has been violated.
Domestic Social Policy
A wide range of government programs designed to protect citizens against want and deprivation. -Improve health and well being of society. - Provide education and training opportunities.
Bureaucracy
Administration network that carries out government plans and regulations.
History of Social Welfare
Aid had been increasing since the 1930s. Welfare programs originally funded by churches.
The change to interdependency
As society became industrialized self sufficiency declines. People rely on each other.
Environmental Regulation
EPA in 1970 Makes laws that help the environment. Conservation of resources and controlling land use. Prevention of water and air pollution
Inspection and Licensure
FCC Licences TV and radio shows.
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
First regulatory comission on a national level. Deals with transportation regulation. Set standard for regulatory policy making. Done away with in 1996
Food Assistance
Food Stamps for poor Administered by the state.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
For families with unemployed parents. Administered by state
Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
For poor families with kids. Administered by state.
Early Educational Aid
For specific purposes only (Native Americans)
G.I Bill
Gives money to retired veterans to go to school
Retroactive Liability
Government tries to get people to clean up after themselves by threatening to charge people
Medicaid
Hospital aid for poor. Funded by Grants. Administered by states.
Three elements of all regulation
Idea of the whole process being part of law and regulatory government. Power and direction from Congress. Set of rules and guidelines to accomplish objectives.
Pervasiveness
It is everywhere, you can't escape it.
Arguments against deregulation
Regulation is complex, burdensome, and costly. Hurts competitiveness abroad.
Good View of Regulation
Regulation protects population from bad things.
Research and Education
Research and education
Court Packing Plan
Roosevelt said to add 6 judges and justices on the Supreme Court. Congress turned them down.
New Deal
Roosevelts Series of liberal policies and programs that would help society and economy. A social and economic revolution. Government gets involved in a big way.
Libel
Slander
Impact Statement
Tries to access impact will be on the environment.
Government Regulation
Use of Government authority to control or change some practice in the private sector
Litigation
Use of courts by Government to get something done.
Controversial Role
Weather or not government helps or hurts people.
Economic and Business Regulation
as the nation grew, government and regulation grew. Industry expands with problems like sweatshops and exorbitant rates.
Workman's Compensation
assumes you are unable to work