Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Democracy in America video

Facts:
1. If states didn't accept the .08 drunk driving standard, they would receive less money.
2. States can have their own limits on drunk driving standards.
3. The care for people in poverty during the great depression became a federal issue.
4. In 1996, Bill Clinton passed a bill that made welfare more of a state issue than a federal issue.
5. Welfare standards differ from state to state.
6. The U.S. was in a great depression during the 1930's.
7. Single parent homes were on the rise in the 1990's.
8. Poorer states, such as Mississippi, provide only minimal care for impoverished people.
9. South Carolina refused to have the drunk driving standard be .08.
10. Drunk drivers are the cause of about 40% of car accidents.

Questions:
1. What are some conflicts between state and federal governments?
2. Who should decide what animals stay in their state?
3. In what way does Idahos wolf problem connect to state vs federal issues?
4. If the wolves are endangered, why would they kill them just to remove them?
5. Should drunk driving standards vary from state to state?
6. Should there be a unified drunk driving standard?
7. Is the government abusing their power in Idaho?
8. Should welfare be a state or federal issue?
9. If people continue to abuse the welfare system, should less funding go into it?
10. Should people be forced off of welfare if they are abusing the system?

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