MODERN AMERICA economic social cultural and political developments

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

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

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…

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

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

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

Space Race • In the early 1960 s, President Kennedy pledged increased support for the American space program. The race to the moon continued through the 1960 s. • 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.

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?

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 79 years HIV with meds HIV without meds 71 years 32 years

Outsourcing and off-shoring: what’s the difference? OUTSOURCING • 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

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!!! https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 h 4 Dkp. FP_aw

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 1990 s • the election of George W. Bush as president. • Bush v Gore, 9/11, War on Terror

GW Bush: Patriot Act