Economics
What farming system focused on growing enough food to feed themselves and their family?
Subsistence farming
What policy focused on stopping the spread of communism?
Containment
Who was the English philosopher that argued for natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
System of government that divides power between national and regional governments
Federalism
Elected official that leads the executive branch in most states governments
Governor
This industry mainly focused on the development of producing advanced technologies
Technology industry
What 13-day standoff between the US and Soviet Union influenced the world to nearly start a nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Theory that advocates for a classless society
Communism
Powers granted to the federal government
Delegated powers
Type of local government that governs a specific populated area
Municipal government
Who advocated for economic policies that favored agriculture and westward expansion?
Thomas Jefferson
This policy asserts the right of the US to intervene in the affairs of Latin countries.
Monroe Doctrine
Idea that highlights individual liberty
Liberalism
Landmark supreme court case that established the principle of the judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
a form of direct democracy that allows individuals to propose and vote on state laws
Initiative
What is the agricultural product that was a major cash crop in colonial Virginia?
Tobacco
nation which formed after WWII to maintain international peace
United Nations
Emphasizes the importance of tradition
Conservatism
Involved the federal government and states to work together on policy issues
cooperative federalism
Provides education for children from kindergarten through high school
public education
This labor system was prevalent in Virginia and the South that relied on the enslaved individuals to produce valuable crops such as: cotton and tobacco
Plantation system
What policy aimed to improve relations with China?
Triangular diplomacy
A term used to the belief of political powers residing in the people
popular sovereignty
Ongoing debate that highlights the proper balance of power between federal government and the states
federalism debate
type of government program that provides financial assistance to low income families
welfare