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Gay marriage- Gay marriage was first legalized in 2004 by Massachusetts. Obama was the first president to confirm his support for gay marriage. He said "At a certain point, I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married." 16 states have legalized gay marriage and 34 have banned it.
Marijuana- Marijuana can only be used in 20 states for medical use only. You cannot smoke any in public because it is a bad influence. You can grow 6 mature and 12 immature plants at once. You must grow the plants in a closed off environment. Studies show that weed is better for you than it is bad.
gun law/right- 40 states allow you to carry a concealed weapon as long as you have a permit to carry. 9 states are "may-issue" ( has to present a good reason to carry a concealed weapon and they may approve it). Only 1 state is "no-issue". Studies have shown as gun laws come into effect crime goes down.
immigration-
abortion -
2. What are the main economic and political systems that are practiced in the world and how do they differ?
capitalism- individual rights
socialism-businesses are controlled by government
direct democracy-the people decide
representative democracy-form of power is elected by group of men
absolute monarchy-the monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state
constitutional monarchy-monarch acts as head of state under conditions
practice of communism-a Utopian society
theory of communism-The government owns businesses
dictatorship-total power
anarchy-"lawless"
3. Democrats-
liberal, Less military spending, for abortion, not totally for death penalty
republicans-
conservative, more military spending, against abortion, for death penalty
4. The range of money distributed from poor to rich. Rich get more money per day than most poor get a week. There needs to be a higher minimum wage. There needs to be higher tax for rich people. More jobs need to be created.
5. 9-11 was the worst attack on U.S soil ever. It killed 3,898 people. It made the U.S come together to fight a common enemy. We didn't let it stop us from moving forward. It ruined 1000's of families lives.
6. It was caused because of the attacks of 9-11. More people died when we went into Iraq. It put the us in more debt. It was a war on terrorism and justice needed to be served.
7. America thinks Iran has nuclear wmd. We were trying to stop their wmd program. The United States launched a nuclear weapons program for Iran when we still trusted them. 6 powers made an agreement to limit Iran's nuclear activities.
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