Students who are answering the compelling question “How does diversity shape a place?” made this table. It shows some of the cultural contributions of different groups to the United States.
In 1990, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The law gives people with disabilities certain rights and protections. Before the ADA, people with disabilities faced challenges accessing public places. For example, some people with disabilities could not vote because many government buildings did not have ramps for people who used wheelchairs. Now, all public buildings must provide access to people with disabilities, such as by installing a ramp or elevator. Before the ADA, many people also faced discrimination at work. For example, an employer might prohibit a blind person from bringing a service dog to work. Now, employers must allow people with disabilities to have the resources they need to do their jobs.
—based on “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),” U.S. Department of Justice, January 10, 2020
Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the space provided.
Using your knowledge of the role of producers in economic markets, answer the following supporting question.
Supporting question: How did resources availability determine how products were exchanged in colonies?
In your response, develop a claim supposed by evidence from multiple sources. Sources used may include the introduction. Explain your answer in at least two sentences.
How has the Americans with Disabilities Act helped address a problem affecting people with disabilities?
This source describes the creation of the 9- 1- 1 emergency telephone number.
Before telephones, it was hard to get help quickly in emergencies. If a fire started,
a watchman had to shout and make noise to call firefighters. By the early
twentieth century, many homes had telephones, but people still had to figure
out which phone number to call. They might need the police station, a hospital,
or the fire department. Finding the right number took time.
The United Kingdom started a 9- 9- 9 phone service for emergencies in 1936. In
1957, the National Association of Fire Chiefs recommended that the
United States adopt a similar service. About ten years later, 9- 1- 1 became the
phone number to call for help in all kinds of emergencies. Because the number is
easy to remember, it takes less time to get help. However, by the 1980s, the 9- 1- 1
phone number only serviced about half the country. Yet now, people in
communities across the country, including throughout Kentucky, can use 9- 1- 1.
Most 9- 1- 1 calls today are made from cell phones.
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based on Timothy Winkle, “‘This is 9- 1- 1. What is your emergency?’: A History
of Raising the Alarm,” National Museum of American History, February 15, 2018
Which two claims from the source best explain why communities in Kentucky have become safer places to live?
Which supporting question best helps answer the compelling question?
Analyze each source and then answer the questions that follow. While you are analyzing the sources, think about the compelling question “Should the government be involved in the economy?”
When European colonists first came to America, barter was a common method of commerce. Colonists traded goods with American Indians and then traded with England for manufactured goods. Settlers bartered with each other, but that was not a very efficient form of trade. As a result, colonial governments sought out new products that could be used in place of money.
Analyze the sources in order to answer the compelling question “Should the government be involved in the economy?”
Students who are answering the compelling question “How does diversity shape a place?” made this table. It shows some of the cultural contributions of different groups to the United States.
Which example from the sources represents a consumer?
Which example best demonstrates interdependence?
Which two examples best show how the colonial governments interacted with the economy?
According to Source 3, how did the colonial governments respond to the economic situation described by Henry Clay in Source 4?