Semester Test Blog

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Semester Test Blog

1. What were President Obama's accomplishments/issues as President?
   1. Accomplishments

                                          i.    Killed Osama bin Laden

                                        ii.    Created Obama Care

                                       iii.    Ended war in Iraq

                                       iv.    Don’t ask, don’t tell

1. Issues

                                          i.    National Debt

                                        ii.    Gun Control

1. Describe the main political and economic systems in the world.
   1. Direct Democracy

                                          i.    No country has it

                                        ii.    People have complete power – no government

                                       iii.    Disorderly

1. Representative democracy

                                          i.    Lots of countries have this

                                        ii.    People elect representatives

                                       iii.    US is one

                                       iv.    Choose senators

1. Communism Theory

                                          i.    Carl Marx

                                        ii.    Marx said capitalism because rich control

                                       iii.    Poor overthrow rich

                                       iv.    No society classes – all equal

1. Communism Practice

                                          i.    Government controls rights and what happens

                                        ii.    5 countries

1. China
2. Laos
3. North Korea
4. Vietnam
5. Cuba
6. Dictatorship

                                          i.    One person has complete power

1. Constitutional Monarchy

                                          i.    King and queen power limited by constitution

                                        ii.    Great Britain

                                       iii.    Don’t have political power

1. Absolute Monarchy

                                          i.    Oldest form

                                        ii.    King and queen have complete power

                                       iii.    Saudi Arabia and Brunei

1. Socialism

                                          i.    Government controls some businesses

                                        ii.    Kind of like communism – not as harsh

1. Capitalism

                                          i.    People run and own businesses

                                        ii.    Government stays out of businesses

1. Mixed Economy

                                          i.    Most countries

                                        ii.    Some businesses are controlled and owned by government and some by people

1. 3.    What are the major divisions between Democrats and Republicans in the US?
   1. a.    Not all agree with each other
   2. b.    Most are in between
   3. c.    Have different beliefs
   4. d.    Democrat

                                          i.    Spending more money

                                        ii.    Increasing taxes on richer

                                       iii.    Support environmental, anti-discrimination programs

                                       iv.    Oppose government involvement in life

                                        v.    For gay marriage

                                       vi.    Regulations on businesses

                                      vii.    For women’s choice – not against abortion

                                    viii.    Allow flag burning

                                       ix.    Favor gun control

                                        x.    Environmental friendly

                                       xi.    No oil drilling – not as much

                                      xii.    Increasing minimum wage

                                    xiii.    Against war – want to know when they’ll be out

1. e.    Republican

                                          i.    More conservative

                                        ii.    Save money

                                       iii.    Lower taxes

                                       iv.    Government can stay out of businesses

                                        v.    People should help themselves

                                       vi.    Anti-gay marriage

                                      vii.    Anti-abortion

                                    viii.    Don’t think flags should be burned

                                       ix.    Against gun control

                                        x.    For war

                                       xi.    Oil drilling – gas prices to go down

1. What happened on 9-11-2001 and what impact did it have on the US?
   1. Terrorist group al-Qaida high jacked planes
   2. Crashed 2 into twin towers
   3. Had more planned to attack
   4. War started after
   5. Why did the US go to war in Iraq and what impact did that war have on the US?
      1. a.    Because of 9-11
      2. Bush wasn’t very liked after
      3. People didn’t want a war
      4. Troops were sent
      5. Describe the problems the following African countries(and Middle East) have had or are currently having as discussed in class: Rwanda, Darfur in Sudan, South Sudan vs. Sudan, Somalia, Lord’s Resistance Army(Joseph Kony) in Uganda/Central African Republic, Syria.
         1. Darfur in Sudan

                                          i.    Genocide

                                        ii.    Arabs against black Africans

                                       iii.    Arabs wanted farm land

                                       iv.    Killed, raped, starved, tortured them

                                        v.    Was denied it ever happened/person incharge said he wasn’t

                                       vi.    Many died

1. b.    Lord’s Resistance Army (Joseph Kony)

                                          i.    Took children to fight in army

                                        ii.    They had to fight or their family would be killed

                                       iii.    Mutated many children’s faces and bodies

                                       iv.    Raped children

                                        v.    Tortured them

1. What are some of the major problems the world is facing, what are the causes of these problems and what is being done to help solve these problems?
   1. Child Health

                                          i.    Reduce 2/3 of children that die in the first 5 years of life.

                                        ii.    Mainly caused by:

1. Being born into poverty
2. Mothers can’t find jobs – not treated equal
3. Don’t have proper care
4. b.    Global Partnership

                                          i.    Help developing countries

                                        ii.    Provide medicine and medical care

                                       iii.    Help improve trade/economy

                                       iv.    More technology.