Warm-UpWhat is a direct democracy?

What is positive about a direct democracy?

What is negative about a direct democracy?

What is a representative democracy?

What is positive about a representative democracy? What is negative about a representative democracy?

SW evaluate public assistance programs created by the federal government in order to analyze

political cartoons.

Agenda

• Objective and Warm-Up• INM: Public Assistance• GP: Analyzing Political Cartoons• IP: Analyzing Political Cartoons• Exit Slip

Agenda

AgendaVocabulary Review

Structure and Organization of Congress

Affirmative Action and Equity

Environmental Policy

Immigration

Foreign PolicyStructure and Judicial Review Land Use and Zoning

Public Assistance

International Organizations

What are the purposes of government?

• In democratic countries, like the USA, the government establishes programs to help society live good lives.

• Two main purposes of government are to: • Provide Public Services • Promote the General Welfare of Citizens

What do we have government?• The USA provides public services and promotes the

general welfare of citizens in order to make sure• People are economically secure• The USA has full employment• People are healthy, especially mothers and children• Children get a good education • People have equal opportunity to achieve

What are Public Assistance Programs?• Public assistance is government benefits for the need in

form of a service or money. This is also called entitlement programs.

• Some public assistance programs are• Social Security • Medicare and Medicaid• Welfare programs such as WIC, Section 8 Housing• Unemployment

What is Social Security? • Social Security is a federal insurance program

that provides income mainly to retired people (people over 65 and no longer working) but also to the unemployed and disabled.

What are Medical Assistance Programs?• Medical Assistance Programs are government-

paid health insurance programs that provide coverage for people based on their need.

• Medicare is insurance for the elderly and disabled

• Medicaid is insurance for low- income families and children.

CFUS• Which of the following is probably NOT a

public assistance program? • Social Security• Medicare• Food Stamps• Safeway

CFUS• Which of the following people is most likely to

receive Social Security benefits• A young college graduate with student loans to pay off• A elderly couple who has just retired from working for

40 years• A veteran who is disabled from the war• A child in foster care in a big city

CFUS• Which of the following is a reason why we have

medical assistance programs? • Provides income assistance to low income families• Provide education opportunities to disadvantaged

youth• Provide health services to those who can afford it• Provide housing for individuals with disabilities.

CFUS• What is likely NOT a reason we provide public

assistance programs? • To ensure a healthy society• To ensure equal opportunity and equity• To work toward increase immigration to America• To work toward full employment

CFUS• Which of these is a purpose of Social

Security?• granting retirement benefits• enforcing affirmative action laws• monitoring unfair business practices• developing workplace safety regulations

CFUS• Which of the following is an opportunity cost of providing

Medicare services to elderly Americans• Government spending allows Elderly to spend their money

on other needs besides medicine and doctor’s visits.• Government spending may be cut in other areas and/or

taxes may have to increase. • Elderly citizens live healthy and happy lives• Elderly citizens have access to affordable prescription drugs

• We will analyze 2 political cartoons about public assistance programs.

1. You will answer the following questions: 2. What are the symbols in the cartoon?3. What do the symbols represent?4. What is the subject of the cartoon?5. Is the cartoonist for or against funding this public assistance

programs? What tells you this?6. How might the cartoon influence its reader?

Guided and Independent Practice

• You will do the rest on your own. • Lastly, you will create your own cartoon about

public assistance. 1. You may either explain what you would draw or

draw it. 2. Give it a title.

Independent Practice

Guided Practice

Guided Practice

•Create your own political cartoon, or find 5 that relate to public assistance programs!!!

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