Foreign Policy
Definitions
Court Cases
Health Issues and Community Effieciency
100
creating peace treaties between arguing nations
What is What is the United Nations' purpose?
100
a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
What is Sanction?
100
Gideon had broken into a local store and stole alcohol. He ended up being poorly represented. He was sent to another trial and lost again.
What is the summary of Gideon v. Wainwright?
100
planned economic and community development that attempts to curb urban sprawl and worsening environmental conditions.
What is smart growth?
200
To eliminate barriers to trade and investment between the US, Canada and Mexico.
What is the role of NAFTA?
200
a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
What is Tariff?
200
John and Mary Beth Tinker
Who are the defendants in Tinker v. Des Moines?
200
(in the US) a federal insurance program that provides benefits to retired people and those who are unemployed or disabled.
What is Social Security?
300
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs.
What is the World Bank?
300
Tariff
What is money, food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another?
300
Who won in Miranda v. Arizona?
What is Ernesto Miranda?
300
a joint federal and state program that helps low-income individuals or families pay for the costs associated with long-term medical and custodial care, provided they qualify.
What is Medicaid?
400
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., of "188 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
What is the IMF?
400
Eminent Domain
What is the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation?
400
The court declared the law, "seperate but equal"
What was the verdict of Plessy v. Ferguson?
400
The federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease
What is Medicare?
500
To strengthen the military and defense teams
What is NATO's role?
500
Kelo v. New London
What is a court case related to Eminent Domain?
500
A case in New london where a landowner was moved out of her home due to eminent domain. She lost the case and the new business ended moving into the property.
What is Kelo v New London?
500
What is sprawl?
the spreading of urban developments (as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city.
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