note stuff

Heterogeneous means different in science. In social studies it means a bunch of different people.
Immigrant Moves from one country to another.
Reservation is referring to public land giving them to the indians by the government.
refugee is someone who is in our country who live here for protection purposes.

Chapter 21 section 1

• Minority populations exceed white populations in different states
• African Americans have been discriminated more than any other race
• Most civil liberties were done by blacks to benefit minority
• 14% of people are black
• approximately 6 million feathered indians left today
• American settlers brought diseases that killed most of the Indian population
• Poverty, joblessness, and alcoholism are a problem with indian tribes
• Indians die at a younger age than most people today
• Higher infant death rate on average for indians
• Hispanic American, any race Spanish background
• 50 million spanish in the US. not all are mexican
• Chinese laborers were the first Asians to come here to work on the railroad
• Often faced with violence from the white guys
• Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 stopped Chinese Immigration only lasted 20 of 80 years it was supposed to
• Japanese were sent to concentration camps during world war 2
• Women have been treated unfairly by education, property rights, and employment opportunities. Most professional jobs are held by men.
• Illegal to pay women less then man

 4/7/2014

• Those who oppose Civil Rights often believe you can't change morality by passing a law.
• Dr. King: "Judicial decrees...may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless."
• 1870s-1950s: no meaningful legislation passed in regards to civil rights. 
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964: passed after the longest debate in Senate history (83 days). Made changes to the following: 1. Voting provisions.  2. public services (restaurants, hotels, theaters, etc) could no longer deny access based on race, religion, national origin, physical disability, etc.   3. Federal funding programs could not discriminate for those same reasons.    4. Employers and labor unions also could not discriminate for the above reasons.
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• Civil Rights Acts of 1968: aka -- "Open Housing Act" -- cannot refuse selling/rent living space to a person due to race, religion, national origin, physical disability, etc. Housing is still one of the most segregated areas in American life today. 
• Title IX: forbids discrimination on the basis of gender in any educational program or 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/genders.
• Many argue this results in reverse discrimination: discrimination against the majority group; they are denied opportunities so minority groups have more opportunities. 
• Color blind based on what theyre good at not what they look like
• California, Washington, Michigan, and Nebraska voters passed measures to eliminate all affirmative action plans
• The Bakke Case: 
• Allan Bakke sued the University of California because he was denied access to their medical school for Affirmative Action Bakke won the trial.
• Since then the Court has made decisions regarding similar cases. quotas can be used as needed.
• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor predicts in 25 years, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary. No more affirmative action. Kind of wishful thinking in my opinion      Section 4
• 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.

BR 4/1/14

Should this be something that is mandatory? Do you think these cameras will actually make a difference in driving?

No, a rear facing camera isn't going to help automobiles. The device can easily fail, people are relying to much on technology.

BR- 3/31

Our next chapter is on Civil Rights. Do you think racism is still an issue in 2014? Write one paragraph.
     
     Racism will always be an issue. There's no way to avoid it, to a certain degree everybody is a little racist. I believe that racism is only such a big deal today is because it gets glorified. You always hear about racism through lectures in school, public speakers, even on national news. The only way racism will become less of a problem, it won't go away completely, is to just quit talking about. Let those who hate, hate. Leave them alone. No matter what you say or do to that individual because of his racist beliefs, nothing will change his mind. He believes the way he believes based upon his own manifestations. The only way he will no longer be racist is if that individual makes some kind of spontaneous decision that the world, and the people in it, are different than formally believed. Bottom line, leave everyone be. We have more important things to worry about. The "minorities" are well taken care of, in fact you will often hear people proclaim that the white man is the minority in today's society. In a way, I sort of agree.

BR 3/27/14

The American people should decide our justices. If we leave the decisions to a select people, tyranny becomes a conflict in which we must face. In other words the Supreme Court Justices should not serve for life, by no means. The supreme court justices should be tossed out the door at the same time the president is.

supreme court stuff

This case is was supposed to be heard yesterday. Religious freedom means that each individual has the right to exercise their own beliefs and the right not to have others’ beliefs forced upon them. We believe no employer has the right to deny the women who work for them basic health care. Individuals must have the right to accept or reject the principles of their own faith without legal restrictions. People feel religion is being forced upon them and that they do not have the freedom to express their own religion.



Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB1070, reviewed by the court in Arizona v. U.S. to determine whether states have any authority to enforce immigration matters or whether only the federal government has such authority. Arizona doesn't like illegal immigrants and would like to take matters into their own hands.






Abbeville 

County School Dist. v. State, 335 S.C. 58, 68, 515 S.E.2d 535 require a "minimally adequate education," which includes " the ability 
to read, write, and speak the English language, and knowledge of mathematics and 
physical science some people feel this is outrageous. 

notes 3/20

677 judges which handle 350,000 cases per year.
12 judicial districts in the United States which are broken down by population.
multi-judge courts mean more than one judge will view a case.
District courts do not hear cases within original jurisdiction of the supreme court.
A civil case usually deals with money, a criminal case deals with felonies or misdemeanors.
Court of appeals was created by congress. has 6-28 judges.

Bell ringer for 3/20/2014

¨Judicial restraint- believe that judges should decide cases on the basis of (1) original intent of the Framers or those who enacted the statue(s) involved in a case, and (2) precedent- a judicial decision that serves as a guide for settling later cases of a similar nature.

The   The constitution explains what the powers of this branch are. They should be limited to the powers given to them by the constitution only, it should not be "Constitution and in statue law should be interpreted and applied in the light of ongoing changes" the standards are already in black and white.they should not be further "interpreted." That just creates situations for people to find a slight loophole to gain more power.