USA Legal system
How is the US system structured?
Legislative, executive and judicial
What is capitalism?
An economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government.
Who was J.Edgar.Hoover?
The director of the FBI who has anti-communist views
How many people did McCarthy claim to be working for communism?
205
The full name of HUAC?
The House Committee on Un-American Activities
What does the legislative part include
Congress, Senate, House of Representatives
What was the aim of Russian communists that worried the US government?
World revolution and communism in other countries (The US didn't want that because they want countries to trade with them)
What was the McCarran Act?
An Act to protect the U.S. by requiring Communist organizations to register and prevent subversive activities.
After several speeches, how many communists did he accuse in the end?
57
What is the name of the 2 bureau of investigation?
FBI and IBI
Name three departments in the US government system?
Treasury, state department, defence
What happened in July and August 1945 in the USA that worried the Soviet Union?
The first atomic bomb on 16 July and 2 atomic bomb drops to Japan on 6 and 9August.
How many were investigated and how many are fired or resigned by Federal Loyalty Board?
3 million investigated and 3,000 people fired or resigned
Which president made McCarthy Chairman of the government committee?
Eisenhower
Which president tried to stop the McCarran act in 1952?
President Truman
How does the US governmental system limit each groups power? Give one example
Congress makes laws, but the president or Supreme Court can veto against it. Congress can impeach both if there's misconduct in the office.
What is the Truman Doctrine and what did it do?
This promised help to support any country resisting takeover by other groups or countries (by which they meant communists). In other words, the USA would help any country at risk of a communist takeover.
When was the first anti-communist film, Red Menace made?
1949
What methods did McCarthy use to gain power and create fear?
Aggressive public and private hearings
Manipulating evidence (using FBI data and fabricating more)
Discrediting critics by labeling them as communists
In the Rosenberg case, are they both spies, if not, who wasn't the spy?
Julius Rosenberg is a spy while Ethel Rosenberg isn't
How does the US legal system pass laws with no one having a lot of power over it?
Congress makes laws, with the Senate and House of Representatives. Courts ensure laws are constitutional. Judges are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. Elections are separate, limiting presidential power.
Which 10 countries does the iron curtain go through?
West Germany, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Albania, Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary
Describe what happened in the Hiss Case and the Rosenberg Case?
Alger Hiss was accused of spying for the Soviets (1948-50) and jailed for lying to court. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed (1953) for allegedly passing U.S. atomic secrets to the USSR.
Which person did McCarthy accuse of helping the 'Communist drive for world domination'?
George Marshall
Which amendment did the Hollywood 10 plead when they refused to answer?
First amendment: Freedom of religion, speech and the press, and the right to gather peacefully nd petition the government.