Capping a major Republican campaign to tighten North Carolina’s welfare rules, the state senate on Wednesday approved a bill (Welfare Reform Act) calling for drug testing of welfare recipients…….. Democrats accused the GOP of playing election year politics with the issue… Under the bill, a person who tests positive for drugs would have to enroll in substance abuse treatment…..
Answer the following questions. Please use complete sentences. You may submit either as an attachment (Microsoft Word) or embedded in the assignment box.
What is the social problem or issue the senators have identified?
What policy (typically legislation) have they established or enacted?
What program (procedure used to implement a policy) will the bill require?
What political/economic/social context is involved? (political, economic and social environment that a policy is trying to respond to)
What major societal values are involved? (see pages 15-22 in your text)
What is the proposed policy and its resulting program(s) suppose to accomplish?
