USA revision Flashcards

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groups more likely to experience inequality

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lgbt, ethnic groups, potentially women,

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2
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more likely to participate

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older workers,
higher levels of education,
non- hispanic white

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3
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less likely to vote

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young people,
lower levels of education,
hispanic

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4
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what is underrepresentation

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if a type of person or thing is underrepresented in a group or organisation, there’s not enough of them in it

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5
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PEE participation/ rights

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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.

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why are young people less likely to participate?

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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.

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what happens if you have well payed employed in usa

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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

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what happens if u are unemployed in the usa

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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

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9
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how much money is it to call an ambulance out in america

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2.5K

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10
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how much is childbirth in the usa

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10k-30k

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11
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how much is charged to hold a baby after giving birth

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$40

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12
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how much is an ihailer in america

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250-350

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13
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how much % of congress is female

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27%

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14
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population of blacks in america

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blacks make up 13% of the population

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15
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how much% of congress is black

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11%

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16
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why are the elderly more likely to vote

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they have grown quite wealthy and managed to benefit from cheap housing when they were younger. this will make them more likely to vote as they have more to loose if someone was elected who wanted to raise taxes on the wealthy

17
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what’s protesting

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as a democracy the us can see large numbers of protesters on the streets as americans express there opinion on matters that are important to them

18
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waCkY lAwS iN aMeRiCa

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Colorado- illegal to keep a sofa on the porch