Unit 1: Founding of a Nation
limits government power through the 3 branches where executive can veto laws, legislature creates laws, and judicial branch interprets laws
What is the checks and balances system?
Know for his bribery, political machine (Tammany Hall)
Who is Boss Tweed?
allows for taxes to be applied based on income to help the government have a source of income
What is the 16th Amendment?
why did many Americans support the policy of imperialism?
What is military and economic competition from Europe?
a time where the government did not follow the law appropriately ie; no search warrants, and no court hearings, straight deportation.
What are the Palmer Raids?
An attempt to put the US back together after the civil war.
What is Reconstruction?
movement that worked to help urban poor according to Biblical ideals of charity and justice.
What is the Social Gospel movement?
believed the government should regulate big business to protect public and ensure fairness
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
stated the US would intervene in Latin affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability in western hemisphere
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
allowed for African Americans to embrace their identity through music, art, literature, eventually leading to the civil rights movement.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Proposed a one house legislature with equal representation, small states promoted
What is the New Jersey Plan?
When a company buys out or merges with all competing companies
What is vertical integration?
allowed citizens to place a measure before legislature.
What is initiative?
was gained through the Platt Amendment that was signed with Cuba.
is also a place that mom’s classroom was called.What is Guantanamo Bay?
a group that formed due to a rise in nativism; mainly focused on African Americans
What is the KKK?
two house legislature based on population, larger states promoted
What is the Virginia Plan?
gained power through by providing jobs, housing, food, heat, and protection.
What are political machines?
allows for citizens to vote on proposed laws directly
What is referendum?
allowed for each foreign nation in China to trade freely in other nations spheres of influence.
What is the Open Door Policy?
helped define new ideas about fashion, humor, and behavior: encouraged new social norms following the creation of Hollywood.
What are movies?
Raised questions of whether or not slaves had legal rights, and if they were considered US citizens.
What is the Dred Scott Case?
Owned 90% of United States Oil, eventually creating a monopoly of the oil industry
What is Standard Oil?
goals of conservation of natural resources, control corporations, and protect consumers
What is the Square Deal?
form of journalism that was often exaggerated or made up to convince Americans to think or believe certain ideals
What is yellow journalism?
fought segregation and discrimination against African Americans
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)