First form of government used by the U.S. after independence from Britain
What were the Articles of Confederation
100
Two progressive leaders
Who were Booker T. Washington (vocational-mild approach), W.E.B. Du Bois (education-more radical), Marcus Garvey (militant-crazy) Ida B. Wells (crusade against Lynching)
100
Tax on foreign goods in an effort to raise revenue and protect domestic manufacturing (South hated it)
What is Protective Tariff
100
Court case that established Judicial Review, the power of the supreme court to declare federal laws unconstitutional
What was Marbury vs. Madison
100
President who followed a policy of detente and created Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT) in an attempt to reduce world tensions. He also was behind the Watergate Scandal, a break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee
Who was president Richard Nixon
200
Two early attempts at self-government/democracy
What was the Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, or Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
200
Protesting unjust laws. Ex/ Montgomery Bus Boycott, Freedom Rides, Protest Marches in Alabama, sit ins, March on Washington, Martin Luther King Junior "I Have a Dream"
What is civil disobedience
200
Belief that government should not interfere with the economy (hands off)
What is Laissez-Faire
200
Warren Court Case in which the outcome required police to read a person their rights immediately after they are arrested.
What was Miranda vs. Arizona
200
President who created the plan "The Great Society," a series of government social welfare programs made to reform society and eliminate poverty. Established medicare and passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to justify his involvement in the Vietnam War.
Who was President Lyndon B. Johnson
300
Two ways the Constitution is made to be flexible and fit the changing times
What is the Amendment Process, Unwritten Constitution, Elastic Clause, or "necessary and proper" clause
300
Act passed by congress to limit the power of Trusts and Monopolies, a company that controls or dominates an industry in order to eliminate competition
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act
300
Theory that stronger businesses will succeed and weaker ones will fail (survival of the fittest)
What is Social Darwinism
300
Supreme court case which declared that slaves were property and therefore did not have the right to sue. It also overturned the Missouri Compromise.
What was Dred Scott vs. Sanford
300
Successfully established the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab nation known as the Camp David Accords. Urged the development of alternative fuel sources.
Who was President Jimmy Carter
400
A revolt of Northern Farmers which proved that the executive branch was too weak under the Articles of Confederation
What was Shays Rebellion
400
Formed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in order to end segregation and win equal rights. Radical progressive era leader
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
400
John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie (based on opinion)
What are Robber Barons (used ruthless tactics to eliminate competition)/Captains of Industry (philanthropists, Gospel of Wealth)
400
_______ were a series of court cases in which the power of the federal government expanded, while ________ were a series of court cases in which individual rights and freedoms were increased.
What were Marshall Court Cases and Warren Court Cases
400
President who proposed Supply-Side economics, lowering taxes on the rich in the hope of a "trickle down" effect. Under him, the Berlin Wall fell, marking the end of the Cold War.
Who was President Ronald Reagan
500
A way that the legislative branch (congress) can "check" the Executive branch
What is Impeachment or override a veto
500
The two main goals of women during the Progressive Era
What are Women's suffrage and Prohibition
500
Term given to the Industrial Age by Mark Twain. Means shiny on the outside but flawed and corrupted on the inside
What is Gilded age
500
Court case _________ overturned pervious court case, ________'s ruling of "separate but equal
What was Brown vs. Board of Education and Plessy vs. Fergusson
500
Attempted to bring peace to the Middle East. Supported North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) because it would increase commerce and eliminate tariffs. Stimulated free trade within North America. Impeached due to purgery, but not removed from office.