You got 14 of 25 possible points.

Your score: 56 %

The woman in the picture looks terrified.

 Act to protect free white labor against competition with Chinese coolie labor.

Miners Tax of 1850

 

 

 

Bellringer 4/2/14

Having to do what everyone in the group does.

4/1

I personally think they make a difference because they give you and easier and better view of what it behind you. So yes, i think its a good idea that this is mandatory. 

3\24

Mostly in the forest area of southern Guinea there is an Ebola outbreak has kill 59 of 80 people. Authorities are urging people to stay calm and wash their hands, while reporting any other cases of the disease. There are isolation units where they prevent the spread of disease from being spread, and 33 tons of medicine and medical equipment are being taken to Guinea.

Bellringer 3/27/14

 Supreme Court Justices are nominated by the President then voted on by Congress. The Justices then serve until retirement resignation or death unless the Justice fails to have good behavior. Do you think Supreme Court Justices should serve for life? Should the American people vote for Justices or leave it those who have experience?

Note 4/1

• 4/1
• Heterogeneous-diff people cultures etc immigrants
• Imagrants- Legal aliens that move to another country
• Reservation- Public land given to Native Americans by the government
• Refugee- Move For protection purposes
• Assimilation- Adapted to way of life
• 4/2
• Minority populations exceed white populations. 
• More females than males in WV.
• More discrimination against African Americans. 
• 14% of people are African Americans.
• Most gains have made the changes.
• Native Americans there are close to 6 Million today.
• Americans settlers brought diseases that hurt Indian population.
• Poverty joblessness and alcoholism plague many reservation today.
• There babies die more than most.
• Hispanic 50 Million in the US.
• Asian American Chinese laborers were the first Asians to come to America.
• Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882-80 years.
• All Japanese were evacuated and sent to concentration camps.
• Women have also been treated unfairly.
• It is illegal to pay women less than men. 
• 4/7
• The Civil Rights Act- voting provisions, public services, federal funding could not discriminate
• Also known as the "Open Housing Act"
• Title IX- forbids discrimination on the basis of gender in any educational programs and assistance
• Affirmative Action- requires employers take positive steps to fix the effects of past discrimination
• Many argue that the result is reverse discrimination
• The Bakke case sued a university because he was denied access to get in
• The court has made decisions on similar cases
• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor predicts in 25 years discrimination will no longer be a problem.

4/8

• All people who were born in states or by naturalization
• 90% of people are born a citizen
• can choose to no longer be an American citizen "epatriation"
• denationalization - were your nationalization is taken back because your papers a false
• congress decides if you can travel to places.
• quotas for immigration - only so many can come to US
• Immigration Act if 1965 - did away with immagration quota system up to 270000 were allow into US each year
• Immigration act of 1990 - allows 675000 immigrants into US each year gives special privileges to special talents people  doctor, ect.