Evidence Flashcards
Why some groups are underrepresented- Women are less likely to run for a seat in congress
In 2018 only 23% of people runnning for a seat in congress were women
Right to vote
Only 66% of eligible voters turned out to vote in the 2020 election
Right to protest
Over 26 million people took part in the BLM demonstrations
Ways to participate - interest groups
The national organisation for women have over 500,000 members
Ways to participate - voting
66% of eligible voters turned out to vote at the 2020 election
Why some groups don’t participate in politics - young people
Only 55% of eligible young people voted in the 2020 election
Why some groups don’t participate in politics - ethnic minorities
Only 9% of the House of Representatives are Hispanic compared to the population being 17%
Groups that are underrepresented - young people
Only 2 women in thier 20’s have ever been elected into congress out of the 535 seats
Groups that are underrepresented- EM
Only 2/12 Supreme Court members are EM compared to the USA population with over 40% being from EM
Why some groups are underrepresented- EM - lack of role models
Only 9% of the House of Representatives are Hispanic compared to the american population at 17%
Social and economic inequalities - describe and give evidence for education
Depending on where your school is you will receive different amount of funding.
Majority black areas are often poorer which means they have less advanced schools.
Schools in poorer areas recieve $23billion less per year in funding than richer, white schools
Social and economic inequalities - describe and give evidence for employment/unemployment
Unemployment is those who have been looking for a job in the past 4 weeks.
In 2020 the unemployment was 11.4 % for black people and 7.3% for whites.
Social and economic inequalities - describe and give evidence for health
Ethnic minorities suffer worse health compared to whites.
Emergancy doctors are less likly to classify black and latinax children as requiring emergany health care, compared to white/ asian children.
Why some groups suffer more from social and economic inequalities - blacks - poverty
They are more likely to experience poverty compared to white people.
Bl;ack = 20.8%
White = 10.1%
Why some groups suffer more from social and economic inequalities - blacks - unemployment
They are more likely to be unemployed due to poor education due to lack of wealth equality.
Black unemployment rate ; 11.4%
White ; 7.3%
