Domestic Policy_ Tutorial
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3500
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Political Science
Date
Dec 6, 2023
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Lesson Activity
Important Domestic Policies
This activity will help you meet these educational goals:
Inquiry Skills—You will analyze societal issues, trends, and events; develop
credible explanations of historical events and developments based on reasoned
interpretation of evidence; evaluate and use evidence; develop explanations and
make persuasive arguments in support of your conclusions; and communicate
your conclusions.
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Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis and
communicate effectively.
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Directions
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each
question, and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of
your work.
Activity
Universal health care has been a fiery topic for decades in the United States. In 2010,
President Barack Obama worked with a Congress in which Democrats held the
majority to pass the largest health care reform in decades. It is called the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), but commonly referred to as
“Obamacare.” In this Lesson Activity, you will analyze and form an argument about the
PPACA.
Question 1
Read this
pro-PPACA article from the White House and this
anti-PPACA article from
the Heritage Foundation. Explore the tabs and deeper aspects of these resources to
gather additional useful information. Using the information you find in these
resources, list some of the pros and cons of the PPACA in the table provided below.
Answer:
PPACA Pros
PPACA Cons
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Question 2
Write a two- to three-sentence response to each of the following questions.
Part A
How might having a large percentage of uninsured people negatively affect the entire
country?
Answer:
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Part B
How might the PPACA go against the US values of individualism and personal
responsibility?
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Part C
What are the primary reasons the US government believed it needed to address
health care in the United States?
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Part D
Next, read about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the
constitutionality of the PPACA .
Write one to two paragraphs explaining how the Supreme Court approved and
defined the ACA as constitutionally legal.
Answer:
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Question 3
Write a short essay arguing your position about whether the PPACA is a good idea for
the US health care system. Use your notes and the articles provided in this activity to
support your argument. You may also reference additional resources.
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Self-Evaluation
How did you do? Rate your work on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 as the highest score. Then
write a brief evaluation of your work below. Note what you learned and what
challenged you.
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