12.5 | California History-Social Science Project

Dangers of Majority Rule

What are the dangers of majority rule? Download Primary Source Set: Dangers of Majority Rule: Redlining

This inquiry set examines the ways in which the majority of people in a society can present a danger for those who occupy the minority. The controversy around California’s 1964 vote on Proposition #14 and its impact on fair housing for communities of people facing discrimination are the grounds for this analysis.

Data and Unemployment

How does data help to tell the story of the economy? Download Primary Source Set: Unemployment

This lesson focuses on how unemployment data can help tell us the story of the economy today. Using historical and current data, students will be able to determine if the current unemployment is high or low. In order to do so, students will:

● analyze data through various formats — graphs, charts, tables, and in text

● identify the source of the data

Data and Unemployment_Final

This lesson focuses on how unemployment data can help tell us the story of the economy today. Using historical and current data, students will be able to determine if the current unemployment is high or low. In order to do so, students will:

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