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100
This political ideology advocates change, new ideas and new philosophies.
What is liberalism?
100
This country is responsible for the Hutu and Tutsi, making it partially responsible for the genocide in Rwanda.
What is Belgium?
100
This is the total of all weather that is occurring over a period of years.
What is climate?
100
List two statistics on the prevalence of school violence.
What is school violence is decreasing, you are more likely to be struck by lightening than be killed at school, you are 50x more likely to be a homicide victim away from school, etc?
100
This group has influenced the Sudanese conflict by refusing aid, and providing helicopters and weapons to the Janjaweed.
What is the Sudanese government?
200
This political ideology believes we should reduce the size of government and have less government oversight in business.
What is conservativism?
200
This is the number of people who died in the Rwandan crisis within the first 100 days.
What is 1 million?
200
This disease has infected more people in recent years because global warming has caused diseased mosquitos to travel to colder places.
What is the West Nile Virus?
200
Name three of the myths that were uncovered during the school violence unit.
What is he fit the profile, he was a loner, he had never touched a gun, if only we'd had a SWAT team, he is mentally unstable, he never threatened anyone, no one else knew, etc?
200
Describe what opponents of global warming believe to be happening in Greenland.
What is a thinning of the margins but a growth inland?
300
Tell the difference between conservative and liberal views on abortion.
What is conservatives tend to believe abortion is murder while liberals tend to support women's right to choose?
300
This is an ancient tribal custom where criminals are confronted by their community instead of going to trial.
What is gacaca?
300
In the video "Too Hot Not to Handle," Portland was mentioned as a "green" city. Describe what they are doing in their city.
What is decreased greenhouse gas emissions, required public transport, and required businesses to use green building techniques?
300
Name two things a school might do to prevent school violence from occrring.
What is school uniforms, discipline codes, increased security, conflict mediation, and joining with the community?
300
Describe the benefits of Carbon Dioxide that makes global warming a good thing, according to opponents.
What is carbon dioxide causes plants to grow bigger and faster, decreased malnutrition, and increased life spans?
400
Name 2 of the reasons why third party candidates find it difficult to be successful.
What is winner-take-all elections, ballot access laws, debate rules, and major party marginalization?
400
Name 2 of the many ways genocide is carried out.
What is killing members of a group, causing serious harm, physically destroying living conditions, preventing births and forcibly transferring children to another group?
400
Describe why "Hot Politics" stated there was a catch to President Bush's signature at the Rio Conference.
What is he would only sign if the treaty was voluntary, not mandatory?
400
Describe one of the research studies that proved media violence may be a cause of school aggression.
What is children watched cartoon and 4 groups watch aggression against inflatable doll?
400
Describe the difference between Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda.
What is Hutus are darker and believed to be inferior?
500
Tell the difference between conservative and liberal views on immigration.
What is conservatives want all illegal immigrants to be removed while liberals believe the US should grant them temporary worker status?
500
These are the two groups involved in the Sudanese conflict.
Who are black Africans and the Janjaweed?
500
Describe 2 ways that the Bush II Administration censored global warming believers.
What is stopped funding major research, deleted major portions of research findings, took scientific documents off the internet, and forced a NASA scientist to run his speeches by White House staff?
500
Besides media violence, name two causes of school violence.
What is access to weapons, school environment, cyber abuse, community environment, and family environment?
500
Describe what post-genocide Rwanda looked like.
What is all in charge were dead, there were no hospitals, children were orphaned, villages were destroyed, and incidents of HIV increased?