Vocab
What is the definition of the “Bill of Rights”?
First 10 amendments of the U.S Constitution
The _____________ is an introduction that explains why the U.S Constitution was written.
Preamble
What does the 5th Amendment of the United States Constitution grant citizens?
Protection against self-incrimination.
Who was the leader during the Civil Rights Movement who preached nonviolence?
Martin Luther King Jr
Historically, what kind of governments typically set up command economies?
Dictatorships
What is the definition of separation of church and state?
Clear division between religion and government.
The section of our first 10 Amendments in the U.S Constitution is called what?
Bill of Rights
What does the 8th Amendment of the United States Constitution grant citizens?
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
Who broke the color barrier in major league sports in 1947 playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Jackie Robinson
The basic materials that people cannot live without are called __________________.
What is the definition of suffrage?
The right to vote.
In 1789, when the United States had its first elections, who could vote?
Every white, male, landowning citizen
What did the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution do?
Ended slavery in all of the United States and their territories.
What event did the arrest of Rosa Parks cause?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
If a resource is limited in supply it is ________________.
Scarce
What is the definition of pardon?
Forgiving a person of his or her crime and eliminating the punishment.
Who strongly advocated for the need of a “Bill of Rights”?
Thomas Jefferson
What did the 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution do?
Granted all African American men the right to vote.
Who wrote The Feminine Mystique that reignited the women’s rights movement.
Betty Friedan
The process of obtaining goods and services to satisfy your wants is called the ________________-___________________ chain.
Want-Satisfaction
What is the definition of segregation?
separated or divided along racial, or religious lines.
What was the document the pilgrims signed in November 1620 that set up the government they chose to obey?
The Mayflower Compact
Which Amendment gave the right to all women to vote?
19th Amendment
Who was the student at the focus of the Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court case in the 1950s?
Ruby Bridges
How many factors of production are there?
4