$500.00
Food for family $150.00
Gas $200.00
Dinner at Apple Bees $ 60.00
Breakfast at Sheetz $ 20.00
Clothes for my cousin $ 70.00
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
notes Chapter 21
heterogeneous- different people, cultures, etc.
immigrant- legal aliens that move to another country
reservation- public land giving to Native Americans by the Government
refugee- move for protection purposes
assimilation- adapting to another culture
Section 1
The population of the US prominently white today and has been historically.
Immigrants have arrived in near record numbers every year since the 1960.
There are more females than Males.
African American
African Americans have been the victims of consistent and deliberate unjust treatment for a longer time than any other minority group of Americans.
14% of all American people are African Americans
The civil right movement was made by African Americans. They have made the changes
Native Americans
when American settlers arrived in mid-1600s nearly a million Native Americans were living in territory and was wiped almost clean.
American settlers brought diseases that hurt the Indian population.
Poverty, joblessness, and alcoholism, plague and many reservations today.
Hispanic Americans
have a Spanish speaking background
Hispanic can be in any race
Hispanic's are the largest minority group today with 50 Million in the US.
Asian Americans
Chinese laborers were the first Asians to come to America in large numbers in the 1850 &1860s often faced violence because white workers were unhappy.
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882- suppose to last for 80 years.
WWII all Japanese were evacuation to the pacific Coast
Women have also been treated unfairly: education, property rights, and employment opportunities.
Although women have made major progress, still are not "Equal" to men in numbers
it is illegal to pay women less than men
Section 2
Section 3
Those who oppose Civil Rights often believe you cant change morality by passing a law.
Dr. King said " Judicial decrees..may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless."
The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 passed after the longest debate in Senate History.
They debated for 83 days
Made changes in:
1) voting provision
2) public services could no longer deny access based on race, religion
3) federal funding program could not discriminate for the reasons listed above
4) employers and labor unions also could not discriminate for the above reasons.
Civil Rights Acts of 1968- aka "Open Housing Act"- cannot refuse selling/rent living space to a person due to race, religion, national origin
Title XI forbids discrimination on the basis program regarding financial assistance.
Equal funding and opportunities must be given to women athletics.
Affirmative Action:
Requires employers take positive steps to fix the affects of past discrimination.
Employers must meet quotas for minority groups/gender.
Many argue the results in reverse discrimination. They denied opportunities so minority groups have more opportunities.
Color Blind
California, Washington, Michigan, and Nebraska voters passed measures to eliminate all affirmative action plans.
The Bakke Case:
Allen Bakke sued the University of California because he was denied access to their medical school due to Affirmative Action.
Bakke won the case
Justice Sandra Day O'Conner predicts 25 years, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary
Section 4
An American citizen is a person that swears allegiance to the U.S.
The 14th Amendment was the first constitutional definition- a person born or nationalized in the United States.
The constitution declares that a person becomes an American Citizen by two ways born or naturalized.
naturalization-legal process by which a person can become a citizen of another country at some time after birth.
normally naturalization is done individually
collective naturalization entire groups can be granted citizenship through en masse.
the us gains new territory
every citizen has the right to voluntarily abandon you citizenship
its unconstitutional for congress to take away a persons citizenship
naturalized citizens can lose their citizenship through denaturalization.
marriage does not make a person a citizen
congress has exclusive power to regulate the crossing of this nations borders
quotas for immigration bean to exist
immigration act of 1965 did away with the quota system
the immigration act of 1990 governs the admission of aliens into the US
this act allows 675,000 immigrants per year.
people can be denied entrance based on their characteristics
deportation is legal process by which aliens are required to leave the country
biggest reasons for deportation: illegal immigrants, conviction of a serious crime.
immigrant- legal aliens that move to another country
reservation- public land giving to Native Americans by the Government
refugee- move for protection purposes
assimilation- adapting to another culture
Section 1
The population of the US prominently white today and has been historically.
Immigrants have arrived in near record numbers every year since the 1960.
There are more females than Males.
African American
African Americans have been the victims of consistent and deliberate unjust treatment for a longer time than any other minority group of Americans.
14% of all American people are African Americans
The civil right movement was made by African Americans. They have made the changes
Native Americans
when American settlers arrived in mid-1600s nearly a million Native Americans were living in territory and was wiped almost clean.
American settlers brought diseases that hurt the Indian population.
Poverty, joblessness, and alcoholism, plague and many reservations today.
Hispanic Americans
have a Spanish speaking background
Hispanic can be in any race
Hispanic's are the largest minority group today with 50 Million in the US.
Asian Americans
Chinese laborers were the first Asians to come to America in large numbers in the 1850 &1860s often faced violence because white workers were unhappy.
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882- suppose to last for 80 years.
WWII all Japanese were evacuation to the pacific Coast
Women have also been treated unfairly: education, property rights, and employment opportunities.
Although women have made major progress, still are not "Equal" to men in numbers
it is illegal to pay women less than men
Section 2
Section 3
Those who oppose Civil Rights often believe you cant change morality by passing a law.
Dr. King said " Judicial decrees..may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless."
The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 passed after the longest debate in Senate History.
They debated for 83 days
Made changes in:
1) voting provision
2) public services could no longer deny access based on race, religion
3) federal funding program could not discriminate for the reasons listed above
4) employers and labor unions also could not discriminate for the above reasons.
Civil Rights Acts of 1968- aka "Open Housing Act"- cannot refuse selling/rent living space to a person due to race, religion, national origin
Title XI forbids discrimination on the basis program regarding financial assistance.
Equal funding and opportunities must be given to women athletics.
Affirmative Action:
Requires employers take positive steps to fix the affects of past discrimination.
Employers must meet quotas for minority groups/gender.
Many argue the results in reverse discrimination. They denied opportunities so minority groups have more opportunities.
Color Blind
California, Washington, Michigan, and Nebraska voters passed measures to eliminate all affirmative action plans.
The Bakke Case:
Allen Bakke sued the University of California because he was denied access to their medical school due to Affirmative Action.
Bakke won the case
Justice Sandra Day O'Conner predicts 25 years, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary
Section 4
An American citizen is a person that swears allegiance to the U.S.
The 14th Amendment was the first constitutional definition- a person born or nationalized in the United States.
The constitution declares that a person becomes an American Citizen by two ways born or naturalized.
naturalization-legal process by which a person can become a citizen of another country at some time after birth.
normally naturalization is done individually
collective naturalization entire groups can be granted citizenship through en masse.
the us gains new territory
every citizen has the right to voluntarily abandon you citizenship
its unconstitutional for congress to take away a persons citizenship
naturalized citizens can lose their citizenship through denaturalization.
marriage does not make a person a citizen
congress has exclusive power to regulate the crossing of this nations borders
quotas for immigration bean to exist
immigration act of 1965 did away with the quota system
the immigration act of 1990 governs the admission of aliens into the US
this act allows 675,000 immigrants per year.
people can be denied entrance based on their characteristics
deportation is legal process by which aliens are required to leave the country
biggest reasons for deportation: illegal immigrants, conviction of a serious crime.
Monday, April 7, 2014
April 7, 2014
1) Live in the US for 10 years
2) Take a test to see how much they know about the US
3) Can not bug for money
2) Take a test to see how much they know about the US
3) Can not bug for money
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
March 19, 2014 Assignment
1) The Press Room is located on the ground floor. And they go in there for when congress releases opinions.
2) The Filing Room is also located on the ground floor. There are over 8,000 petitions are sent in each year in the hopes that their cases are granted.
3) The East Conference Room
4) The West Conference Room
5) The Robing Room
6) The Court Room
7) The Great Hall
8) The Lawyers Lounge
9) The Courtyard
2) The Filing Room is also located on the ground floor. There are over 8,000 petitions are sent in each year in the hopes that their cases are granted.
3) The East Conference Room
4) The West Conference Room
5) The Robing Room
6) The Court Room
7) The Great Hall
8) The Lawyers Lounge
9) The Courtyard
April 2, 2014
I honestly think that the hardest part is actually the people who has to ask before they do everything and for the people who can not talk, oh and the people who have to do everything together except for using the restroom.
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