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Unit 3 Assessment 8 th Grade Social Studies
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Rebellion Indicator Sources
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How to use these sources Each heading corresponds to an aspect on your Rebellion Indicator Checklist Research each source provided and then think to yourself… –Is this issue significant in causing a rebellion? –If so, will a riot break out because of it? Or…will people be able to cope with it and move on –If it is not significant, it is not a great factor in causing a rebellion. Feel free to research on your own after you use the sources provided.
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How to use Restrictive Law Sources… Read the first 4 sources: they explain the rights that all Americans are supposed to have Read the last two bullets which describe laws Determine which rights are violated/restricted
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Restrictive Laws/Policy Bill of Rights: –http://www.billofrights.org/http://www.billofrights.org/ 14th Amendment: –http://www.usconstitution.net/const.htmlhttp://www.usconstitution.net/const.html Summary of Amendments: –http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h926.htmlhttp://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h926.html Civil Rights Act: –http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=old&doc=97http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=old&doc=97 Patriot Act: –http://www.npr.org/news/specials/patriotact/patriotactprovisions.htmlhttp://www.npr.org/news/specials/patriotact/patriotactprovisions.html Arizona Immigration Act –http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-R-0213.htmhttp://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-R-0213.htm –http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html
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Taxes http://www.ntu.org/tax-basics/who-pays- income-taxes.htmlhttp://www.ntu.org/tax-basics/who-pays- income-taxes.html
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Class Mobility http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nat ional/20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC/index _03.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nat ional/20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC/index _03.html http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/cla ss/index.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/cla ss/index.html
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Economy http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds= wb- wdi&met=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&idim=coun try:USA&dl=en&hl=en&q=american+gd phttp://www.google.com/publicdata?ds= wb- wdi&met=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&idim=coun try:USA&dl=en&hl=en&q=american+gd p http://www.usgovernmentspending.co m/http://www.usgovernmentspending.co m/
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Unemployment http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=usu nemployment&met=unemployment_rate&t dim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=american+une mploymenthttp://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=usu nemployment&met=unemployment_rate&t dim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=american+une mployment
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Discriminatory Practices http://www.civilrightslawfirms.com/resourc es/civil-rightshttp://www.civilrightslawfirms.com/resourc es/civil-rights
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Imprisonment Rates http://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/malesi nc.htmlhttp://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/malesi nc.html http://www.prisonpolicy.org/articles/notequ al.htmlhttp://www.prisonpolicy.org/articles/notequ al.html http://sentencingproject.org/doc/publicatio ns/rd_stateratesofincbyraceandethnicity.p df (focus on data tables)http://sentencingproject.org/doc/publicatio ns/rd_stateratesofincbyraceandethnicity.p df http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/
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Geography Interactive Poverty Map –http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/map.htm Poverty in Suburbs –http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=2044http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=2044 Various Cities (focus on graphs and maps) –http://www.buffalostate.edu/geography/documents/paper.pdfhttp://www.buffalostate.edu/geography/documents/paper.pdf Poverty Map (focus on maps): –http://www.cdc.gov/Pcd/issues/2007/oct/07_0091.htm Housing Map: –http://uspoverty.change.org/blog/view/housing_everywhere_unaf fordable_at_minimum_wagehttp://uspoverty.change.org/blog/view/housing_everywhere_unaf fordable_at_minimum_wage
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Geography: Poverty by Region
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Access to Resources Access to Quality Food –http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/01/21/us-access- healthy-idUSTRE50K5NW20090121http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/01/21/us-access- healthy-idUSTRE50K5NW20090121 Study on Access to Fresh Food and Inner Cities –http://www.policylink.org/atf/cf/%7B97C6D565-BB43- 406D-A6D5-ECA3BBF35AF0%7D/FINALGrocery Gap.pdfhttp://www.policylink.org/atf/cf/%7B97C6D565-BB43- 406D-A6D5-ECA3BBF35AF0%7D/FINALGrocery Gap.pdf –Focus on Pages: 7-9; 13-20 Surroundings and Obesity –http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-09-25- teen-obesity_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-09-25- teen-obesity_N.htm
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Militarization http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb- wdi&met=ms_mil_xpnd_gd_zs&idim=coun try:USA&dl=en&hl=en&q=american+militar y+expenditurehttp://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb- wdi&met=ms_mil_xpnd_gd_zs&idim=coun try:USA&dl=en&hl=en&q=american+militar y+expenditure
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American Education (CIA World Factbook) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and writeLiteracy –total population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) –total: 16 years –male: 15 years –female: 17 years (2008) Education expenditures: 5.5% of GDP (2007)country comparison to the world: 46Education expenditures 46
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Primary Sources Jay-Z “Minority Report” Tea Party Speech Guns at a Town Hall Meeting Lupe Fiasco- “Show Goes On” Lyrics Occupy Wall Street Pictures –http://www.mendhamboro.org/14002051495152750/FileLib/brow se.asp?A=374&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=55645http://www.mendhamboro.org/14002051495152750/FileLib/brow se.asp?A=374&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=55645 –(all five can be found here) ABC News Video on the Economy –http://abcnews.go.com/Business/unemployment-rate-college- grads-highest-1970/story?id=12322515http://abcnews.go.com/Business/unemployment-rate-college- grads-highest-1970/story?id=12322515 See Mr. McLaughlin for Challenge Sources
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