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U.S. HISTORY
& GOVERNMENT
REVIEW
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STATE REGENTS EXAM
~ U.S. History & Govt. ~
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TUESDAY, June
Report Time .... 7:45 A.M.
Place … TBA
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Time / Length:
~ Take your time ~
- 2 hour minimum
9:00 AM … 11:00 AM
-3
hour maximum
… 12:00 Noon
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The EXAM:
Your NAME + TEACHER’s NAME
- In TEST Booklet
…. DBQ short answer
- In ESSAY Booklet
… Thematic + DBQ
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EXAM Format:
- Multiple Choice
- ESSAY: DBQ ... Part A
……………..
- ESSAY: Thematic
- ESSAY: DBQ … Part B
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
* 50 Questions … GOVT + HISTORY
- Vocabulary : Terms & people
- Question … look for key term(s)
- Answer … Process of Elimination
- try to eliminate 1 or 2 answers
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Multiple Choice Guidelines
• Answer ALL questions.
… Go back at the end
… and double check that you
didn’t miss a question.
… … Its occurred several times this year.
• Read each question carefully.
… Look for KEY words
… If the question is unfamiliar
… look for words you know
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Multiple Choice Guidelines
• Use PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
• Try and narrow the answers down to 2 choices
• Some answers may:
• be obviously wrong
• relate to a different time or place
• have no connection to the question
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
- double-check your work
- Make sure:
- put answers on Test booklet Answer Sheet
- you answered ALL questions
- keep your answer sheet aligned
with the question you’re answering
- when done copy them to Scantron Answer Sheet
- don’t mark 2 answers for 1 question
- watch eraser marks
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ESSAYS:
- Thematic … Essay
- DBQ
- Part A: … Short Answer
- Part B: … Essay
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DBQ - Part A … in booklet
- Look for: Timeframe, Country, Person
* Key terms
* Underline as you read
* TAKE NOTES if possible
… up to .. 9 documents …
- Answers: “Get to the point”
- Rating / Point Scale 2, 1, 0
- 1 Document, but 1 - 3 questions
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DBQ … Part A: Short Answer
(Continued)
- PART A: Short Answer
… put down “something”
for each question
… please NO BLANK LINES
… copy text/part of passage
if you have to
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ESSAYS … in general
• WRITE … at least 3 pages
• Be specific
• Outline / Notes … before you write
… scrap paper
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US History REGENTS … State ESSAY TOPICS
Exam
Thematic Essay
Category
DBQ Topic
Category
June 2001
Equality
2E - Human Rights
2I - Social
Foreign Policy
2D - Political
August 2001
US Constitution
2A - Govt.
Progressive Movement
2F - Change
- Social
2E - Human Rights
2I - Social
US Constitution:
Checks & Balances
2A - Govt.
Immigration
2C - People
Womens' Rights
2E - Human Rights
2I - Social
January 2002 Equal Rights
2A - Govt.
2B -
June 2002
Civil Liberties & US Supreme
Supreme Court cases
Court Cases
2I - Social
August 2002
Territorial Expansion
2G - Geography
2I
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US History REGENTS … State ESSAY TOPICS
Exam
Thematic Essay
Category
DBQ Topic
2B - Supreme Court
January 2003 US Supreme Court Cases (2) cases
2I -
Category
the Cold War
2H - Events
Railroads … the impact of
2H - Events
Geography
June 2003
Social change
2F - Change
Social
August 2003
Foreign Policy
2D - Political
Civil Rights: Women &
African-Americans
2D - Political
2I - Social
January 2004
US Constitution:
the Amendments
2A - Govt.
Education …
(educational opportunities)
2F - Change
- Social
June 2004
Geography
& US Govt. actions
2G - Geography
the Civil War and
Reconstruction
2H - Events
August 2004
Reform movements
2F - Change
Social
Westward Expansion
2G - Geography
2I -
2G -
2I
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US History REGENTS … State ESSAY TOPICS
Exam
Thematic Essay
Category
DBQ Topic
Category
2F - Change
- Social
2I
January 2005 Foreign Policy
2B - Political
Progressive Reformers
June 2005
Reform movements
2F - Change
Foreign Policy: … between ...
2D - Political
World War I & World War II
August 2005
the Cold War
2D - Political
the Great Depression
2H - Events
Geography … the impact of
2G - Geography
the Role of the Mass Media
2F - Change
the Cold War
2H - Events
the Vietnam War
2H - Events
Domestic issues ..
January 2006 Controversial ..
Divided people
2H - Events
Change
Social
June 2006
Turning Points
2F - Change
August 2006
Migration of people
2C - People
Social
January 2007
Geography
& US Govt. actions
2G - Geography
2F 2I -
2I -
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ESSAY: Thematic
- Describe + Impact
- Compare / which is best
TOPICS:
- “Their” Suggestions
… use as a guide ...
… stick to Topic / Theme ….
- use US Supreme Court cases
- USE the test (Multiple Choice)
REMINDER: NO BLANK ESSAYS
… PLEASE write something
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THEMATIC ESSAY
• Broad topics
… cover entire 2 year course
… … often involve 2 steps ..
… cause & result or “application” …
• Look at their suggestions
• Use the test if possible
• Brainstorm
• WRITE
… at least 4 paragraphs
… Intro, Body (2 paragraphs), Conclusion
… shoot for 3 – 4 pages
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ESSAY: Thematic
Possible Topics:
-
Geography
Immigration
Science & Technology
Presidential Policies:
- Foreign
- Domestic
- Citizenship:
- U.S. Supreme Court Cases
- Constitutional Amendments
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ESSAY: Thematic:
• IMMIGRATION
DESCRIBE
IMPACT:
- Positive
- Negative
- Pilgrims / Early Settlers/Europeans
- “forced migration”
- African Americans
- Native Americans …. Cherokees
- Irish & Italians …. late 1800s
- Chinese & Japanese
- Hispanics/Latinos
+ US government policies …
+ NATIVISTS vs Big Business
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DESCRIBE
IMPACT:
- Positive
TECHNOLOGY - Negative
ESSAY: Thematic:
• SCIENCE &
- TRANSPORTATION
- horse
- STEAMboat
- train
- automobile
- plane
- jet
- Space Shuttle
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DESCRIBE
IMPACT:
- Positive
TECHNOLOGY - Negative
ESSAY: Thematic:
• SCIENCE &
- COMMUNICATION
- Bible
- Mass media
- newspapers
- radio
- television
- computers
- Internet
- Email
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DESCRIBE
IMPACT:
- Positive
TECHNOLOGY - Negative
ESSAY: Thematic:
• SCIENCE &
- ENERGY
- wood
- coal
- water power … rivers
- electricity
- nuclear
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DESCRIBE
IMPACT:
- Positive
TECHNOLOGY - Negative
ESSAY: Thematic:
• SCIENCE &
- SCIENCE
- hygiene … portable soap
- modern medicine
- vaccinations
- pills
- health care for the Aged & everyone
- inventions
- automation
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- microwave
ESSAY: Thematic:
• PRESIDENTIAL: Foreign Policy
- George Washington … neutrality
- James Monroe ……..… Monroe Doctrine
- McKinley & Teddy Roosevelt …..… Imperialism
- Woodrow Wilson ….… Diplomacy
- FDR ………. Isolation … then World Involve
- Truman & Eisenhower … Containment
- JFK……….. Cold War: Anti-Communist
- Nixon …….. Détente, Ping Pong Diplomacy
- Reagan … end of Cold War
- George Bush Sr. ……… World Policeman
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- George Bush Jr. ………. Pre - emptive
ESSAY: Thematic:
• PRESIDENTIAL: Domestic Policy
- Abraham Lincoln
… Maintain the US Nation
… Human Rights
- Herbert Hoover ………..… Laissez-faire
- Teddy Roosevelt ……...… Square Deal
- FDR ……………………...… New Deal
- Lyndon Johnson ………. Great Society
- Ronald Reagan
………. Trickle down Economics … Reaganomics
- Barack Obama … FEDERAL Govt. STIMULUS
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ESSAY: Thematic:
• Citizenship: US Supreme Court Decisions
- Dred Scott
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- Schenk v. United States
- Korematsu v. United States
- Brown v. Board of Ed. of Topeka
- Miranda v. Arizona
- Engle v. Vitale
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ESSAY: Thematic:
• Citizenship: AMENDMENTS
1st - freedom of speech, religion, press
5th - incrimination
6th - fair & speedy trial
13th - slavery
14th - citizenship
15th - right to vote
19th - Women’s right to vote
21st - end to Prohibition
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ESSAY: DBQ - Part B
- Treat like a “Research Paper”
* Use at least
5 documents
* STATE the document = “3” = 9 pts
(Doc. # 1)
(O.I.) OUTSIDE INFORMATION
- Length … 3 PAGES
REMINDER:
NO BLANK ESSAYS
… PLEASE write something
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DBQ ESSAY
• READ the documents … note the Topic
• Answer all questions … copy if you must
… BUT make sure it relates to their question
• Take notes on each document
• Organize your documents
… or brief diagram … if comparison essay
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DBQ ESSAY
• INTRODUCTION … (1st paragraph)
… 4 sentences
… copy, rewrite, define 1 term, state the Topic
• BODY
… “usually” 2 paragraphs
• CITE your documents … (DOC #1)
• CITE “Outside Information … (O.I.)
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* THE COURSE *
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GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE
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PRE-CIVIL WAR
- Early Settlement
- North vs South
- Colonial Life
- North vs South vs West (Appalachians)
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Which geographical advantage did the United States
gain with the Louisiana Purchase?
1. a Mississippi River port on the Gulf of Mexico
2. access to southern ports on the Pacific Ocean
3. control of land west of the Rocky Mountains
4. more natural harbors on the Atlantic Ocean
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Which geographical advantage did the United States
gain with the Louisiana Purchase?
1. a Mississippi River port on the Gulf of Mexico
2. access to southern ports on the Pacific Ocean
3. control of land west of the Rocky Mountains
4. more natural harbors on the Atlantic Ocean
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• EARLY GOVERNMENT
- Enlightenment / Philosophes
- John Locke, Montesquieu
- Mayflower Compact
- 1st set of Laws on Govt.
- Albany Plan of Union
- Colonial Govt. … but head appointed by King
- Declaration of Independence
- Articles of Confederation
- 1st National set of laws
- States have more power than Federal Govt.
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The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of
a democratic society because it represents
(1) an effort by the colonists to use force to resist
the King
(2) a clear step toward self-government
(3) an early attempt to establish universal suffrage
(4) an attempt by the colonists to establish
freedom of religion
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The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of
a democratic society because it represents
(1) an effort by the colonists to use force to resist
the King
(2) a clear step toward self-government
(3) an early attempt to establish universal suffrage
(4) an attempt by the colonists to establish
freedom of religion
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U.S. GOVERNMENT
- Branches & Purpose
…. “Great Compromise” …
- Executive … leader --- but …
- Legislative … creates bill … approves Pres. laws
- Judicial … says if Constitutional
- Marbury v. Madison
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Which feature of the unwritten constitution is part of the
system of checks and balances?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
the cabinet
political parties
judicial review
legislative lobbies
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Which feature of the unwritten constitution is part of the
system of checks and balances?
(1) the cabinet
(2) political parties
(3) judicial review
(4) legislative lobbies
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U.S. CONSTITUTION
- purpose
- Elastic Clause
- Unwritten Constitution
.. Strict vs Loose Constructionists
- Amendments
- Bill of Rights
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One difference between the Constitution and the Articles
of Confederation is that the Constitution
1. created separate, independent branches of
government
2. granted more power to the Federal Government
than to States
3. granted more authority to the Military than
to the President
4. reduced the power of the Federal courts
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One difference between the Constitution and the Articles
of Confederation is that the Constitution
1. created separate, independent branches of
government
2. granted more power to the Federal
Government than to States
3. granted more authority to the Military than
to the President
4. reduced the power of the Federal courts
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When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the
Louisiana Territory from France, he demonstrated
that he had modified his belief that
(1) the Constitution should be strictly interpreted
(2) the federal government should limit
individual rights
(3) adding territory would lead to regional rivalries
(4) commercial development was the main goal
of the federal government
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When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the
Louisiana Territory from France, he demonstrated that
he had modified his belief that
(1) the Constitution should be strictly
interpreted
(2) the federal government should limit
individual rights
(3) adding territory would lead to regional rivalries
(4) commercial development was the main goal
of the federal government
He went from a STRICT Constructionist to a
LOOSE Constructionist
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FEDERALISTS & EARLY PRESIDENTS
… Federalists …
- George Washington
… Hamiltonian “Federal” Bank Program ...
- Thomas Jefferson
… Expansion of nation
… American Survival
- James Monroe
… Monroe Doctrine
… Manifest Destiny
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Alexander Hamilton's financial plan helped to establish
the credit of the United States government by
1.
2.
3.
4.
providing for the payment of the nation's debts
taxing only the people most able to pay
favoring agriculture over industry
encouraging spending for national defense
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Alexander Hamilton's financial plan helped to establish the
credit of the United States government by
1. providing for the payment of the nation's
debts
2. taxing only the people most able to pay
3. favoring agriculture over industry
4. encouraging spending for national defense
THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES was established.
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CIVIL WAR
- Causes
+ Geographical Differences
- North … Economic .. Industrial
- South … Economic .. Plantation
- West … Statehood
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CIVIL WAR
- Causes
+ People
- Slavery
- Abolitionists
- Harriet Tubman … Underground RR
- Harriet Beecher Stowe … Uncle Tom’s
- Frederick Douglas
- Sojourner Truth
- Pro-Slavery
- southern Plantation Owners
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CIVIL WAR
+ Decisions
- Missouri Compromise … Missouri & Maine
- Compromise of 1850
… California, New Mexico, Fugitive Slave Law
- Dred Scott Decision
- Kansas - Nebraska Act
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 settled conflicts
between the North and the South over
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
admission of states to the Union
Supreme Court decisions
presidential election results
voting rights
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 settled conflicts
between the North and the South over
(1) admission of states to the Union
(2) Supreme Court decisions
(3) presidential election results
(4) voting rights
.. The dividing issue was “slavery”
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CIVIL WAR
+ Battles
- Initial
- Union Army burns/destroys South
+ Abraham Lincoln
- Gettysburg Address
- Emancipation Proclamation
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RECONSTRUCTION
+ Why ?
- Lincoln Plan
… 10% people agree
- Andrew Johnson Plan
… general pardon
- African Americans
- WEB Dubois … equality now
- Booker T. Washington … Tuskegee Inst.
- Marcus Garvey … Back to Africa Movement
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In their plans for Reconstruction, both President
Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson
sought to
1. punish the South for starting the Civil War
2. force the Southern States to pay reparations
to the Federal Government
3. allow the Southern States to reenter the nation
as quickly as possible
4. establish the Republican Party
as the only political party in the South
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In their plans for Reconstruction, both President
Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson
sought to
1. punish the South for starting the Civil War
2. force the Southern States to pay reparations
to the Federal Government
3. allow the Southern States to reenter
the nation as quickly as possible
4. establish the Republican Party
as the only political party in the South
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RECONSTRUCTION
+ Reaction
- Economic South …. destroyed
… sharecropping
… Freedman’s Bureau
- KKK
- Black Codes / Jim Crow Laws
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- Amendments: 14th . citizenship
15th . Voting rights
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The purpose of the Black Codes in the South was to
1.
2.
3.
4.
give civil rights to blacks
keep blacks in an inferior position
return blacks to Africa
provide blacks with better jobs
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The purpose of the Black Codes in the South was to
1. give civil rights to blacks
2. keep blacks in an inferior
position
3. return blacks to Africa
4. provide blacks with better jobs
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LATE 1800s … US Presidents
- Andrew Johnson … Impeachment
… trumped up political charges … power struggle
- Ulysses S. Grant …. Scandals
- Rutherford B. Hayes … anti-Spoils System
- Grover Cleveland … pro-business
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GILDED AGE … Big Business
- Capitalism … laissez-faire vs socialism
- Business Organizations
- Monopoly
- Trust
- Holding Company
- International Corporation
- Andrew Carnegie
- John D. Rockefeller … philanthropist
+ Social Darwinism
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In the late 1800s, the theory of laissez-faire capitalism
was used by many industrialists to
(1) petition the government for assistance during
times of financial crisis
(2) oppose colonial expansion in Africa and Asia
(3) argue against government regulation
of business practices
(4) defend limits on the number of immigrants
allowed to work in factories
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In the late 1800s, the theory of laissez-faire
capitalism was used by many industrialists to
(1) petition the government for assistance during
times of financial crisis
(2) oppose colonial expansion in Africa and Asia
(3) argue against government
regulation of business practices
(4) defend limits on the number of immigrants
allowed to work in factories
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GILDED AGE … Labor
+ Unions
- Open Shops vs Closed Shops
- Tactics
+ Immigration
- wages & hours
- Melting Pot
- Quotas …. Nativism
- Nationalism … role of schools
+ NATIVISM = WASP (white protestant male)
… protect rights of those born in America
… anti foreigner … anti communist
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Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated
primarily by
1. hostility toward immigrant workers
2. the need to reduce overcrowding in western states
3. cultural conflicts with Native American Indians
4. the migration of African Americans
to northern cities
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Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated
primarily by
1. hostility toward immigrant workers
2. the need to reduce overcrowding in western states
3. cultural conflicts with Native American Indians
4. the migration of African Americans
to northern cities
… IMMIGRANTS could take their jobs .. Because they
were willing to work for less $$$
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GILDED AGE … U.S. Government
- Sherman Anti-Trust Act
…break-up BIG companies
- Interstate Commerce Act
… regulate RRs
- Munn v. Illinois
… Congress has power
on INTERstate commerce
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A main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt’s
trustbusting policies was to
1.
2.
3.
4.
reduce corruption in government
save the nation’s banks
encourage competition in business
end strikes by labor unions
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A main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt’s
trustbusting policies was to
1. reduce corruption in government
2. save the nation’s banks
3. encourage competition in business
4. end strikes by labor unions
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THE WEST
- Appalachian Mountains
- Louisiana Purchase
- Manifest Destiny
- Mexican-American War
- Indian Removal Acts
- Worcester v. Georgia
- “Trail of Tears”
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The Indian Wars that occurred
between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
disputes over the spread of slavery
conflict with Mexico over Texas and California
the search for gold in California
the movement of settlers onto the Great Plains
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The Indian Wars that occurred
between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of
(1) disputes over the spread of slavery
(2) conflict with Mexico over Texas and California
(3) the search for gold in California
(4) the movement of settlers onto
the Great Plains
HOMESTEAD ACT … Railroad building .. The “Iron Horse”
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THE WEST
- Homestead Acts
- role of the Railroad
- Grange Movement = Farmers Rights
- Populism = Farmers & Socialism
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The Populist movement was most interested in
improving conditions for
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
farmers
business leaders
African Americans
Native American Indians
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The Populist movement was most interested in
improving conditions for
(1) farmers
(2) business leaders
(3) African Americans
(4) Native American Indians
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PROGRESSIVE ERA
- Social Reformers
- Susan B. Anthony
- Dorothea Dix
- Ida Tarbell
- Upton Sinclair
- Muckrakers
- investigate: social, economic & political
“wrongs”
- Teddy Roosevelt & “Square Deal”
- stewardship
- anti-Monopoly … fair labor
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In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to
influence American society mainly through their
1.
2.
3.
4.
frequent acts of civil disobedience
activities as government officials
publication of articles and books
control over factories
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In the early 20th century, muckrakers were
able to influence American society mainly
through their
1. frequent acts of civil disobedience
2. activities as government officials
3. publication of articles and books
4. control over factories
MUCKRAKERS .. Stirring up the “muck”
(dirt) .. Focusing attention on problems .. In
factories .. In government .. In meat slaughter
houses
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1. Which event of the early 1900’s is evidence that
Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle had an
important impact on the United States?
1. adoption of reforms in public education
2. passage of legislation limiting immigration
3. adoption of the 18th amendment
establishing Prohibition
4. passage of legislation requiring
Federal inspection of meat
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1. Which event of the early 1900’s is evidence that
Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle had an
important impact on the United States?
1. adoption of reforms in public education
2. passage of legislation limiting immigration
3. adoption of the 18th amendment
establishing Prohibition
4. passage of legislation requiring
Federal inspection of meat
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During which period in United States history were
the amendments concerning the income tax,
direct election of Senators, Prohibition,
and women’s suffrage enacted?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Reconstruction
The Gilded Age
Progressive Era
New Deal
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During which period in United States history were
the amendments concerning the income tax,
direct election of Senators, Prohibition,
and women’s suffrage enacted?
1. Reconstruction
2. The Gilded Age
3. Progressive Era
4. New Deal
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Both the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton
Antitrust Act were passed in response to the problem
of
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
companies refusing to hire minority workers
businesses choosing to hire illegal immigrants
unsafe working conditions in factories
business combinations limiting competition
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Both the Sherman Antitrust Act and the
Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in response
to the problem of
(1) companies refusing to hire minority workers
(2) businesses choosing to hire illegal immigrants
(3) unsafe working conditions in factories
(4) business combinations
limiting competition
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U.S. at WAR (1900 - 1945)
- 1800s
- Monroe Doctrine
- Commodore William Perry
- Open Door Policy
- early 1900s
- Spanish-American War
- Roosevelt Corollary
- Dollar Diplomacy
- Good Neighbor Policy
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The principle that the United States has the right to
act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere"
and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American
nations was established by the
1.
2.
3.
4.
Good Neighbor policy
Open Door policy
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Marshall Plan
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The principle that the United States has the right to
act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere"
and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American
nations was established by the
1. Good Neighbor policy
2. Open Door policy
3. Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine
4. Marshall Plan
“Walk softly & carry a Big Stick”
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Early in the 20th century, Presidents William Taft
and Woodrow Wilson used the concept of
"Dollar Diplomacy" to
1. help European nations avoid war
2. expand United States influence in China
3. protect United States investments
in Latin America
4. support welfare programs for immigrants
to the United States
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Early in the 20th century, Presidents William Taft
and Woodrow Wilson used the concept of
"Dollar Diplomacy" to
1. help European nations avoid war
2. expand United States influence in China
3. protect United States investments
in Latin America
4. support welfare programs for immigrants
to the United States
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World War I
(1914 - 1918)
• World War I - CAUSES:
* Nationalism/Ethnic Groups
* Alliances
* Imperialism
* Militarism
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World War I
(1914 - 1918)
• U.S. Involvement
- Zimmerman Note/Telegram
- Mexico & Texas
- sinking of Lusitania
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World War I
(1914 - 1918)
• World War I - EFFECTS:
Treaty of Versailles
= Germany humiliated
- - -> World War II
• Collapse of 3 Empires
- Austria - Hungary
- Ottoman
- Russian
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World War II
(1939 - 1945)
• World War II - CAUSES:
- Weimar Germany
- world depression
- ? League of Nations ?
- Rise of Fascism
- Hitler
- Mussolini
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A major reason for the isolationist trend in the United
States following World War I was
1. a desire to continue the reforms of the
Progressives
2. the public’s desire to end most trade with other
nations
3. the failure of the United States to gain new
territory
4. the reality of the outcomes of the war; death,
wounded, land destroyed
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A major reason for the isolationist trend in the
United States following World War I was
1. a desire to continue the reforms of the Progressives
2. the public’s desire to end most trade with other nations
3. the failure of the United States to gain new territory
4. the reality of the outcomes of the
war; death, wounded, land destroyed
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Holocaust
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Led by Hitler & Nazi Germany
Plan to exterminate ALL Jews
- 6 million Jews + 4 million non-Jews
Nuremberg Laws: 1935
Rights deprived:
- citizenship, property, movement, life
Death Camps (Concentration Camps
- Auschwitz, Dachau
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Loss of Assets
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U.S. involvement in World War II
- Lend-Lease Act
- Pearl Harbor
- Potsdam & Yalta Conferences
- Manhattan Project
- Hiroshima & Nagasaki
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World War II: … the aftermath
- Japanese surrender
- US occupation of Japan
- Nuremberg Trials
… hunt/search for Nazi war criminals
- Germany divided
- Berlin divided
- “United Nations” created
- Security Council ….. = “peace”
- 5 Permanent members
132
In the years just after World War II, the United States
attempted to prevent the spread of communism in
Europe mainly by
1. taking over the governments of several Western
European nations
2. increasing opportunities for political refugees to
settle in the United States
3. holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of
the Soviet Union
4. establishing policies of economic and military aid for
European nations
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135
136
In the years just after World War II, the United States
attempted to prevent the spread of communism in
Europe mainly by
1. taking over the governments of several Western European nations
2. increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States
3. holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union
4. establishing policies of economic
and military aid for European nations
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Human Rights during Wartime
- Schenk v. United States
- Korematsu v. United States
138
Which generalization is consistent with the
ruling of the United States Supreme Court in
Schenck v. United States?
1. The freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
are virtually unlimited
2. Government has the right to suspend any
rights at any time.
3. Individual rights can be limited in the national
interest
4. The balance between individual rights and the
general social welfare almost always favors
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individual rights.
140
Which generalization is consistent with the
ruling of the United States Supreme Court in
Schenck v. United States?
1. The freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are virtually unlimited
2. Government has the right to suspend any rights at any time.
3. Individual rights can be limited in the
national interest … (IN TIME OF WAR)
4. The balance between individual rights and the general social welfare almost
always favors individual rights.
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Prosperity & Depression
- Roaring 20s …(Society)
- Coolidge & Prosperity … business
- GREAT DEPRESSION
- “buying on margin”
- Stock Market Crash
- Bonus Army … Hoovervilles
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FDR & NEW DEAL
- Bank Reforms
- Jobs
- Unemployment Insurance
- “court packing”
“Schechter v. Poultry … too much power
143
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a
period when African Americans
1. left the United States in large numbers to
settle in Nigeria
2. created noteworthy works of art and literature
3. migrated to the West in search of land and
jobs
4. used civil disobedience to fight segregation in
the Armed Forces
144
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a
period when African Americans
1. left the United States in large numbers to settle in Nigeria
2. created noteworthy works of art and
literature
3. migrated to the West in search of land and jobs
4. used civil disobedience to fight segregation in the Armed Forces
145
The 1920’s are sometimes called the "Roaring
Twenties" because
1. foreign trade prospered after World War I
2. the United States assumed a leadership role
in world affairs
3. political reforms made government more
democratic
4. widespread social and economic change
occurred
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147
148
The 1920’s are sometimes called the "Roaring
Twenties" because
1. foreign trade prospered after World War I
2. the United States assumed a leadership role in world affairs
3. political reforms made government more democratic
4. widespread social and economic
change occurred
149
In the 1920’s, the Immigration Act of 1924 and
the Sacco-Vanzetti trial were typical of the
1.
2.
3.
4.
rejection of traditional customs and beliefs
acceptance of cultural differences
increase in nativism and intolerance
support of humanitarian causes
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151
152
In the 1920’s, the Immigration Act of 1924 and
the Sacco-Vanzetti trial were typical of the
1. rejection of traditional customs and beliefs
2. acceptance of cultural differences
3. increase in nativism and intolerance
4. support of humanitarian causes
153
In the 1930’s, the enactment of New Deal
programs demonstrated a belief that
1. corporations were best left to operate without
government interference
2. state governments should give up control over
commerce inside their states
3. the Federal Government must concern itself
with the people’s economic well-being
4. the United States Constitution was not
relevant to 20th-century life
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155
156
In the 1930’s, the enactment of New Deal
programs demonstrated a belief that
1. corporations were best left to operate without
government interference
2. state governments should give up control over
commerce inside their states
3. the Federal Government must
concern itself
with the people’s economic well-being
4. the United States Constitution was not
relevant to 20th-century life
157
The main purpose of New Deal measures such
as the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC) was to
1. provide immediate employment opportunities
2. develop rules to limit speculation and
safeguard savings
3. enable the Federal Government to take over
failing industries
4. assure a guaranteed income for American
families
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159
160
The main purpose of New Deal measures such
as the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC) was to
1. provide immediate employment opportunities
2. develop rules to limit speculation and
safeguard savings
3. enable the Federal Government to take over
failing industries
4. assure a guaranteed income for American
families
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• Lend – Lease Act
… “pre” World War II
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The Lend-Lease Act and the Destroyers-forBases deal were adopted prior to World War II
primarily because these actions would
1. help Allied nations without the United States
entering the war
2. stop the spread of communism
3. convince the American people that war
was necessary
4. create jobs to end the Great Depression
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164
The Lend-Lease Act and the Destroyers-forBases deal were adopted prior to World War II
primarily because these actions would
1. help Allied nations without the United
States entering the war
2. stop the spread of communism
3. convince the American people that war
was necessary
4. create jobs to end the Great Depression
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World War II
(1939 - 1945)
• World War II - EFFECTS:
- Decline of European Imperialism
- Independence Movements
- “Cold War” U.S. vs U.S.S.R.
- Germany divided
- United Nations created
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COLD WAR
+ US
vs
USSR (Soviet Union)
… democracy vs totalitarianism
… capitalism vs communism/socialism
… NATO
vs Warsaw Pact
- Arms race
- Nuclear race
- Space race
- Nationalism
- Olympics
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COLD WAR / Post World War II
- US economic aid
- Truman Doctrine & Eisenhower Doctrine
… prevent communism
… Containment
- Marshall Plan (give aid $$$)
168
As World War II was ending, the United States
decided to join the United Nations mainly
because the United States
1. sought to meet the American public’s
overwhelming demand for free-trade
agreements
2. wanted to continue to play the same role it had
in the League of Nations
3. recognized that efforts to achieve world peace
required United States involvement
4. wanted to stop the growing influence of newly
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independent developing nations
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172
As World War II was ending, the United States
decided to join the United Nations mainly
because the United States
1. sought to meet the American public’s overwhelming demand for free-trade
agreements
2. wanted to continue to play the same role it had in the League of Nations
3. recognized that efforts to achieve
world peace required United States
involvement
4. wanted to stop the growing influence of newly independent developing
nations
173
A common purpose of the Truman Doctrine,
the Marshall Plan, and the Eisenhower
Doctrine was to
1. carry out the United States policy of
preventing the spread of communism
2. insure the survival of the newly independent
nations of Africa and Asia
3. limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons
4. provide medical aid to Latin American nations
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175
176
A common purpose of the
Truman
Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the
Eisenhower Doctrine was to
1. carry out the United States policy of
preventing the spread of communism
2. insure the survival of the newly independent nations of Africa and Asia
3. limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons
4. provide medical aid to Latin American nations
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
COLD WAR
+ Limited Conflict
-
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Iron Curtain / Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Vietnam War
Afghanistan
Nicaragua
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
COLD WAR: Negotiations
- détente
- SALT
( Strategic Arms Limitations Treaties)
- Ping Pong Diplomacy
179
The primary purpose of the War Powers Act
(1973) is to
1. limit Presidential power to send troops into
combat
2. allow for a quicker response to a military
attack
3. assure adequate defense of the Western
Hemisphere
4. stop the use of troops for nonmilitary purposes
180
The primary purpose of the War
Act (1973) is to
Powers
1. limit Presidential power to send
troops into combat
2. allow for a quicker response to a military
attack
3. assure adequate defense of the Western
Hemisphere
4. stop the use of troops for nonmilitary purposes
181
Which foreign policy concept can be used to
describe the deliberate decrease in nuclear
weapons by both the United States and the
Soviet Union in the late 1970s and during the
1980s ?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
appeasement
peaceful coexistence
détente
domino theory
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184
Which foreign policy concept can be used to
describe the deliberate decrease in nuclear
weapons by both the United States and the
Soviet Union in the late 1970s and during the
1980s ?
(1) appeasement
(2) peaceful coexistence
(3) détente
(4) domino theory
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COLD WAR in US
- 1920s … “Red Scare”
- 1950s … “McCarthyism”
- Black Lists / listing
- Alger Hiss
- HUAC
(House UnAmerican Activities Committee)
186
A similarity between the Red Scare of the
1920’s and McCarthyism in the 1950’s was
that during each period
1. thousands of American citizens were expelled
from the United States
2. the Communist Party gained many members
in the United States
3. many government employees were convicted
of giving secrets to the Soviet Union
4. the civil liberties of American citizens were
threatened
187
188
A similarity between the
Red Scare of
the 1920’s and McCarthyism in the
1950’s was that during each period
1. thousands of American citizens were expelled from the United States
2. the Communist Party gained many members in the United States
3. many government employees were convicted of giving secrets to the Soviet
Union
4. the civil liberties of American citizens
were threatened
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Post World War II US society
- US troops come home
- GI Bill
- Role of Women
- Population Boom
- Suburbia
- Highways across America / US
- Education
- Public Schools … K - 12
- College
- Radio & Television: Black & White - Color
190
All of the following factors promoted the growth
of suburbs EXCEPT?
1. low-cost government loans.
2. expanded road and highway construction.
3. laws forbidding residential segregation
by races.
4. increased automobile production.
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192
All of the following factors promoted the growth
of suburbs EXCEPT?
1. low-cost government loans.
2. expanded road and highway construction.
3. laws forbidding residential
segregation by races.
4. increased automobile production.
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1950s … US Presidents
+ Truman
- “Fair Deal”
- public housing
- Workers
- Union dues
- Strikes
- Korea
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1950s … US Presidents
+ Eisenhower
- Containment Policy / Domino Theory
- John Foster Dulles
- Brinkmanship
- Eisenhower Doctrine
- Middle East: Israel
& Turkey (missiles facing Soviet Union)
- NASA …. Space
- National Education Act
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AMERICAN “Civil Rights”
- Warren Courts
- Jackie Robinson … Brooklyn Dodgers
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
- Little Rock School Desegregation
- Civil Rights Act … Poll Tax
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AMERICAN “Civil Rights”
- Rosa Parks
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- March on Washington
- “I have a dream”
…. Gandhi ….. Mandela ….
- Birmingham Protests
- Black Muslims
- Malcolm X
- NAACP
- Civil Unrest in Cities
… rioting out of frustration ...
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AMERICAN “Civil Rights”
- Cesar Chavez
- NOW
… Betty Friedan
… Eleanor Roosevelt
… Nancy Reagan
… Hillary Clinton
… ERA
- Roe v. Wade
… Sandra Day O’Connor
… Geraldine Ferraro
… Female President ?
198
The major goal of the civil rights movement of
the 1960’s was to
1. establish a separate political state for African
Americans
2. gain passage of an equal rights amendment to
the Constitution
3. end segregation based on race
4. permit unlimited immigration to the United
States
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200
The major goal of the civil rights
movement of the 1960’s was to
1. establish a separate political state for African Americans
2. gain passage of an equal rights amendment to the Constitution
3. end segregation based on race
4. permit unlimited immigration to the United States
201
Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme
Court was considered "activist" because of its
1. reluctance to overturn state laws
2. insistence on restricting freedom of speech
to spoken words
3. expansion of individual rights in criminal cases
4. refusal to reconsider the issues
of the Plessy v. Ferguson case
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203
204
Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme
Court was considered "activist" because of its
1. reluctance to overturn state laws
2. insistence on restricting freedom of speech
to spoken words
3. expansion of individual rights in
criminal cases
4. refusal to reconsider the issues
of the Plessy v. Ferguson case
205
Which generalization can most accurately be drawn from
a study of Supreme Court cases Plessy v. Ferguson
and Brown v. Board of Education?
1. The Supreme Court has issued consistent decisions
in cases involving rights of the accused.
2. Supreme Court decisions are accepted
without public controversy.
3. The Justices believe that social issues are best left
for state courts to decide.
4. The Supreme Court has helped to determine
public policy.
206
207
208
Which generalization can most accurately be drawn from
a study of Supreme Court cases Plessy v. Ferguson
and Brown v. Board of Education?
1. The Supreme Court has issued consistent decisions
in cases involving rights of the accused.
2. Supreme Court decisions are accepted
without public controversy.
3. The Justices believe that social issues are best left
for state courts to decide.
4. The Supreme Court has helped to
determine public policy.
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AMERICAN “Civil Rights”
- Equal Employment Opportunity Act
- Title IX
- Affirmative Action
- American Indian Movement
- American Disability Act
- US Supreme Court
- Clarence Thomas
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
AMERICAN “Civil Rights”
- Escobedo v. Illinois
- Gideon v. Wainwright
- Miranda v. Arizona
- Baake v. University of California
- Engle v. Vitale
211
The decisions of the United States Supreme
Court in Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v.
Wainwright, and Escobedo v. Illinois all
advanced the
1.
2.
3.
4.
voting rights of minorities
guarantees of free speech and press
principle of separation of church and state
rights of accused persons
212
The decisions of the United States Supreme
Court in Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v.
Wainwright, and Escobedo v. Illinois all
advanced the
1. voting rights of minorities
2. guarantees of free speech and press
3. principle of separation of church and state
4. rights of accused persons
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
1960s: JFK (John F. Kennedy)
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Vietnam
- Gulf of Tonkin
- Space Launches
- Peace Corps
~ Assassinations ~
… JFK …
… Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. …
… Bobby Kennedy …
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President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961
Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to
(1) remove a communist dictator from power
(2) stop the flow of illegal drugs
to the United States
(3) support Fidel Castro's efforts for reform
(4) rescue hostages held by
Cuban freedom fighters
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216
President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961
Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to
(1) remove a communist dictator from
power
(2) stop the flow of illegal drugs
to the United States
(3) support Fidel Castro's efforts for reform
(4) rescue hostages held by
Cuban freedom fighters
217
The Alliance for Progress, proposed by
President Kennedy in 1961, can be most
accurately called an added dimension of?
1.
2.
3.
4.
the Truman Doctrine.
the League of Nations.
the Lend-Lease Act.
the Good Neighbor policy.
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220
The Alliance for Progress, proposed by
President Kennedy in 1961, can be most
accurately called an added dimension of?
1. the Truman Doctrine.
2. the League of Nations.
3. the Lend-Lease Act.
4. the Good Neighbor policy.
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1960s: LBJ (Lyndon Johnson)
- Vietnam Escalation
- 500,000 troops
- drugs
- draft
- Agent Orange & Napalm
- Vietnam Protests
- Kent State
- 60s Hippie Culture
- Woodstock
- Drugs
- Pentagon Papers
… New York Times v. United States
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1960s: LBJ (Lyndon Johnson)
- “Great Society”
- War on Poverty
- VISTA
- Neighborhood Youth Corp.
- $$$ / Aid to Elderly
- Non-discrimination Housing
- Voting Rights Act of 1960s
223
The Great Society programs of the 1960’s used
the power of the Federal Government to bring
about
1.
2.
3.
4.
an all-volunteer military
antipoverty reforms
deregulation of business
reduced defense spending
224
The Great Society programs of the 1960’s used
the power of the Federal Government to bring
about
1. an all-volunteer military
2. antipoverty reforms
3. deregulation of business
4. reduced defense spending
225
The Great Society of Lyndon Johnson is
most similar to which other Presidential
program?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Warren Harding’s Return to Normalcy
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal
Ronald Reagan’s New Federalism
George Bush’s Thousand Points of Light
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227
228
The Great Society of Lyndon Johnson is
most similar to which other Presidential
program?
1. Warren Harding’s Return to Normalcy
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal
3. Ronald Reagan’s New Federalism
4. George Bush’s Thousand Points of Light
229
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting
Rights Act, the Fair Housing Act, and the
Americans with Disabilities Act were
government efforts to
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
eliminate restrictions on immigration
end discrimination against various groups
provide federal aid for children
require equal treatment of men and woman
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231
232
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting
Rights Act, the Fair Housing Act, and the
Americans with Disabilities Act were
government efforts to
(1) eliminate restrictions on immigration
(2) end discrimination against various
groups
(3) provide federal aid for children
(4) require equal treatment of men and woman
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1968 - 1973: Richard Nixon
- War Powers Act
- Paris Peace Accords
- détente
- Ping Pong Diplomacy
- Inflation
- Wage Price Freeze
- Man on the Moon
- Watergate
- Impeachment
- Nixon v. United States
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"President Nixon Plans Trip to China To Meet with Chairman Mao"
"President Carter Signs New Panama Canal Treaty"
"President Clinton Concludes Trade Agreement with Japan"
Each headline illustrates an action of a President
fulfilling his role as
1. head of his political party
2. Commander in Chief
3. chief diplomat
4. chief legislator
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236
"President Nixon Plans Trip to China To Meet with Chairman Mao"
"President Carter Signs New Panama Canal Treaty"
"President Clinton Concludes Trade Agreement with Japan"
Each headline illustrates an action of a President
fulfilling his role as
1. head of his political party
2. Commander in Chief
3. chief diplomat
4. chief legislator
237
The main significance of the Watergate affair was that it
1. led to the impeachment and conviction
of President Richard Nixon
2. showed that the laws of the United States are
superior to the actions of a President
3. was the first time a President had disagreed
with Congress
4. proved that Presidential powers are unlimited
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240
The main significance of the Watergate affair was that it
1. led to the impeachment and conviction
of President Richard Nixon
2. showed that the laws of the United
States are superior to the actions of a
President
3. was the first time a President had disagreed
with Congress
4. proved that Presidential powers are unlimited
241
Which principle was most weakened as a
result of the Watergate controversy?
1.
2.
3.
4.
congressional immunity
judicial review
executive privilege
States' Rights
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243
244
Which principle was most weakened
as a result of the Watergate controversy?
1. congressional immunity
2. judicial review
3. executive privilege
4. States' Rights
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1970s: Gerald Ford
- not elected
- Nixon pardon
- economic recession
- OPEC oil embargo
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1970s: Jimmy Carter
- Created:
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- set aside “virgin lands” in Alaska
-- recession
- unemployment
- High Interest rates
- oil shortage
-- Iran & Ayatollah Khomeini
- oil cut off
- 52 US hostages for 444 days
247
Which factor contributed most to inflation in
the United States during the 1970s?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
high tariffs
oil embargoes
tax increases
high unemployment
248
Which factor contributed most to inflation in
the United States during the 1970s?
(1) high tariffs
(2) oil embargoes
(3) tax increases
(4) high unemployment
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1980s: Ronald Reagan
- Conservative Right
- Strong Foreign Policy … build up US military
- Iran Hostage Crisis
-- Iran - Contra
- Fall of Communism
- détente … nuclear arms reductions
- Nicaragua
- US involvement in Persian Gulf beginning
- reflaging Kuwait oil tankers
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1980s: Ronald Reagan
- Conservative Right
- Domestic Policy
- supply economics
- “trickle down economics”
- tax cuts to rich, & big business
- US land sold in West
- New Federalism
- $$$ given to States
- Federal funding cut:
- education
- elderly
251
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1980s: Ronald Reagan
- Conservative Right
- Domestic Policy … Part II
+ + + Economic Upswing + + +
+ Employment
+ Interest rates lowered
252
Ronald Reagan’s election win in the 1980
presidential race showed the power of
1.
2.
3.
4.
liberal, Far Left, democrats
conservative, New Right, republicans
federalists
isolationists
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254
255
256
Ronald Reagan’s election win in the 1980
presidential race showed the power of
1. liberal, Far Left, democrats
2. conservative, New Right,
republicans
3. federalists
4. isolationists
257
In Bakke v. University of California,
the Supreme Court?
1
2
3
4
outlawed quotas and upheld the principle of
affirmative action.
upheld the death penalty
outlawed abortion and upheld natural rights
gave approval for abortion
258
259
260
In Bakke v. University of California,
the Supreme Court?
1
outlawed quotas and upheld the
principle of affirmative action.
2
upheld the death penalty
3
outlawed abortion and upheld natural rights
4
gave approval for abortion
261
The "supply side" economics
of President Ronald Reagan
and President George Bush favored
1.
raising tariffs to increase the number of
imports
2. increasing Federal taxes to support social
welfare programs
3. providing incentives to stimulate business
growth
4. establishing government programs to provide
jobs for the unemployed
262
263
264
The "supply side" economics
of President Ronald Reagan
and President George Bush favored
1.
raising tariffs to increase the number of
imports
2. increasing Federal taxes to support social welfare programs
3 providing incentives to stimulate
. business growth
4. establishing government programs to provide jobs for the
unemployed
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1980s/90s: George Bush Sr.
- Foreign Policy
- Operation Desert Storm … 1990 - 91
… 5 weeks …
- Invasion of Panama
- Domestic Policy
- recession
- unemployment
- poverty rate
- Government bail out of Savings & Loans
266
The Korean War and the Persian Gulf War
were similar in that both
1. represented United Nations efforts to assist
nations in repelling aggressors
2. involved unilateral military action by the United
States
3. were military defeats for the United Nations
4. brought about lasting solutions to problems in
each region
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268
The Korean War and the Persian Gulf War
were similar in that both
1. represented United Nations efforts
to assist nations in repelling
aggressors
2.
involved unilateral military action by the United States
3.
were military defeats for the United Nations
4.
brought about lasting solutions to problems in each region
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1990s: Bill Clinton
- Foreign Policy
- Somalia
- Bosnia … Kosovo
- Haiti
- NAFTA
- Domestic Policy
- economic upswing
+ employment
+ Health Care
+ Family Leave
+ Balanced Budget
270
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1990s: Bill Clinton
- Downfall / Pitfall
- Sex Scandal
- Arkansas Land Deal
271
What general theme did Bill Clinton stress most
consistently in his 1992 presidential campaign?
1.
2.
3.
4.
equal rights for all minorities.
an immediate freeze of military spending.
the economy.
health care reform.
272
What general theme did Bill Clinton stress most
consistently in his 1992 presidential campaign?
1. equal rights for all minorities.
2. an immediate freeze of military spending.
3. the economy.
4. health care reform.
273
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2000 - 2002: George Bush Jr.
- Terrorism comes home
- 9/11 …. WTC & Pentagon
- Homeland Defense
- Afghanistan
- Iraq ?
+ + Foreign Policy: (1st Strike = Pre – emptive)
… get them before they get you
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• 2000 - 2008: George W. Bush (II)
+ Domestic
- Unemployment
- Gas prices
- Society…. “general fear”
… anthrax
- Growing Federal Budget Deficit
- School violence … bomb threats, physical attacks
* Election of 2004
… November 2, 2004
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• 2004 - 2008: George W. Bush (II)
- easily wins re-election vs Sen. John Kerry
(Massachusetts)
+ Year 2008 … problems continue
domestic & foreign
- Gas prices skyrocket
- Tight credit squeeze
- Companies close … i.e. “Circuit City”
…. Unemployment rises
- Federal aide to States (Federalism) decreases
- War in Iraq … over 150,000 troops still there
- Things getting worse in Afghanistan
… original site … war on terror … Fall 2001
+ can NOT run for re-election
… already served two full 4 years terms
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• Election … Nov. 2008
- Democratic Party … Sen. Barack Obama & Sen. Joe Biden
- Republican Party … Sen. John McCain & Alaska
Governor Sarah Palin
1sts
- 1st African American (non-caucasian/white) to run for
President
- only 2nd time a female is running as Vice President
- 1st was New York Congresswomen Geraldine Ferraro 1988
• Sen. Barack Obama wins …
… large percent of Electoral votes
… vs small percent of Popular vote
+ + + it doesn’t matter how many votes you get
BUT WHERE YOU GET THEM
… political party election strategy
- please see next slide
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280
Which political development in the United
States is considered part of the
“unwritten constitution”?
1
2
3
4
The system of checks and balances
The formation of political parties
The President’s power to grant pardons
The power of Congress to issue patents
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282
283
284
Which political development in the United
States is considered part of the
“unwritten constitution”?
1
The system of checks and balances
2
The formation of political parties
3
4
The President’s power to grant pardons
The power of Congress to issue patents
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PRESIDENT: Barack
Obama
TIME in OFFICE: 2009 – Present
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1st non-caucasian/white President
• Inherited a mess
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PROBLEMS
- Economy
… unemployment … credit squeeze
… corporate greed
- war in Iraq & Afghanistan
- gas prices … starting to climb again
- Terrorism … it has not gone away
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PRESIDENT: Barack
Obama
TIME in OFFICE: 2009 – Present
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Style
- Exude confidence
- Negotiate … Listener
DOMESTIC POLICIES
- create jobs … government spending
… STIMULUS package … $ to States from Federal Govt.
- “nomination” of 3rd female/1st Latino to US Supreme Court
FOREIGN AGENDA
- nuclear … North Korea & Iran
- Iraq … wind down
- Afghanistan … more troops … battle intensifying
- Reaching out to Russia, China, Cuba & Venezuela
- “consensus” builder … work “with” other nations
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Problems going into the 21st Century
- Education
- raising standards
- cost
- keeping pace with Technology
- Housing costs
- People living longer
- Social Security
- Medical costs
- Jobs … as people can work more years
- Racial Harmony
- Inner City Crime
- Pervasiveness among upper class
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Problems going into the 21st Century
- Military costs
- Global warming
- “Fresh water” supply
- Alternative Energy sources
- Electricity
- cost
- supply … enough of it ? ? ?
- Farmers plight … problems
- costs
- to produce
- taxes on land
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Problems going into the 21st Century
- Terrorism
- stereotyping
- fear & general panic
- mass media (TV) overkill
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The growth of modern technology has resulted
in
1.
2.
3.
4.
a decrease in the population of the world
increasing interdependence among nations
a growing need for unskilled labor
a sharp decline in the need for oil and coal
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The growth of modern technology has resulted
in
1. a decrease in the population of the world
2. increasing interdependence among
nations
3. a growing need for unskilled labor
4. a sharp decline in the need for oil and coal
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US HISTORY & GOVT.
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