Bellringer April 14

I would like to either be a Pediatric Nurse or a Pediatrician.
Pediatric Nurse- $63,000
Pediatrician- $200,000

Bellringer April 10

$100.00 for food, because I like to eat and it's important.
$300.00 for clothes and shoes, because you need to stay clothed and protect yourself.
$100.00 for whatever I feel like, because I don't know.

Bellringer April 8

     Obama is going to sign two actions that equally pay laws. They will only apply to companies who have federal contracts. This executive order won't impact everyone, but it is all he can do without legislative action. The administration of his still wants to see Congress pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. This is so that these laws are applied to all employers, not just federal contracts.

Test Results

You got 16 of 25 possible points.

Your score: 64 %

Bellringer April 7

-They should have to sing the national anthem.
-They should have to know who our President and Vice President are.
-Then they should have to take some kind of finalization test.

Discriminatory Picture

1. They think it's funny that he is trying to vote and is about to be hit. The Native American looks mad and upset.
2. A racist may not like Native Americans and may not allow them to vote.
3. People are voting and laughing around while the Native is getting told to leave and threatened to be beaten if he does not listen.
4. They are having elections for something.

Bellringer April 2

I think it will be not being able to talk without permission, although it's not a big deal that I am not able to.

Notes Chapter 21

March 1 Notes 

• Heterogeneous Society- different people, cultures, etc.

Immigrants:

• Legal aliens that move to another country
• Reservation- public land given to Native Americans by the government
• Refugee- lived here for protection purposes
• Assimilation- adapting to another culture

March 2 Notes

• U.S. population made up of mostly whites. 
• Immigrants have arrived in near record numbers every year since the 1960s.
• African American, Hispanic American, Asian American have grown several times higher than the white population. 
• Minority populations exceed white populations in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas. 
• More females than males in the U.S. 

African Americans:

• They have been discriminated against longer. 
• They have a huge minority group in the U.S. which is 14%.
• Most of the gains as far as civil rights go have been made by the African Americans. 

Native Americans:

• Approximately 6 million today 
• 1900 there were 250,000
• American settlers brought diseases that hurt the Indian people. 
• Poverty, jobless, and alcoholism still plague Indian tribes
• Indian Education Act- attempted to remedy lives, but not successful and die younger with higher mortality rate.  

Hispanic Americans:

• Can be any race
• 50 million in U.S. 
• Four main groups: Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, Central and South Americans. 

Asian Americans:

• They work for less 
• Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 (80 years)
• WWII-all Japanese were evacuated to the Pacific Coast 
• Congress admitted that they had been wrong and changed their ways

March 7 Notes

• 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 restraint the heartless."
• 1870s-1950s: no meaningful legislation passed in regards to civil rights. 
• The Civil Rights Act 1964: longest debate in civil history. 
• Changed: 
• voting provisions
• public services could no longer deny access based on race, religion, national origin , physical disability, etc. 
• Federal funding programs could not discriminate for the reasons listed above. 
• Civil Rights Acts of 1968: "Open Housing Act" cannot refuse selling or renting living space to a person due to race, religion, national origin, physical disability, etc. 
• Title IX: forbids discrimination on the basis of gender in any educational program or program regarding financial assistance. 

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION:

• Requires employees take positive steps to fix that affects of past discrimination. 
• Employers must meet quotas for minority groups/genders 
• Reverse discrimination- discrimination against majority group 
• Color Blind- see the person for what they are 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 due to Affirmative Action (16/100 seats were reserved for minority students)
• Bakke won the case
• Since then the Court has made decisions regarding similar cases: quotas can be used when needed. 
• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor predicts in 25 years, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary. 

Bellringer April 1

1. I think that it is a good idea, but should not have to be mandatory.

2. It depends, because some people prefer mirrors.