What led to the rise of the counterculture?

Please answer the following questions in your own words:
1. What led to the rise of the counterculture?
2. How successful was Brown Vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas decision in desegregating schools?
3. Rosa Parks, activist and one of the first female members of the NAACP, helped the campaign to end segregation. Her most notable boycott in our history. The Montgomery bus boycotts significantly hurt the bus system along with other white- owned businesses. Why was this a significant moment in Civil Rights history? Why were the boycotts so successful?
4.What methods were used to gain voting rights for African Americans in the South?

Research the Martha Stewart scandal and write a one-page paper on how the case was handled including her charges and sentencing.

Research the Martha Stewart scandal. Write a one-page paper on how the case was handled including her charges and sentencing. If you agree with the sentence impose, explain why it was fair and appropriate. If you disagree with the imposed sentencing, propose a solution as to what you believe would have been a “more appropriate” sentencing.

Identify and discuss the four goals of the new Medicare framework listed in the article.

The focus of this module’s Case Assignment is on Medicare and Medicaid, which are government-run health care programs. Please read the following article.

Guterman, S., Davis, K., Stremikis, K., & Drake, H. (2010). Innovation in medicare and medicaid will be central to health reform’s success. Health Affairs, 29(6), 1188-93.

Using the information from this article as well as additional research, please respond to the following questions.

Case Assignment
Briefly summarize the article.
Identify and discuss the four goals of the new Medicare framework listed in the article.
The authors suggest that the CMS will need a broader strategy to accomplish its mission. List and discuss at least 3 recommendations for shaping this strategy. Which one do you feel will achieve the most good?
Based upon what you read in this article and your research, do you feel do you feel we will have these programs in 10 years?
Be sure to properly cite all references.

Assignment Expectations
Please be sure to cite all sources and provide a reference list at the end of the paper (at least 3 references).

The length of your paper should be 2-3 pages typed and double-spaced.

Please prepare your work using appropriate format.

You will be expected to provide a scholarly basis for your response. Your opinions must be justified with evidence from the literature. References should be cited properly in the text of your essay, as well as at the end. Several scholarly references should be cited for this assignment.

Your paper will be further evaluated based on the rubric criteria.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (2007). Overview. Retrieved from http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidGenInfo/.

Guterman, S., Davis, K., Stremikis, K., & Drake, H. (2010). Innovation in medicare and medicaid will be central to health reform’s success. Health Affairs, 29(6), 1188-93.

Hill, J.E. (2006). The Coming Revolution in Healthcare. Vital Speeches of the Day, 72(26), 774-777.

Kaiser Family Foundation (2002). Fact Sheet on Children’s Health—Why Health Insurance Matters. Retrieve from http://www.kff.org/uninsured/4055-index.cfm. Click on the Fact Sheet link on the page.

Shaefer, H. L., Grogan, C. M., PhD., & Pollack, H. A., PhD. (2011). Who transitions from private to public health insurance? lessons from expansions of the state children’s health insurance program. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 22(1), 359-70.

Required Websites
Kaiser Family Foundation (2002). Medicare Basics Tutorial (12-minute audio presentation). Retrieved from http://www.kaiseredu.org/tutorials/Medicare 101/Medicare101.html.

Kaiser Family Foundation (2002). Medicaid 101 Tutorial (17-minute audio presentation). Retrieved from http://www.kaiseredu.org/tutorials/medicaidbasics/medicaid.html.

Optional Reading
Kaiser Family Foundation publishes fact sheets highlighting key facts and statistics about the Medicare program, including “Medicare at a Glance,” “The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit,” “Medicare Spending and Financing,” and “Medicare Advantage.”

Kaiser Family Foundation (2005). Enrolling Uninsured Low-Income Children in Medicaid and S-CHIP. Retrieved from http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/enrolling-uninsured-low-income-children-in-medicaid/.

What is the “current macroeconomic situation” in the U.S.

Please do the paper and answer the following questions:

Questions:

1. What is the “current macroeconomic situation” in the U.S. (e.g. is the U.S. economy currently concerned about unemployment, inflation, recession, etc.)?

2. What fiscal policies and monetary policies would be appropriate at this time?

Key concepts to include in the paper–data trends on unemployment, inflation, GDP growth, expansionary fiscal policy tools, FOMC, easy money policy tools.

You must use at least one peer review article. and 2 other references