USA revision Flashcards
groups more likely to experience inequality
lgbt, ethnic groups, potentially women,
more likely to participate
older workers,
higher levels of education,
non- hispanic white
less likely to vote
young people,
lower levels of education,
hispanic
what is underrepresentation
if a type of person or thing is underrepresented in a group or organisation, there’s not enough of them in it
PEE participation/ rights
P- americans can stand as candidates in elections
E- people in the usa have many opportunities to put the self forward to be elected
E- in 2016 hillary clinton put herself forward to be the first female president even though the never got the job.
why are young people less likely to participate?
young people are less likely to vote because they think it doesn’t matter as politicians haven’t dealt with issues relive my to young people such as the high costs of health care, university or large number of school shootings.
what happens if you have well payed employed in usa
being well paid leads to quality health care which leads to being able to work so being able to pay for care so you CAN WORK
what happens if u are unemployed in the usa
unemployment leads to poor/ no health care leading to unable to work due to bad health so u can afford care so you can’t work
how much money is it to call an ambulance out in america
2.5K
how much is childbirth in the usa
10k-30k
how much is charged to hold a baby after giving birth
$40
how much is an ihailer in america
250-350
how much % of congress is female
27%
population of blacks in america
blacks make up 13% of the population
how much% of congress is black
11%