Alexis de Tocqueville's 5 Values of American Democracy
Gilded Age
Misc.
100
1896, "Separate but Equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
100
Guarantees Bank deposits up to a certain amount (today: $250,000)
What is FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
100
Equality
What is Egalitarianism
100
1877-1900
What is Gilded Age
100
Making things from homes to factories using Machines
What is Industrialization
200
1954, Schools forced to desegregate/integrate
What is Brown v. Board of Education
200
Paid farmers to plant less
What is the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration)
200
Freedom
What is Liberty
200
Mode of transportation most utilize in expanding West that improved travel/lowered the price of goods
What are Railroads
200
From Farms to Cities (Rural to Urban) that occurred during the late 19th century
What is Urbanization
300
Mendez. v. Westminister, Hernandez v. Texas, Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
What is discrimination against Mexican Americans not allowed
300
Old Age Pension/retirement for people 65+, disabled, poor, most important new deal act
What is Social Security Act
300
No Government intervention in the Economy "leave it alone"
What is Laissez-Faire
300
Long hours, low wages, poor working conditions, repetitive tasks, child labor, no job security
What are problems of Gilded Age Workers
300
Rundown apartments/slums where new immigrants late 19th century were forced to live in unsanitary conditions (no running water/pollution/bugs/disease/overcrowded)
What are Tenements
400
Amish children are not required to go to school past 8th grade due to their religious freedom
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder
400
Regulates the Stock Market
What is SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
400
Unique personal identity
What is Individualism
400
Organizations formed to help improve the plight of workers
What are Labor Unions
400
Banned Chinese Immigration for 10 years
What is Chinese Exclusion Act
500
Students can wear black armbands to protest the Vietnam war due to the 1st amendment
What is Tinker v. Des Moines
500
Provided electric and water to rural parts in order to improve the standard of living
What is TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
500
Power of the people to make desicions
What is Populism
500
U.S. Economic System where individuals are free to produce and sell whatever they wish/go in business to make a profit and prices are set by supply and demand
What is Free Enterprise (Capitalism) System
500
Political parties that control city politics and are led by political bosses