FEDERAL BUDGETINGAJ Miller

Emily Ridgeway

Melissa Assalone

Rachel Lowman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWu8o-ZzUNs

BEFORE THE BUDGET

❑Agenda Setting:❑Problem Identified❑Policies Recommended❑Politics to Pursue Resolution

❑Wild Cards:❑ Individual Motivations❑ Public Interest ❑ Persuasion of Ideas

❑Positives & Negatives

WHOSE INVOLVED?

Federal GovernmentCongress

Senate

President

Cabinet Members

Committees

Federal Departments

Programs

Groups & IndividualsInterest Groups

US Citizens

Politicians

Organizations

Grass-Roots

Researchers

Businesses

Families

Media

Agendas

Budgets

Research

PolicyInterest

BUDGET PROCESS

❑ Federal Spending

❑ Mandatory, Discretionary & Interest

❑ Fixed Resources

❑ Executive and Legislative branches

❑ Orderly or Disorderly?

Federal Budgets Timeline

FY 2016

POVERTY ON A BUDGET

❑ 2015 Budget Poverty

❑ Discretionary Spending

❑ Mandatory Spending

❑ Social Workers Role

HEAD START

❑ Began in 1965

❑ Policies have changed over time

❑ Social Welfare Program for to improve education for young children in poverty

❑ Served 32 million children, & their families

❑ Current version of the Head Start program

❑ Type of Budgeting Process

❑ Why this program?!

MOCK TRIAL

AJ Miller – ROLE?

Emily Ridgeway- ROLE?

Melissa Assalone- ROLE?

Rachel Lowman- ROLE?

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