PLS HELP!!!

Research your state’s unemployment rate for the last 10 years. 

1. Identify the peak unemployment rate (as a percentage) for each of the last 10 years.
2. Record the data in the table below.

Year

                   

%

                   

1. Based on the data in the table, during what year was your state’s unemployment rate the highest? The lowest?
2. Using the data in the table, create a line graph that displays your state’s unemployment rate over the last 10 years. Include a title, labels for the axes, appropriate scales for each axis, and correct units. Paste the graph in the space below.

 

1. Research your state’s employment by industry.

1. Identify the number of people working in each industry in a given year.
2. Record the data in the table below.

 

Agricultural

Manufacturing

Government

Services

Tourism and Hospitality

Number of People Working in this Industry

         

1. Based on the data in the table, which industry provides the most jobs? Which provides the least?
2. Using the data in the table, create a bar graph that displays your state’s employment distribution by industry. Include a title, labels for the axes, appropriate scales for each axis, and correct units. Paste the graph in the space below.

 

Capitalism • People have their own businesses and lands and own them and the production methods. • Progress occurs when individuals follow their own interest. • Companies follow their own interest by competing for consumers' money. Every business tries to produce better and less expensive goods or services than those of the competition. • Consumers compete to buy the best products at the lowest prices. This competition shapes the market by affecting what businesses can sell. • The government must not interfere in the economy because competition creates efficiency in business.

Socialism The community or the state must own the property and the means of production. Progress occurs when a community cooperates for the good of all. Socialists believe that capitalists They take advantage of the workers. The community or state must act to protect workers. • Capitalism creates an unequal distribution of wealth and material goods. • The unequal distribution of wealth and material goods is unfair. A better system is to distribute the goods according to the needs of each person.

Consider the following people who lived in England in the 19th century: Laborer, shop owner, factory owner, unemployed craftsman. Which of them would prefer capitalism and socialism? Why?

6. There have been several high-profile mass shootings in the past few years. A representative from California proposes a law to restrict the sale of high-capacity (30 bullets) gun clips.

Which committees should consider this bill and why?

7. The President wants more students engaged in politics and proposes a law that requires every student in America to attend summer Civics classes.

Which committees should consider this bill and why?

8. In order to curb the threat of domestic terrorism, the central Intelligence Agency wants to build unmanned aircraft to monitor American citizens and possibly shoot them. The representative from Virginia proposes a law to fund this project and authorize the CIA to shoot those they feel need to be shot.

Which committees should consider this bill and why?

9. Social Security is a program that provides income for Americans over the age of 65. Currently, everyone employed in America is charged a Social Security tax that is then turned over to Americans who have retired. It is not a lavish amount, but it is necessary for many people to survive. A representative from low proposes a law that would raise the retirement age to 70 - and hire a private company to manage the funds rather than the government.

Which committees should consider this bill and why?

10. Our country is filled with people who drive to work every day, often in an SUV or other car that could be more fuel efficient. A representative from Nevada proposes a law requiring a $1,500 per year tax for anyone who drives a car that gets less than 16 miles per gallon.

Which committees should consider this bill and why?

11. In 2013, the House of Representatives was controlled by Republicans. The Senate is controlled by Democrats. These people only sometimes get along.

Predict - What issues might arise from the different houses of Congress being controlled by different parties?

11. Essay Prompt

Balances?

that gives one area of government authority

* one segment of

SOCIAL STUDIES

Write an essay of about two to three paragraphs that explains how a bill can be changed during its path to becoming a law.

Example: A conference committee is created to make additions or deletions to the bill in order to make it more feasible.

Scenario Prompt:

Come up with your own idea for a new bill. Describe your proposed bill, and then discuss the process of how this specific bill could become law. Your description should be in the form of an essay that is approximately one to two pages long.

Example: You advance the idea that pet owners should receive a tax deduction.