Assigned blog #4.
- Pick a current event of importance of your choice. Research it and do a blog on it.
- I will be doing prop. 8: gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, court rules. Which happened in California.
- http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/gay-marriage-prop-8s-ban-ruled-unconstitutional.html
Next we went over SouthEast Asia.
Now the power point
Race Relations- in the 1980s everything fliped floped. linon johnson. gave blacks the laws they should have had years ago. 24th amendment
- Democrats:
- Strong anti-discrimination laws are needed
- favor affirmative action
- Republicans:
- People and businesses can be trusted not to discriminate
- many oppose affirmative action.
Minimum wage- $7.25
- Democrats:
- Favor/Increase the minimum wage to help workers.
- Republicans:
- Oppose/ Do not raise the minimum wage because it hurts businesses.
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