American Docs
What are the THREE American founding Docs?
Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights
Explain what Laissez-faire means in terms of business
"Hands off." Little to no government regulation of industry.
What was ONE main goal of the New Deal
To restore trust in financial institutions, to provide relief to poor Americans, and to provide ways to recover
Containment
After WWI, the U.S. did NOT ratify the Treaty of Versailles and therefore never joined this group
The League of Nations
John Locke believed in this essential idea that can be found in America's founding documents?
Natural Rights (Life, liberty, property)
Name one negative effect of urbanization AND a reform that solved the problem
Overcrowding --> Skyscrapers, suburbs
Unsanitary --> Garbage collection, sewers
Name TWO causes of the Great Depression
Wealth gap between rich and poor, banks collapse, stock market crash
What is ONE political challenge the U.S. experiences after the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
Balancing national security and civil liberties, passing of USA PATRIOT Act, and involvement in the Middle East.
List one problem of unregulated workplace conditions AND one reform
Low wages --> Minimum wage laws
Unsafe conditions --> Safety regulations
Weak federal gov., no judicial branch, limited ability to resolve disputes, can't tax, etc.
This foreign policy was enacted after the end of WWI
Isolationism
Why were Cash and Carry Policy and the Lend-Lease Act significant in the build up to WWII?
They marked a shift from isolationism to involvement in the war
What TWO wars was America involved in during the Cold War era? (Hint: Both take place in Asian countries!)
This document provides outlines for statehood, abolished slavery in a new territory, and established land for schools
Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787
Federalists: Standing army, no Bill of Rights, Federal Gov.
Anti-Federalists: No standing army, Bill of Rights, State Gov.
What are TWO benefits of building the Panama Canal?
Faster trade with Asia (China/Japan), faster military response, cheaper trade/travel
Name TWO ways Americans on the home front contributed to the war effort
Women replaced men in factory jobs, rationing, victory gardens, scrap drives, buying war bonds, etc.
From 1950 to the present, most immigrants to the U.S. come from this region
Latin America
War in the Iraq and Afghanistan, passage of the USA PATRIOT Act, balancing national security with civil liberties, etc.
Name one problem under the Articles of Confederation AND how the Constitution resolved that problem
State gov too powerful --> more power given to Federal gov.
Congress can't tax --> Given power to tax
Of the following Amendments: 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, state what THREE of them do.
16th: Income tax. 17th Direct election of senators. 18th: Prohibition. 19th: Women's suffrage
How did the role of the Federal government change after the Great Depression?
The role of the Fed. Gov. in American's lives expanded
The term for accusing someone of being communist without any proof
McCarthyism
1. The case that began legal segregation
2. The case that began desegregation
1. Plessy v. Ferguson
2. Brown v. Board of Education