Public Problems and Issues

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Public Problems and Issues

• 10.05- Describe examples of recurring public
  problems and issues.

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• Discrimination- unfairly denying opportunities
  due to race, gender, sex, orientation, physical
  condition, appearance, age, etc.
• a) The government has mandated equal pay for
  people of racial status, educational background,
  religious affiliation.
• Unemployment- not having enough jobs for US
  Citizens who want/are able to work
• Underemployment education- not having enough
  resources to train or advance in technology
• Poverty- lacking money/resources to meet basic
  needs (food, shelter, clothes), can result in
  homelessness.
• Substance abuse- how society deals w/ people
  addicted to alcohol, illegal drugs, pain killer,
  tobacco.

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• 6. Law and order- most effective ways to deal
  with crime
• a) allocating resources for rehabilitation?
• b) stiffer penalties
• c) prison reform (improve prison conditions)
• d) what should be legal / illegal
• 7. Disease- best way to deal with disease
• a) funding of research? (for cures)
• b) prevention? (of viruses like bird flu)
• 8. National Security- how far should the govt go
  in limiting civil liberties to prevent terrorism
  (Patriot Act)

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• 9. Immigration- process of foreigners coming into
  the USA
• a) How do we deal with illegal immigrants?
• b) How do we monitor who comes into the USA?
• c) Immigration Act of 1990 gives people with
  particular skills, talents, or money to invest in
  the US Economy
• 10. Natural disasters- who is responsible for
  dealing with the effects of hurricanes,
  tornadoes, earthquakes, fires, etc.
• 11. Pollution- potentially harmful
  chemicals/gases
• a) How can we better deal w/waste disposal?
• b) Acid rain- chemicals released into
  atmosphere, absorb into clouds, and return in
  rain, sleet, snow
• c) Greenhouse effect- gases produced by
  pollutants are holding in heat from the sun

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• 12. Taxation- will lower taxes more spending?
• 13. Baby boomers- after WWII many babys were
  born
• 14. Graying population- the baby boomers are
  getting older, nearing retirement, and will be in
  need of Social Security and Medicare
• 15. Citizen apathy- lack of concern, will lead to
  people doing nothing 1) dictatorship 2) failing
  economy

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GOAL 10 Web Quest

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