Women/gay/gun

Question 1

Féminisation de la pauvreté

Answer 1

Feminization of poverty

Question 2

Être catalogué

Answer 2

To be pigeonhold

Question 3

Travails de femmes

Answer 3

Mommy track jobs

Question 4

Nouveau phénomène : les couples de cadres qui n’ont pas d’enfants

Answer 4

New phenomenon whereby executive couples choose not to have children : DINKS (double income no kids)

Question 5

Obama a amélioré la situation des femmes aux USA par ?

Answer 5

Lily Ledbetter Act (2010) which guarantees equal pay for women at the work place
Easy however for companies to bypass the law

Question 6

Mauvaises choses : TODD AKINS 2010

Answer 6

Talked about legitimate rape

Question 7

TRUMP sur Hillary concernant son mari et elle

Answer 7

“If Hilary can’t satisfy her husband how can she satisfy the American population? “

Question 8

2012 Obama sur le mariage gay

Answer 8

In 2012 he came out in favor of gay marriage -> snowball effect whereby more and more states legalized homosexual marriage

Question 9

Décision de la court suprême

Answer 9

In 2015 the Supreme Court validated the gay marriage on a federal system

Question 10

Mais beaucoup d’états résistent au mariage gay

Answer 10

But many states try to resist gay marriage

KIM DAVIS 2015 refused to sign gay marriage license and became a forehead of the anti gay marriage campaign

Question 11

Conflit exécutif va législatif

Difficile pr Obama de passer des lois

Answer 11

One of the key conflicts in USA is between the executive and the legislative : under Obama the checks and balance system has failed
Simply put : it is hard for Obama to pass laws because of the republican dominated congress

Question 12

Le pb des droits des états

Answer 12

The problem of states rights has always been a controversial issue in the country

Question 13

Etat providence

Answer 13

Welfare state is frowned upon (mal vu)

Question 14

Vieux conflit entre…..

Answer 14

Age old conflict between…

Question 15

Le rêve américain

Answer 15

The idea that everyone can came to the country the land of opportunity and and make it in life

Question 16

The self made man myth

Answer 16

No traditional aristocracy in the USA because it is a young country

Question 17

USA : société sans classe

MAIS

Answer 17

A classless society

BUT 1% of the us population enjoys a huge proportion of the nation wealth

Question 18

Melting pot

Answer 18

The idea you lust Liz and integrate

Question 19

Multiculturalism

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People can keep their identity and their culture as long as they obey the law

Question 20

Manifest destiny

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Justifies their imperialism

Question 21

Gun control

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Legislation aimed at restricting the right to bear arms

Question 22

Problème des Lobby pour le port d’armes

Answer 22

It is almost impossible to pass major gun control legislation due to the huge influence of the pro-gun lobby (the NRA)

Question 23

2013 petite fille et petit garçon

Answer 23

In 2013 a two-yo girl Caroline sparks was shot dead by her 5-yo brother who was playing with his present

Question 24

Changements en 2016

Answer 24

However in 2016, the tide lay have turned

In January 2016 Obama made an emotional speech and pro leased to pass an executive order on gun control