Government Terms
Popular Soveigneity
People have the power
This guy is the inspiration of the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
Space Race
Cold War
Most controversy Election between Bush and Gore. Was decided by little votes
Election of 2000
The physical barrier separating Communism and Democracy
Berlin Wall
Checks and Balances
Each branch has the ability to check each other so none of them get too much power
"City upon a hill" refers to what relgiious group
Puritans
New Deal
Great depression
Election that FDR beats Hoover and starts his 4 election reign
1933
Nixons way of Easing tensions between the Soviets and the United States
Detente
Limited Government
The government is limited to the Constitution
What is the difference between the 54th Massachussets and Tuskegee Airmen
54th= Civil War
Airmen= WW2
Johnathan Edwards
First Great Awakening
The Election Abraham Lincoln was elected in which South Carolina left
Election of 1860
Military Alliance of North America and Europe
Military Alliance of Communist countries
NATO and Warsaw Pact
Seperation of Powers
Each branch has separate powers and functions
The Virginia Plan wanted representation to be determined by
Population
William Tweed or Boss Tweed
Gilded Age
Election that Rutherford B Hayes beat Samuel Tilden, This later leads to a compromise
1876
Name one of the weapons we used in the Vietnam War
Napalm
Agent Orange
Rule of Law
Everyone is the same under the law
What is Collective Bargaining
employees, typically represented by a union, negotiate with their employer to determine their employment terms
"No Taxation without Representation"
American Revolution
The Election where Andrew Jackson lost because Henry Clay conspired with John Quincy Adams to have him lose
Election of 1824
The Soviet Union and America had an arms race in order to make sure they didnt attack each other. What is that term about
Mutually Assured destruction