USA Flashcards
(39 cards)
Social reason for inequality (EA)
Educational attainment
African Americans + Hispanics tend to do less well in school than whites which leads to them being more likely to be u employed and/or living in poverty when older
31% Hispanics + Latinos are high school graduates
Economic reason for inequality (HC)
Paying for healthcare
People who have low paid jobs will struggle to pay for healthcare
Paying for healthcare insurance
Economic reason for inequality (H)
Housing
African and Americans more likely to live in Ghetto areas where there are high levels of crime
Gang violence and drugs
Government response to social issues (ESSA)
Every Student Succeeds Act
School standards improve
Trump funds $200 million yearly to STEM for ethnic minorities and women
Government responses to economical inequalities (ACA)
Affordable Care Act
Healthcare more affordable + insurance companies can’t refuse to cover pre-existing conditions
40 million more Americans now have health insurance
Government response to economic DHUD)
Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
Regeneration projects to encourage people to live in urban areas
Rental assistance programmes
Military influence S
Superiority
Largest spender on arms and equipment, because of its dominance it can protect allies around the world
Promised South Korea protection from attacks of North Korea
Military influence TWP
Referred as The World Policeman
Deals with issues directly in other countries
Top Iranian general, Qassam Suleimani was assassinated by a drone operated by the U.S.
Political influence MUN
Through the membership of the UN
Security council is part of the UN responsible for peacemaking and peacekeeping
For example, the US has used its veto twice to vote against resolutions to save innocent dying Palestinians from the terrorists (israelis) who stole their country
Political influence CC
Through climate change
Making national agreements to prevent climate change
2021, US got China to agree to tackle climate change
Power of the president POV
Power of veto
Before legislation can become a law, the bills must be signed by the president and if the
president disagrees with a new law they can refuse to sign it and use their veto
Donald trump vetoed 10 bills
Power of president POA
Power of appointment
President can appoint many people including members of their cabinet who have important roles in running the country
In 2020, president trump elected Amy coney Barett as a Supreme Court justice after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Power of president EO
Executive order
President can make laws without congressional approval as they can totally bypass congress on certain occasions by issuing executive orders
Trump issues 220 executive orders as president
Methods of participation VFC
Voting for a candidate
When you turn out to vote for a particular U.S. politician and want them to get elected to a certain position
Over 155 million Americans voted in the 2020 US presidential election
Methods of participation JPP
Join political party
Join together with other like-minded people to succeed in gaining political power through winning representation in elections
2 largest political parties in the USA are the democrats and the republicans
More likely to vote ROA
Retired old Americans
Because this generation were largely the generation which grew during or just before world war 2, which was in some ways a fight for democracy and freedom, so voting will be important to them
2020 us presidential election, 78% of those aged 60+ voted
More likely to vote WA
White Americans
Because white Americans have always had the right to vote so it has been a more traditional process.
2020 us presidential election, 72% of white Americans voted
Less likely to vote YA
Younger Americans
As they feel it doesn’t matter because politicians haven’t dealt with issues relevant to them
2020 us presidential election, 52% of those aged 18-29 voted
Less likely to vote HA
Hispanic Americans
Many come from countries where their votes didn’t matter because the government was corrupt and would ignore their votes
2020 us presidential election, 52% of Hispanic americans voted
Economic influence BJ
Bring jobs
Billions of companies set up offices/ factories in other countries that give people somewhere to work
90,000 jobs in Scotland are based in American companies
Economic influence BTI
Boost their tourism industry
Americans travel to visit other countries to see famous landmarks and spend money which boosts their economy
2017, more than 700,000 American tourists came to visit Scotland spending 732 million dollars
USA wants to gain influence over other countries PIP
To protect its people
Could be from wars with other countries or the rise of terroirs, USA spends more on their military than any other country in the world
719 billion dollars in 2019
USA wants to gain influence over other countries ITE
To increase their economy
Create more jobs and increase the income of people in their country
2019, us economy was 211.44 trillion dollars
Causes of socio economic issues LEL
Low education level
Less education means lower future income making it difficult to achieve dreams, this may lead to get involved in crime
29,520 people have no diploma in 9th-12th grade
