USA World Power (Memo) Flashcards
Government responses to social issues?
–> Medicaid
–> head start
–> affordable care act
–>medicare
What is affordable care act?
+ example
Give more access to health care
Making health care cheaper for people
–>ever since this happened over 15 million people have been getting insurance and it has stayed even when the pandemic happened
What is head start?
+ example
Supports poorer children in getting the support they need in education
–>300,000 kids get into kindergarten after getting head start
What is medicaid?
+ example
Covers some medical costs for people with low income
–>Medicaid helps 18.8% of us population
Economic influences?
–> boost in tourism
–> job reliance
–> world reserve currency
What is world’s reserve currency?
+ example?
How the USA money is doing, this effects trades and deals all around the world
–>in 2008 banks gave out mortgages to people who could not afford to repay them.
–> more than 65 counties around the world set their money based on the US Dollar 💵
What is job reliance?
+ example?
Giving people somewhere to work
–>90,000 jobs in Scotland are based in American companies
What is boosting tourism?
+example?
Americans can go vist other places and sightsee and travel, where they spend money
–> in 2019 630,00 American tourists came to Scotland spending £717 million
Head start effectiveness?
(Effective)
Very effective, actually compensates for the majority of education inequality
Affordable care act effectiveness?
(Effecive)
Very effective, making health care more accessible and affordable
Head start effectiveness?
+ example
(Not effective)
Not effective, doesn’t do enough to reduse social inequalities
40% white > 27% blacks – degree rates
Affordable act care effectiveness?
(Ineffective)
+ example?
Not effective, doesn’t increase life expectancy
–> black American on average die 6 years before white Americans
Why is there underrepresention of ethnic minorities?
–> prejudice
–> felony disenfranchisement
–> less likely to participate in politics
Less likely to take part in politics?
+ example?
Few people elected into power don’t look like them, and share their experiences
–> only ever been a minority president and vice president
What is felony disenfranchisement?
+ example?
Having the rights of someone taken away, and them being imprisoned and even after. This stops people from voting other people like them into power.
–> 30% of African Americans had their voting right taken away because they voted for Albema.
