Politics Flashcards
1
Q
multicultural US
A
- demographic changes to how our country looks
- impacts art, policy, education, jobs
2
Q
political changes
A
- multicultural
- all ethnic groups are a part of our government
- congress is representing who america really is
- gender is no longer a big issue in politics
3
Q
candidates
A
- barack obama - first african american president (2008)
- by 2012, the fact obama is african american isn’t really an issue
- multicultural presidency in the US now exists
4
Q
21st century issues
A
- immigration - who is coming in and why? what rules are in place?
- latino immigration and equality is a big issue in Southwest US
- is congress truly a representation of the nation as a whole?
5
Q
remember this…
A
when the US congress was set up by the founding fathers, the hope was congress would be an accurate representation of the people of the US
6
Q
one of the issues that was brought about during the 21st century in relation to Latino immigration was _____________
A
inequality
