Consisting of the president, presidential advisors and government departments, this branch of government enforces national laws and provides leadership by setting goals and policies.
What is the Legislative Branch?
100
An economy needs both producers and these people who use the goods and services provided by the producers.
What are Consumers?
100
Materials that will never run out or can be replaced if used are called these.
What are Renewable Resources?
100
In the 1950's, African American leaders began this movement to try to end segregation and discrimination in the U.S.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
100
In the late 1400's, European counties began exploring the rest of the world. Many countries founded settlements around the globe to take advantage of the resources and land discovered during those trips. These settlements were known as this.
What are Colonies?
200
This branch of government settles disputes related to laws, including the U.S. Constitution.
What is Judicial Branch?
200
The U.S. Economy is based on a Free Market which relies on competition to regulate the economy. If one company controls the entire industry or market it is known as this.
What is a Monopoly?
200
The earth is measured using latitude to measure the distance east and west and this that measures the distance north and south of the equator.
What is longitude?
200
The attack on this Military Base brought the U.S. into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
200
This cultural movement began in Italy and spread across Europe between 1300 and 1600 AD, bringing growth in education, science and the arts.
What is the Renaissance?
300
This document explains the rights of U.S. Citizens and is used by the Judicial Branch to decide court cases.
What is U.S. Constitution?
300
If the government brings in more revenue than it spends it has a budget this.
What is a Surplus?
300
The term for the movement of a population over long distances.
What is Migration?
300
In the mid-1800's, American industries grew extremely fast. One of the three main reasons for this rapid growth is this.
What are more Natural Resources due to Western Expansion, New Inventions that increased production, or a Population Explosion that created more demand for products? Any of these are acceptable.
300
This political upheaval began during World War I and resulted in Vladimir Lenin taking power.
What is the Russian Revolution?
400
The United States is this kind of government, wherein citizens elect people to represent and govern them.
What is a Republic?
400
These use collective bargaining to negotiate better working conditions and wages for their members.
What are Labor Unions?
400
The names of the seven continents.
What are Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica and Australia?
400
The southern states, known as this, seceded (withdrew) from the rest of the United States which led to the Civil War.
What is the Confederacy?
400
This ancient Central American civilization invented a pictographic writing system and made numerous mathematical and astronomical discoveries.
Who are the Mayans?
500
In a Presidential Election, after the General Election is held, each state sends electors to this. The electors then select the President based on which candidate received the most electoral votes.
What is the Electoral College?
500
Equilibrium occurs when the supply of a product or service equals the demand for that product or service. If a product is priced above the equilibrium price this will happen to the demand.
What is Decrease?
500
These are the most common type of map. They show natural features (mountains, rivers, etc.) and man-made features (towns, roads, political boundaries, etc.).
What are Topographic Maps?
500
The Continental Congress signed this document on July 4, 1776, which preceded the American Revolution.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
One important cause of the American Revolution was this.
What is British taxation of the American Colonies without representation?