Gun Rights-
Republicans are for fewer laws, Democrats are for more stricter laws. People against it (Republicans) feel it is unconstitutional and they think people will still be able to obtain guns illegally. Democrats feel the less guns out there the safer. Not only that, they think stricter laws will help stop shootings.
Abortion-
People against it think that it goes against religion, and it is killing a child. People for it think that it should be your own choice because it is your body. Other reasons people are for it is because of rape or if the baby might have a problem.
Marijuana-
People for it say it is a way to make money. The government can tax it to make money. They say it is no worse than drinking or smoking a cigarrete. Colorado has legalized it but there are still laws about usage and amounts. People against it feel it is a gateway drug. This will lead you to smoking worse stuff like meth. It’s starting to become more common so it will be hard to get rid of.
Immigration-
People for immigration think that keeping families together is a big key. Also they think that if they start up a business it has to stay in the U.S. to help American citizens. People against it say it is illegal and we should send them back and have them come here legally.
Economic systems-
Socialism-Everyone is equal and the government is in control of businesses.
Capitalism- The people are in control of the companies and businesses.
Political Systems-
Democracy-
Direct: People have all the power and represent themselves, Majority rules
Representative: Everyone votes for people to make laws for the country, Majority rules
Monarchy-
Absolute-The king/queen has total power, like a dictatorship
Constitutional-King/queen doesn't have full power, limited by a constitution
Dictatorship-
Absolute power by one person or a small group of people
Anarchy-
Lack of government, the people does what they wish too.
Communism-
Practice-Government has complete control over everything
Theory-All money is evenly distributed, a utopian society.
Democrats vs Republicans-
Helping people out vs rugged individualism
More government involvement vs Laissez faire (less government)
Help the poor directly vs trickledown theory(less taxes so rich can create businesses)
Income Inequality-
How unequally wealth is spread across a population
In America, the top 1% of people have 40% of the income wealth
Bottom 80% of people have 7% of income wealth
Can be improved by-
Breaking social barriers
Giving money to the poor at random
Raising minimum wage
Trickle Down Theory
9/11-
Two planes hit twin towers one hit pentagon and one crashed before hitting the white house.
Killed 3,000 people
United the country
Brought to war with Afghanistan
Still in the war
Iraq War-
We believed they had WMD
Saddam Hussain was a major part
President Bush wanted to finish what his dad didn’t do
Iran situation-
United States started their nuclear program in 1957
Iran signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Now believed to be making weapons of mass destruction
We put economic sanctions on them to stop
The deal now is we should be able to have a weapons instructor everyday
Millennium Goals-
Eradicate Poverty/Hunger
Halving the proportion of people with an income of $1.25 per day by 2015, Achieved
Halving the proportion of people living in hunger by 2015, not yet met
Universal Primary Education
All children go to elementary school before 2015
90% of children attend it already
Up from 82% of people in the 1990s
Education helps stop poverty
61% of people not going to school are women
Gender Equality
Have equal opportunities for women
Middle East, Asia, have the biggest problems with this.
Women in Yemen are getting more and better education
Child Mortality
Death of a child before the age of 1
Children born into poor families are 5 times more likely to happen.
In the sub Saharan 1 in 10 kids die before age 1
Children of mothers that have been through education are more likely to survive through these ages.
Improving Maternal Health
Health while a women is pregnant or soon after giving birth
Want to Reduce tragedies by 3/4
Combat HIV/AIDS and Other Diseases
People want the spread to be reversed by 2015
Its getting better, so its on the decline
More people being treated to slow down this process
Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Reverse loss of environmental resources
Forests are poor people’s fallback because of many resources
Want to stop deforestation
Africa/South America are main locations of where this happens
All of them are getting better
Sanitation
Proportion of people using clean water went up 80% since the 90s
40% of the people without clean water are in Sub-Saharan Africa
Keeping people from slums
200 million people gained access to improved, sanitation facilities or less crowded housing
Global Partnerships
Protect the trade for third world countries.
Get countries supplies and help them be able to trade goods.
Landlocked countries
Difficult to export goods
Debt of developing countries
Provide drugs and medicine
Access to technology such as
Internet access
Education
Phones or other radio devices
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