Modern Studies | USA essays | short Flashcards
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Democratic Participation essay…
INTRODUCTION: FACTORS [voting, standing for election, protesting + joining a political party] + THIS ESSAY WILL ARGUE [americans can participate in political systems and this is most effectively done through voting] | PARA 1: POINT [voting] + EXAMPLE [trump and kamala votes] + EXPLAIN [direct say]+ HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [however, voter ID] + EXPLAIN [prevents taking part] + OVERALL [can significantly participate] | PARA 2: POINT [standing for election] + EXAMPLE [biden and trump running as well as kennedy and stein] + EXPLAIN [anyone can run] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [however, finance e.g. trump and biden money raised] + EXPLAIN [only wealthy people can run] + OVERALL [unlikely anyone would win] | PARA 3: POINT [protesting] + EXAMPLE [BLM protests] + EXPLAIN [successful] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [however, states have made this harder with laws] + EXPLAIN [makes it harder] + OVERALL [protesting is critical] | PARA 4: POINT [joining political parties] + EXAMPLE [green party, democratic party, republicans] + EXPLAIN [high therefore effective] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [however, pressure group instead e.g. NRA] + EXPLAIN [influences decisions] + OVERALL [easy but expensive] | CONCLUSION: ANSWER QUESTION + MOST EFFECTIVE [voting] + LEAST EFFECTIVE [standing for election] + OVERALL
Impact of Socio-Economic Inequality on Black Americans essay…
INTRODUCTION: FACTORS [income, education, crime + health] + THIS ESSAY WILL ARGUE [racism impacts nearly every aspect of black americans’ lives] | PARA 1: POINT [income] + EXAMPLE [difference in black and white family income] + EXPLAIN [ensures cycle of poverty] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [furthermore, generational racist wealth disparity’s] + EXPLAIN [income and wealth are issues] + OVERALL [significantly impacted]| PARA 2: POINT [crime] + EXAMPLE [black imprisonment %] + EXPLAIN [inequality in incarceration] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [furthermore, black americans face harsher sentences] + EXPLAIN [obvious inequality in america] + OVERALL [nation’s imprisonment rate at lowest but still higher] | PARA 3: POINT [education] + EXAMPLE [drop out rates] + EXPLAIN [lack of education] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [furthermore, college degrees] + EXPLAIN [racial disparity] + OVERALL [black children are more likely to fall behind] | PARA 4: POINT [health] + EXAMPLE [life expectancy + diseases] + EXPLAIN [poverty may be a reason] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [furthermore, lack of health insurance] + EXPLAIN [can be remedied easily] + OVERALL [everything factors in] | CONCLUSION: ANSWER QUESTION + MOST EFFECTIVE [income and wealth] + LEAST EFFECTIVE [education] + OVERALL
Effectiveness of Government Responses to Socio-Economic Inequalities essay…
INTRODUCTION: FACTORS [fsa, tanf, essa, obamacare] + THIS ESSAY WILL ARGUE [only tackled to a small extent]| PARA 1: POINT [obamacare] + EXAMPLE [health insurance] + EXPLAIN [was successful] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [however, trump disagrees] + EXPLAIN [it was overruled] + OVERALL [initially successful but will face changes] | PARA 2: POINT [fsa] + EXAMPLE [sentence reductions] + EXPLAIN [effective] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [however, trump disagrees] + EXPLAIN [project 2025] + OVERALL [addresses racial inequality] | PARA 3: POINT [tanf] + EXAMPLE [bad, temporary] + EXPLAIN [not permanent] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [furthermore, trump disagrees] + EXPLAIN [more cuts likely to occur] + OVERALL [too few families getting help] | PARA 4: POINT [essa] + EXAMPLE [reading and math scores are at an all-time high] + EXPLAIN [gives students equal opportunity] + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE [however, covid set us back] + EXPLAIN [if trump dismantles then bad] + OVERALL [great step forward but progress has been lost]| CONCLUSION: ANSWER QUESTION + MOST EFFECTIVE [obamacare] + LEAST EFFECTIVE [tanf] + OVERALL
Political Institutions and their Ability to Dominate Government Decision-Making essay…
INTRODUCTION: FACTORS + THIS ESSAY WILL ARGUE | PARA 1: POINT + EXAMPLE + EXPLAIN + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE + EXPLAIN + OVERALL | PARA 2: POINT + EXAMPLE + EXPLAIN + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE + EXPLAIN + OVERALL | PARA 3: POINT + EXAMPLE + EXPLAIN + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE + EXPLAIN + OVERALL | PARA 4: POINT + EXAMPLE + EXPLAIN + HOWEVER/FURTHERMORE + EXPLAIN + OVERALL | CONCLUSION: ANSWER QUESTION + MOST EFFECTIVE + LEAST EFFECTIVE + OVERALL
