This court case established Judicial Review. Name the court case & explain what Judicial Review is.
What is Marbury v Madison?
Grants the courts the power to interpret the Constitution
100
Another name for a business trust is a
What is a monopoly?
100
This president increased tension between the U.S. and Soviet union by investing more money into building nuclear weapons
Who is Reagan?
100
Why did Harry Truman decide to use the atomic bomb…list 2 reasons.
What is to save American lives, to prove to the Soviet Union that we have nuclear capability & to punish Japan.
100
This Senator arrested people suspected of being communist based on false accusations
Who is Senator McCarthy?
200
What does the Schenk v U.S. case, the Espionage Act, the elimination of Habeas Corpus during the Civil War & the Korematsu v U.S. case ALL have in common
What is expands the Power of the President in times of war AND limits the rights of individuals
200
List 3 effects of industrialization
What are labor unions, increase in the demand of natural resources, urbanization & problems associated with factories (child labor, unsafe or unsanitary working cond's, low wages, long hours)
200
This president was nearly impeached but made efforts to establish peace with China.
Who is Nixon?
200
What does NATO stand for and why was it formed
B. List 3 countries in NATO
What is North Atlantic Treaty Alliance?
to provide collective security
U.S., Britain, France
200
Two wars the United Nations sent in troops to stop communist aggression during the Cold War were
What is the Korean and Vietnam War?
300
Even though a candidate wins the popular vote he may still become president if he wins the ___________ __________ vote
What is electoral college?
300
This peace keeping organization was founded by the U.S. after WWII
What is the United Nations?
300
Under this president the Manhattan Project was made.
Who is FDR?
300
This foreign policy gives money to war torn Europe after WWII so that they could have the strength to fight communism
What is the Marshall Plan?
300
What did President Kennedy do to end the Cuban missile crisis in 1962?
What is form a naval blockade or naval quarantine?
400
Our constitution is considered flexible b/c…
What is Amendments, the elastic clause & congress can make any law that is necessary and proper
400
When newspapers exaggerate or distort events it is called
What is yellow journalism?
400
This president dropped the atomic bomb and was president during the Korean War
Who is Truman?
400
The Truman doctrine refers to the spread of Communism in ….
In states that…
What is the Middle East?
The U.S. will support any country that fights communist aggression (containment)
400
List 2 ways Nixon eased tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
What is SALT- Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and Detente
500
Explain how each of the 3 branches check the power of the other
Open ended
500
Congress refused to sign this after WWI and refused to join this…
What is Wilson's 14 Points and the League of Nations?
500
This president increased the amount of troops to Vietnam under the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
Who is Johnson?
500
This theory states that Communism will spread throughout Asia unless it’s contained