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Ted Talk: Rethinking Teen Motherhood (Quiz)

Part I: Danielle cites a number of statistics in her presentation. Answer the following questions as "T" or "F." Every single year, in America alone, almost 600,000 children will be born to mothers between the ages of 15-19? Over the next ten years, there will be 5.5 million children born to teen mothers. A teen mother is statistically more likely to have another child within two years. A teen mother is more likely to drop out of high school. A teen mother is statistically more likely to marry someone who is abusive (psychologically, physically, or both.) A teen mother who marries, is statistically more likely to divorce at a young age. Nevada has the lowest teen pregnancy rate in the nation. Part II: What does Danielle mean when she says we need to "reinvent teen motherhood"? Do you agree or disagree with Danielle's message? Explain. Visit Danielle's Blog: http://www.danielleford.com/

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Ballot Battles Assignment

Ballot Battles Part I: The Voting Rights act of 1965 In the Jim Crow era south, list three tactics that were used to disenfranchise African Americans. Which Southern city was especially bad with regard to the number of African Americans registered to vote? What percentage of voting age African-Americans were registered to vote? What percentage of whites were registered to vote? This disparity inspired a voting rights campaign led by ____________________ and other civil rights leaders. The first march was known as ___________ Sunday, where police and state troopers violently attacked nonviolent demonstrators. How did John Lewis describe that day? The incident received national attention and motivated president Johnson to send a Voting Rights Act to Congress. By _________ he had signed the historic piece of legislation into law. Within 19 days of the Voting Rights Act becoming law, how many African Americans in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi had registered to vote?...