Unit 1
A mixture of people from different backgrounds who are blended together by abandoning their native ways
What is a melting pot?
He believed the foundation of the government is the peoples consent
What is Rousseau?
The Federal Reserve is also known as?
What is ¨the feds¨?
A government that has a small group of leaders
What is Oligarchy?
Supported the consitution and a stronger national government
What is Federalists?
To manipulate the boundaries of districts to favor one political party
What is Gerrymandering?
Samantha was born in Australia but wants to open up her own catering business. Will Samatha be approved for citizenship?
No, Samantha will not receive citizenship. The US only grants permission for jobs already established in America.
The 1st amendment covers?
Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion, and Freedom of Assembly
The three powers of federalism
Expressed & Implied Powers, Concurrent Powers, and Reserved Powers
The authority of a court to hear a case
What is the Constitution?
What does the fed do to get out of a recession?
What is increasing the money supply so that people are encouraged to spend money
An immigrant who can hold jobs, own property, go to school, travel, and pay taxes
What is a documented immigrant?
The US constitution has how many articles ?
What is 7 ?
Created the national judiciary in Article 3 of the Constitution
What is Framers?
Describe the compromise the North and South came to at the constitutional convention regarding slave count.
What is the 3/5 compromise? 3/5 of the slave population was accounted for in the general population to decide the number of house representatives