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USA
modern studies
| what is the 2nd most spoken language in the USA | Spanish |
| why do immigrants come to the USA | better human rights better health care political freedom |
| why is immigration not a good thing | because immigrants accept very low paid jobs which means all workers get paid the same |
| why is immigration good | they fill in spaces for unskilled jobs |
| which is the richest group | asians |
| which is the poorest group | native americans |
| which are the only group to have come from the usa | native americans |
| what is the American dream | the American dream is that everyone no matter religion or race has an equal opportunity of becoming rich if they work hard |
| where are all the rights written | on the bill of rights |
| what does inequalities mean | inequalities' means anything got to do with conditions of society |
| what ethnic group is most likely to live in ghettos | blacks |
| name all 5 ethnic groups | blacks Hispanics whites native Americans Asians |
| which group is most likely to drop out of school | Hispanics |
| why do Hispanics drop out of schools | language barriers |
| what 2 groups face a lot of discrimination | blacks and Hispanics |
| why is it important to have health insurance | because paying by cash can be very expensive |
| why aren't most Hispanics allowed free health insurance | because they are illegal immigrants |
| name the 2 types of government health insurance | medic care and medic aid |
| which group is most likely not to have health insurance | Hispanics |
| name the 2 types of economic inequalities | poverty and employment |
| which group is most likely to be living in poverty and be unemployed | blacks |
| name 2 ways in which minorities have become more successful | affirmative action , work fare |
| explain affirmative action | affirmative action is when top colleges and universities have to put aside jobs for minorities |
| give a reason why affirmative action is good | minorities become richer and have better economic progress |
| give a reason against affirmative action | some white students looking for a place in colleges and universities don't get a place even if they had better qualifications |
| what is a constitution | a set of rules that explain what the American government can and cant do |
| name the 3 branches | president , supreme court , congress |
| what does the supreme court do | they protect the constitution by making sure that any new laws which are passed aren't against the constitution |
| what does the congress do | pass laws , approve budgets and declare war |
| name the 2 houses of the congress | senate and house of representatives |
| what does the president do | can ask congress to make new laws , commander of armed forces , approves and disapproves of new laws and appoints supreme court judges |
| which branch is the strongest | none there all the same |
| name a right | the right to vote |
| name a responsibility | not to slander the government |
| name a way in which Americans participate in elections | voting , standing as candidate , campaigning for a political part |
| which ethnic group is most likely not to vote | Hispanics |
| why don't some Hispanic vote | because of language barrier or because they are illegal immigrants |
| why don't some blacks vote | because of lack of role models |
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