Modern Studies SQA Revision. Employment / Unemployment Regional Unemployment North / South Divide...

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Modern Studies SQA Revision

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Employment / Unemployment

Regional UnemploymentNorth / South DivideScotland / England

Dundee Unemployment‘Made in Dundee’ videoJute / NCR / One-2-OneTESCO closure

A CircleDeprivation

Why Unemployment?EconomicNew TechnologyGovernment Policy

Need / Equality / Ideology

Scotland & Dundee Unemployment /\ up then down

Employment / Unemployment

Living on a Low incomeThe Black FamilyFamily mealsThe HomeClothesEntertainmentHealthSmoking

Main NeedsThe basic necessitiesMoneyA JobTraining in job skills

Unemployed with extra problemsThe Elderly - ageismEthnic minorities -racismThe Disabled - prejudiceWomen - sexism

Job of the DayA School Janitor

Employment / Unemployment

Government HelpJobseekers AllowanceRegional AssistanceSkillseekersThe New Deal

Grants to start own business Packasnack, Clan

Skates

The Minimum Wage

In DundeeThe Technology ParkThe Dundee PartnershipEU help for Fintry Factories

PoliticsVotingWhy vote?Who can Vote?Postal / Proxy votesParty policies

SNPGreen Party

A General ElectionThe candidatesThe Local CampaignThe countThe results

The MediaBillboardsNewspapersTVSpin DoctorsParty BroadcastsOpinion Polls

CampaigningVisit HousesLeafletsPostersLoudspeaker VansPublic MeetingParty Political Broadcast

Local GovernmentServices [Dundee]

- education, most spending- housing

Finance- Council Tax

Local Government The PeopleThe Local CouncillorThe Permanent OfficialThe Pressure Group

[Save Our School]

The ResultsSafe Seats BritainMarginal Seats ScotlandDundee East

The MP / MSPWhat the MP / MSP doesWhat the constituents do- A School Closure- The River Cart flooding

Dundee East MP - Stewart Hosie [SNP]

Politics

Problems- Constituency level- National Level- Women- Ethnic minorities

Proportional RepresentationList SystemAdditional Member Systemfor / against

Get more women to participatestand as candidatesjoin party / pressure groupscreches / better hours

Get more Ethnic Minorities to participateStand as candidatesreduce racismshow how system can help them

The Election System—First Past The Post

Scottish ParliamentHealthEducationHousing etc.Alex Salmond

Dundee East MSP -Shona Robison [SNP]

A Protest GroupSurfers Against SewageHeld meetingsWent on radio and TVProtested outside Parliament

[All Peaceful ]

The USAImmigration

Push FactorsPull FactorsThe Tortilla Curtain

The American DreamArnie Schwarzenegger / EminemThe American Nightmare

Ethnic groups

WhiteBlackHispanicAsianNative Americans

Economic ProblemsUnemploymentPovertyLow Incomes

Social ProblemsPoor EducationPoor HousingCrime & Justice

Illegal Immigrants

American PeopleMegan Van DusenSheivon CamionMiguel Duran

Family and friendsHousingStandard of livingSchoolSocial Life

Capitalism

PoliticsEconomyWealthThe Media

Inner City GhettoHigh Class Suburbs

The USAPolitical ParticipationThe ConstitutionThe AmendmentsState GovernmentFederal Government Electing the President

Electoral College Votes- California- Wyoming

Minority RepresentationBlacksHispanicsNative AmericansWomen

USA Politics words to use

Arnie Schwarzenegger[Governor / California]

President / George BushStateCongressSenate [Senators]House of Representatives

[Representatives]

Interest GroupsMillion Mom March / NRA

EuropeDefence Needs

Good defenceGood armed forces

Economic NeedsGood trade linksJobsFood

United NationsTo help developing countriesTo protect Human RightsTo try and stop wars

How meet needsFor / Against

Conflict / Cooperation

West - CapitalismEast - Communism

Nuclear Attack - Target Dundee

Actions to stop warsArms EmbargoTrade SanctionsCeasefiresPeacekeeping SoldiersPeace TalksSafe areasMilitary Action

NATO

NATO - examplesWar in Bosnia

Peace in BosniaRace to join NATOInternational Terrorism

UN / NATO / USA / Britain

Madrid BombingsIraq / al-Qaeda / Osama

Bin Laden

AfghanistanIraq

NATOTo protect its members from being attackedTo help the UN keep peace in the world

How meet needsFor / Against

EU

EUTo improve peoples standards of livingTo prevent war in EuropeTo help the UN keep peace in the world

How meet needsFor / Against

EU - examplesThe Single Market

The EuroThe Common Agricultural

PolicyAid the Regions

Help for Fintry factoriesEU water testsEU clean beaches awardsEU money to help build

Dundee city by-pass, DCA

The Politics of AidDevelopment IndicatorsBirth RateDeath RateInfant Mortality [deaths]Life ExpectancyLiteracy Rate

Problems of Some African CountriesToo many peopleNot enough peoplePoor HealthLack of EducationWar The Circle

Of Poverty

Rich world  

Poor World    

Developed world

Developing world

The Politics of Aid

Good Aid

Curved Stone LinesA simple water wellWater AidThe Play-Pump [water]

Types of AidBilateral AidMultilateral AidVoluntary Aid

Teaching in Uganda

Forms of AidEmergency AidMilitary AidDevelopment Aid

The Politics of Aid

UN Agencies

     

World HealthOrganisation

Food and Agriculture

Organisation

United Nations Children’s

Fund

ImmunisationCampaign

Street Food. seeds

Oral Hydration Therapy

Good Luck

 and remember

the videos.