Unit 7 Review - Ms. Ard

What helps states and local governments work together to lower pollution, and enforces pollution standards?

High dropout rates is a social problem faced by public schools today.

During wartime, the International Committee of the Red Cross tries to make sure that _____ are well treated.

A one-party system of government based on the idea of state ownership and government direction of property and industry

Which body of the UN deals with immediate threats to world peace?

There is no relationship between poverty and crime in the United States.

Movement concerned with protecting the environment.

The United States created the Department of Homeland Security to combat the growing problem of ______.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main purposes of competency tests?

Rules about how schools meet the needs of students with disabilities are set by

Who is responsible for enforcing the law in rural areas?

Because the U.S. Constitution does not mention education, power over public education belongs to

The use of violence or the threat of violence to compel a group of people to behave in a certain way.

Crime rates are usually highest in

About 90% of the world’s nations are democracies.

Some rulers limit their people’s freedom of speech and the press, a practice called

A group of 28 nations in North America and Europe formed _____ to keep the peace & defend all members in times of war.

Reusable shopping bags are one way to practice

During the Cold War, the United States tried to

Which of the following is a human right?

Over recent years, the federal government’s role in education has

The International Committee of the Red Cross

The main goal of the United Nations is to

Local police force visibly keeping the peace and patrolling neighborhoods.

_____ countries have low GDP per capita & low rates of growth; _____ countries have high per capita GDP

In response to the attack on September 11, 2001, the United States attacked

The reliance of people and countries around the world on one another for goods and service.

What is the main reason businesses in developed countries move their factories to developing countries?

Which group is sometimes referred to as the highway patrol because their main job is highway safety?

The attempt to kill all members of a particular ethnic group.

A certificate issued by the government providing money for education payments.

The government response to solving problems or resolving issues in the community.

A type of school that receives state funding but is excused from meeting any public school regulations.

Attitude of opposing landfills near one’s home.

What do developed nations usually buy from developing nations?