USA World Power
- Created by: kirstenm09
- Created on: 06-10-15 18:19
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- USA
- Government
- Consitution
- Legislative
- Congress
- House of Representatives
- 435 members
- Elected for 2 years
- 435 members
- Senate
- 100 members (senators)
- Elected for 6 years. One third up for re-election every 2 years
- 100 members (senators)
- House of Representatives
- Congress
- Executive
- President
- Vice President
- Can only run for 2 terms (8 years)
- President
- Judicial
- Supreme Court
- 9 judges
- Supreme Court
- Legislative
- Consitution
- American Dream
- Perfect family
- Own things (not rented)
- White picket fence
- Happy, contented
- Home maker (house wife)
- Wealth
- BENEFITS
- Gives people something to work for
- Makes people work hard
- PROBLEMS
- The bar is set too high
- Makes people feel bad about themselves
- Rich get richer and the poor stay poor
- Equality
- Democracy
- American Reality
- Crime
- Crime rates are lower than UK, but there are more violent crimes
- Most crime is committed in cities
- Rich people can afford to have better lawyers so are getting a better quality of justice
- Causes of crime
- Influenced by gangs
- Poverty
- Tempted by the money from drug dealing etc
- Lack of education
- Poverty
- Blacks are more likely to be in poverty than whites, also more likely to be unemployed
- Inequalities in wages
- Different ethnic groups have different levels of education
- Language barriers
- Discrimination
- Education
- Healthcare
- Immigration
- American Dream
- Perfect family
- Own things (not rented)
- White picket fence
- Happy, contented
- Home maker (house wife)
- Wealth
- BENEFITS
- Gives people something to work for
- Makes people work hard
- PROBLEMS
- The bar is set too high
- Makes people feel bad about themselves
- Rich get richer and the poor stay poor
- Equality
- Democracy
- Pull factors
- Democracy
- Wealthy country
- Less poverty
- Push factors
- Poverty
- War
- Discrimination
- Unemployment
- Communism
- Tortilla Curtain
- PROS
- Expands culture
- Freedom
- Immigrants can do the low paid jobs like cleaners
- CONS
- More immigrants = more terrorists, drug dealers etc
- National identity is disappearing
- Americans have to compete for jobs
- American Dream
- Crime
- General Facts
- Race
- White
- Largest ethnic group
- Mostly came from Europe
- 6% are under poverty line
- Black
- Traditionally poor
- The Obamas brought new confidence for Black Americans
- Hispanic
- 2nd largest ethnic group and growing
- Mainly came from Central and South America
- API
- Highly educated
- China, Vietnam, Fiji etc
- Native American
- Original inhabitants of the USA
- Europeans brought disease, there are hardly any left
- White
- Race
- Government
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