1. Describe the main political and economic systems in the world.
Dictatorship- Dictatorship is a political system where one person is in control of the government.
Communism- Communism is where the government controls everything. All the money made in that country goes to the government. The Soviet Union was a major communist country. So basically you have no say of where it goes.
Anarchy- is a system in which there is no real government. Somalia is an example of anarchy.
Capitalism- is where people own and control their own businesses. We are a capitalist country. Because we have control and say of where it goes
Socialism-is where the government is in control of the businesses and their profits. Some socialist countries take money from the rich and give it to the poor. North Korea is a socialist country.
Monarchy-is like the king or queen is in charge of everything.
2. What are the major divisions between Democrats and Republicans in the US? (20 points)
Gay Marriage
Republicans- They are set in their old ways and feel that a marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Democrats- Believe that gay marriage is the future for America and it should be legal in all states.
Abortion
Republicans- Think you are taking away the baby’s life, and feel it should not be legal.
Democrats- Think if you are taking away women’s rights if you repeal the amendment.
Environment
Republicans- Think there should be a few more regulations but not many.
Democrats- Feel there should be many more regulations and rules, but have not done anything.
3. What were the results of the 2012 Presidential election? What caused President Obama to win? (20 Points)
In the 2012 election Barack Obama was reelected for his 2nd term. He won over governor Mitt Romney some reasons are he won women’s votes, all ethnicity groups, and large cities. Many people believe that he didn’t get a long enough chance to do what he wanted to get done, so they voted for him to give him another chance
4. What are the major social issues facing the world due to overpopulation, poverty and inequality?
Major problems have been in the world for a long time, and they will always be there, though we can all work together to try to help solve these problems. One problem is women equality. In these 3rd world countries the women don’t see these problems because they don’t know what the rest of the world looks like. As children many children in these countries don’t even have access to a school, if there is a school women usually aren’t allowed to attend, then the women do not get a good education and can’t get a job. Because of many dieses and there are no treatments available the mom’s don’t know how many of her children are going to live, so she will continue to have children until she is unable to. These children will then fallow in their mother’s footsteps and do the same
5. What major issues have specific areas in Africa had in the last thirty years (that we discussed in class)?
Africa has had many problems. Africa was controlled by other countries and when they gained independence, which cause ethnic social groups to be split apart and put groups that don’t like each other together. This caused many civil wars, fleeing, and government systems to fail. Many countries in Africa also have very little money and give their people little human rights.
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