John F. Kennedy
What state was JFK born in?
Massachusetts
Barack Obama was__________ from 2009 to 2017.
Barack Obama was President from 2009 to 2017.
the period of life between childhood and adulthood, typically between the ages of 13 and 19, marked by physical, emotional, and social changes.
adolescence
Ronald Reagan was President in what decade?
The 1980s
holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.
conservative
What was President Kennedy's religion?
Catholic
Barack Obama, the ___th President of the United States
Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States,
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
community
Before he was president, he was governor of _______ from 1967 to 1975.
Before he was president, he was governor of California from 1967 to 1975.
relating to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
economic
During the _________, the United States and the Soviet Union participated in an arms race to accumulate nuclear weapons, competed for influence around the world, and intervened in wars in countries such as Vietnam.
The Cold War
He was born in Honolulu,_________.
He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Difference between academic attainment of two groups of students
Achievement Gap
President Reagan defined himself as a ___________.
Reagan defined himself as a conservative.
a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual.
policies
____________ is an economic theory that people should sell their labor and their products, competing to accumulate wealth in the marketplace.
Capitalism
President Obama's father was from what African country?
President Obama's father was from Kenya.
Legal and informal discrimination against African Americans between the late 1800s and the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Jim Crow:
Before entering politics, Reagan was a successful _____ in Hollywood and a governor of California.
Before entering politics, Reagan was a successful actor in Hollywood and a governor of California.
Quality of valuing money more than people
Materialism
____________ is an economic theory that there should be a classless society instead of economic inequality, and that workers should control their workplaces and own natural resources in common.
communism
He worked as a community organizer in what US city after graduating college?
He worked as a community organizer in Chicago.
A 1954 court case that made racial segregation in schools illegal
Brown V. Board of Education
Reagan's presidency, known as the Reagan era, was marked by conservative policies, including tax cuts, increased military spending, and a challenge to what country?
Reagan's presidency, known as the Reagan era, was marked by conservative policies, including tax cuts, increased military spending, and a challenge to the Soviet Union.
__________ favor an economic system in which the federal government places higher tax rates on wealthy people and corporations in order to create a social safety net for poorer people, and regulates businesses in order to protect public well-being.
liberals favor an economic system in which the federal government places higher tax rates on wealthy people and corporations in order to create a social safety net for poorer people, and regulates businesses in order to protect public well-being.