1. MODERN AMERICA
economic, social, cultural, and political developments in recent decades and today

2. COURTS
right to privacy, affirming equal rights, and upholding the rule of law
Government surveillance, medical records, identity theft, making decisions for yourself

3. COURTS
invalidates legislative acts and executive actions that the justices agree exceed the authority granted to government officials by the Constitution
Judicial Review: finding laws unconstitutional
Rideout v. Gardner: First Circuit Strikes Down State Ban on Ballot Selfies
Also a privacy issue…

4. Immigration
increased from many diverse countries, especially Asian and Latin American countries.
Reasons for immigration…same as they always have been…
Political freedom Economic opportunity

5. Immigration Issues related to immigration policy
Strain on government services
Filling low-paying jobs in the United States
Border issues
Pathway to citizenship
Bilingual education
Increasing cultural diversity

6. Immigration Contributions of immigrants
Diversity in music, the visual arts, and literature
Roles in labor force
Achievements in science, engineering,
and other fields

8. Space Race
In the early 1960s, President Kennedy pledged increased support for the American space program. The race to the moon continued through the 1960s.
U.S. astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. In 1969
American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to step onto the moon’s surface. He proclaimed, “That’s one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind.”
Sally Ride was the first female American astronaut.

9. Many more Americans have access to global information and viewpoints
Examples of technological advances
Space exploration
Space shuttle
Mars rover
Voyager missions
Hubble telescope
Satellite
GPS
Personal communications devices
Robotics
DO YOU NEED BOTH? WHY OR WHY NOT?

10. Changes in work, school, and health care in recent decades
Telecommuting
On-line course work
Growth of service industries: For example?
Breakthroughs in medical research, including improved medical diagnostic and imagining technologies
Without HIV
HIV with meds
HIV without meds
79 years
71 years
32 years

11. Outsourcing and off-shoring: what’s the difference?
obtaining (goods or a service) from an outside or foreign supplier, especially in place of an internal source
CHECK YOUR SHOES OR JACKETS…WHERE WERE THEY MADE?????
OFF-SHORING
the practice of basing some of a company's processes or services overseas, so as to take advantage of lower costs

12. REAGAN REVOLUTION
President Reagan and conservative Republicans advocated for
tax cuts
transfer of responsibilities to state governments
appointment of judges/justices who exercised “judicial restraint”
reduction in the number and scope of government programs and regulations
strengthening of the American military.
CRASH COURSE!!!

13. REAGAN’S LEGACY
The “Reagan Revolution” extended beyond his tenure in office with
the election of his vice president, George H. W. Bush
Persian Gulf War, “No New Taxes”
the election of a centrist Democrat, William Clinton
NAFTA, Impeachment scandal
the Republican sweep of congressional elections and statehouses in the 1990s
the election of George W. Bush as president.
Bush v Gore, 9/11, War on Terror

14. GW Bush: Patriot Act