Transcript Affirmative Action - Government2010-2011

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Directions
1) Take out Guided Notes
2) Follow along with the slideshow
3) Fill in blanks/answer questions
Government policies
Affirmative that grant jobs,
promotions,
Action
admission to school,
and other benefits to
minority groups
2. Minority population; being or relating
to the smaller in number of two parts
3. Why did Affirmative Action start?
4. Why did Affirmative Action
start?
• Past injustices against U.S. minority
populations have left with less opportunity
• Affirmative Action is to make up for past
discrimination and increase diversity
• Increase Diversity: Get more minorities
hired and admitted to college to “level the
playing field” between minorities and
whites
Let’s look at some opinion
graphs on Affirmative Action
Where do Americans
stand on this
issue?
5. Do you think affirmative action programs in hiring, promoting,
and college admissions should be continued or do you think
these affirmative action programs should be abolished?
6.Whether
Democrat, Republican or Independent;
Black community supports Affirmative Action
7. Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative
action programs for racial minorities?
8. Study the Political Cartoon- Is it
supporting or criticizing Affirmative Action?
Supporting Affirmative Action
Overall, higher numbers Higher numbers go to
of Blacks live in poverty poor public schools
Black community has
harsher circumstances
Their chances are not
equal; but he thinks so
9. Study the Political Cartoon- Is it
supporting or criticizing Affirmative Action?
Against (criticizing) Affirmative Action
Top of mountain; Privileged population
claiming affirmative action is unfair
Bottom of mountain: Minority population
cheating to get opportunities
10. Colin Powell and Affirmative
Action Video Clip (start 2:45)
• Grew up in South
Bronx, New York
• Served in Vietnam War
• Decorated military
commander
• Became U.S. General
• Secretary of State from
2001-2005
• Supporter of Barack
Obama
• http://us.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/20
09/07/05/sotu.intv.powell.part.3.cnn
Turn over to the backside
• Part # 1 and Part # 2 done together
• Part #3 done through slidesobserve and identify the answers
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