U.S. Government
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This war was fought between the Northern and Southern U.S. states from 1861-1865.
What is the Civil War?
This is the fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human wants in a world of limited resources.
What is containment?
The number of U.S. Senators each state has.
What is two?
A photograph of a Dust Bowl farmer from the 1930s is an example of this type of historical source.
What is a primary source?
This branch of government is responsible for making laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This type of economy relies on supply, demand, and private ownership, not government planning.
What is a market economy?
This ocean borders the east coast of the United States.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
"Four score and seven years ago..." is the beginning of this famous speech by Abraham Lincoln.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
The powers specifically granted to the federal government in the Constitution, like coining money, are called these.
What are enumerated or delegated powers?
The movement to win voting rights for women was known as this.
What is women's suffrage?
f the demand for a product goes up and the supply stays the same, the price will likely do this.
What is increase?
The concept that government power comes from the consent of the governed is called _______ ______.
What is popular sovereignty?
A historian analyzing a newspaper editorial from the 1890s must be aware of the author's point of view, also known as this.
What is bias?
This system, outlined in the Constitution, ensures no single branch becomes too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This period of severe economic downturn and high unemployment began with the stock market crash of 1929.
What is the Great Depression?
The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year is known as this acronym.
What is GDP - Gross Domestic Product
This constitutional principle divides power between a national government and state governments.
What is federalism?
textbook chapter summarizing the causes of World War II is an example of this type of source.
What is a secondary source?
This clause in the Constitution (Article VI) states that federal law is the "supreme law of the land."
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The U.S. policy of stopping the spread of communism, particularly in events like the Vietnam War, was known as this.
What is containment?
The U.S. government agency that regulates the money supply and interest rates is called The _________.
What is the Federal Reserve?
This process allows immigrants to become U.S. citizens.
What is naturalization?
A political cartoon from the Gilded Age criticizing a wealthy oil tycoon would most likely be criticizing this type of business practice.
What is a monopoly or trust?