Foundations of Government
This branch controls the military
What is the Executive Branch?
We are currently at war with this country
Where is Iran?
This Compromise came with Fugiative Slave Act
What is the Compromise of 1850?
The Secret Ballot was introduced to America after seeing success in this country
What is the Australian Ballot?
This is a tax on foreign goods to promote domestic manufacturing
What is a tariff?
This branch has the power of the purse?
What is the Legislative Branch?
We launched a decapitation strike against this South American leader
Who is Nicholas Maduro?
These laws refer to many smaller laws like poll taxes, literacy tests, and segregation laws
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
This communist theorist said that capitalism was really just a class struggle between the bourgeoisie and proletariat
Who is Karl Marx?
Teddy Roosevelt made the election of 1912 a contentious three way election by founding this animal named party
What is the Progressive Bull-Moose Party?
This branch serves for life
What is the Judicial Branch?
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump's tariffs were unconstitutional and needed to be implemented by them
What is Congress?
These Amendments were designed to end slavery and protect African Americans after the Civil War
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
This system refers to all of the graft and corruption that went to successful political campaigns and political machines
What is the Spoils System?
Jane Addams and women like her advocated for suffrage, resulting in this amendment
What is the 19th Amendment?
This term refers to the upper and lower house of the legislative branch
What is Bicameral?
This Governmental organization cut programs like USAID, 284,000 federal employees, Federal Research and Science funding, and DEI initiatives
What is DOGE?
Lincoln needed to decide whether to reinforce or evacuate this Fort, the first battle of the Civil War
Where is Ft. Sumter?
This work of fiction inspired real-world reform over the Meat Packing Industry
What is The Jungle by Uptin Sinclare?
This was the law used to break up Monopolies
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
This clause in Article VI establishes that federal law takes precedence over state law.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The longest government shutdown lasted this long
What is 43 days?
This leader oversaw the Reconstruction era
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Teddy Roosevelt served in this role during the Anthracite Coal Strike, a neutral third-party mediator
What is an Arbitrator?
Direct Democracy Advocates saw Senators elected by the people with this Amendment
What is the 17th Amendment?