1. US vs. NK- North Korea has nuclear weapons that they were testing, and they have threatened us. North Korea was testing them underground. Dennis Rodman went over there for Kim Jung Un and played basketball, and was friends with him. Kenneth Bae was captured by North Korean government because they were suspicious of his actions. Also North Korea's government isn't providing enough for their community to support the homeless and poor.
2. Economic/Political Systems-
- Political- system of politics and government
- Socialism- major industries that are owned and controlled by the government
- Socialist- governments own many of the larger industries and provide education, health and welfare services while allowing citizens some economic choices
- Communism- In a communist country, the government owns all businesses and farms and provides its people's health care, education and welfare.
- Dictatorship- Rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control
- Capitalism- owned by individual people and companies rather than by the government
- Monarchy- has a king or a queen, who sometimes has absolute power. Power is passed along through the family.
- Mixed Economy- where a private sector and the state own the economy, reflects on market and planned economies
- Anarchy- A situation where there is no government
- Oligarchy- rule by an elite group who rule in their own interests, only certain members of society have a voice in the government
- Democracy- system of everyone in the population votes for the leaders
3. Income Inequality- its how evenly or unevenly people's income in a society is distributed. Because it provides more for the rich, leaving the poor with nothing, to protect, and feed themselves. It can be improved by raising taxes, or even raising the minimum wage, which some are trying to do.
4. Democrats vs. Republicans- Democrats are more liberal, and Republicans are more conservative. Meaning Democrats are more on the agreeable sides of things.
5. Before the 1900's America was a self-sufficient country until WWI. After this, this is when the United States fought for many islands and land, during the Spanish American War. We could only do this because Spain had become weaker over the wars. We gained Hawaii for our military and for sugar crops. Many of the Caribbean Islands were also taken over after the Spanish-American and after gaining their independence from Spain.
6. US Constitution and Amendments- created by the founding fathers and it's how the government passes laws. The amendments are made up of the constitution. They either oppose or side with the amendments. The Congress and President can get rid of these amendments from the constitution by voting. Amendments are what citizens and government officials have to live by. But if the citizens or officials go against they can be arrested. Amendments are hard to get passed and only very few have been passed in the past century.
7. Climate Change- Climate change could affect the rise in sea levels, and most everything else. It's been said that global warming is melting glaciers, causing water levels to rise, and killing off the endangered species. Global warming has possibly also been causing droughts, such as Chad Lake in Africa. It has dried up and is affecting the climate and the people around it because of its shrinkage. Droughts may also be causing wild fires in dry places which adds to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, through the burning of wood which emits CO2. The rise in water levels is forcing people to relocate and change where they live. But as in the video some are unwilling to leave their home. Global warming is also affecting the water causing it to warm because of the carbon emissions in the air affecting corral and hurting the water life. Farming can also cause the land to change and sediment that is useful to a place where it cant be used for farming.
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