USA Flashcards
what is the role of the legislative branch (Congress)?
to write federal laws, to set how much is to be paid in tax to the government and what the Federal government can spend
each year and to scrutinise the
Executive branch (President)
what is the role of the executive branch (President)?
they are the main ambassador for
the US, to lead the armed forces
and keep the US safe, to select judges to sit
on the Supreme Court, to sign bills passed bu congress into law and to run the Federal Government and spend the money
given to it by Congress.
what is the role of the judicary branch (supreme court)?
to make sure that everyone in
the US is following the laws according to the constitution and settle disputes
2 examples of the legislative branch in action
in 2021 the American Recovery Act to deal with
the damage of the Covid-19 pandemic, and in 2019 the Animal Cruelty Act to stop people making Animal Crush videos.
examples of the executive branch in action
Joe Biden signed a new global
climate change deal in Glasgow in 2021, Donald Trump ordered the killing of the leader of Daesh (ISIS) in 2019 and Donald Trump
has ordered for a wall to build between the USA and Mexico, but Joe Biden
cancelled it.
examples of the judicary branch in action
approved Same-Sex Marriage, stopped Donald Trump’s first travel ban as it found it discriminated against people based on religion.
name 4 ways americans can participate in politics
by standing as a candidate in elections
by protesting
by voting for candidates in elections.
by joining political parties.
3 groups that are most likely to vote and why
More educated people because the us voting system is complex and can be hard even for people with more than a highschool education to understand
older people because they have seen throughout their life how important voting is
white people because it has always been customfor them to do so and it has always benefited them
3 groups least likely to vote and why
young people because they feel they are ignored by the government
african americans because they feel the system hasnt been changed enough from when it was used to discriminate against them
people with less than a highschool education because the voting system is complex
what % of the us population is female
51%
what % of congress is female?
27%
what % of the us population is white?
61%
what % of congress is white?
77%
what % of the us population is latinx?
19%
what % of congress is latinx?
9%
what % of the us population is black?
13%
what % of congress is black?
11%
what % of the us population is API?
6%
what % of congress is API?
2%
give 3 examples of how the usa has economic influence over other countries
90,000 jobs in Scotland are in American companies.
The number 1 source of tourist to Scotland is from the USA who spent around £500 million and made over 450,000 trips to Scotland.
Over £4.5 billion worth of goods and services are sold to the USA by Scottish businesses.
give 3 examples of how the usa has political influence over other countries
Obama was key to getting world powers like China and India to sign up to the Paris Climate Agreement to help try
and prevent climate change.
Donald Trump stopped any aid being
given to many charities that supported women around the world. They lost their funding if they passed on any information to women about abortions.
Donald Trump cut US funding to the World Health Organisation in April 2020 at a time it was trying to help the world cope saying it was too close to China.
give 3 examples of how the usa has a militaristic influence on other countries
In 2020, despite the USA killing one of its top
leaders, Iran did not declare war on the USA.
The USA has 11 aircraft carriers. It closets rivals are China (2), Russia (1), France (1) and the UK (1 with a 2 nd under construction).
The USA spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined
In 2019 the USA killed the leader of Daesh (ISIS) in Syria without the permission of the
Syrian Government to be there.
3 examples of racism in america
21% of Black people are in Poverty (10% for Whites)
25% of Black people don’t have health insurance compared to 9% for Whites
25% of Blacks have a degree compared to 35% of Whites
2 examples of sexism in the usa
13% of Women are in poverty compared to 11% of Men
White women earn 25% less than White men do
