U.S. Economy
Political Movements
Social (In)Justice
Economic Inequality
Various
100
An economic system where government plays little or no part in regulating the economy.
What is capitalism?
100
This social movement involved camping out in a prominent area associated with America's banks.
What is Occupy Wall Street?
100
The movement for equal rights of African Americans during the 1960s with prominent leaders such as Martin Luther King jr. and Malcolm X.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
100
This class suffered the least during the recent economic recession.
Who are the rich?
100
An individual employed by an interest group.
What is a Lobbyist?
200
The description for how capitalism operates.
What is the Free Market?
200
Private organizations that seek to advance their agendas by trying to influence what government does.
What are Interest Groups?
200
This is a political group that fights for the rights of African American people in the U.S.
What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
200
The federal government's calculation of the amount of income families need to live outside of poverty.
What is The Poverty Line? 15% of Americans live below the poverty line. 46.2 million people.
200
Organized political groups that represent the rights of workers: fighting for fair wages, appropriate working conditions, etc.
What are Labor Unions?
300
Protect property rights, create legal framework for the market's operation, provide currencies for transactions, and ensure laws to make the market safe.
What are the functions of government in capitalism?
300
Direct, personal contact between interest group representatives and government officials.
What is the "inside game?"
300
The landmark supreme court decision in the case of Citizens United vs. The Federal Election Commission resulted in these entities being able to collect unlimited funds for the purposes of campaigning.
What are Super PACs?
300
This class makes between $26,000-$113,000 dollars per year and their incomes are not increasing.
What is the middle class?
300
Designating money for a specific purpose.
What is Earmarking?
400
Crime, drug abuse, family disintegration, and poor health.
What are the societal problems associated with poverty?
400
A tool of political outsiders that is typically grassroots in origin.
What is a Social Movement?
400
The 19th Amendment resulted in this particular right being granted to a specific portion of the population.
What is Suffrage for women?
400
The U.S. typically redistributes wealth _____ than other capitalist countries.
What is less.
400
"Grassroots" lobbying: organizing members by sending letters and encouraging them to call their representatives about issues or otherwise mobilize their constituencies to influence public opinion.
What is the "outside game?"
500
In order to be a member of this proportion of the population, you must make at least $340,000 per year.
What is the 1% (of the upper class)?
500
Refusing to follow orders from authority figures during a demonstration for the purpose of making a political statement.
What is civil disobedience?
500
Increase level of participation in politics, bring to public attention issues that have been ignored or overlooked, help to overcome political inequality, sometimes help to overcome constitutional limitations to change.
What are the democratic functions of social movements?
500
Although the U.S. GDP continues to grow, this statistic that remains stagnant suggests that typical American households are not reaping the benefits of the expanding economy.
What is Median Household Income?
500
The founders of the constitution were very concerned about these groups becoming too influential.
What are Factions?
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