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Flashcards by Hanin Lewa, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Hanin Lewa
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| Question | Answer |
| Before European arrival, the US was a home to a variety of? | Native communities |
| These native communities were either...? | exterminated or exist in dual national capacity until this day |
| What are the key groups of native communities? | Iroquois/Haudenosaunee, Cherokee, Sioux, Dine/Navaja |
| Where do the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee originate from? What contributions are they known for? | Originally from New York state. known for major trading and political partners of English settlers- This form of federalism helped inspire the US constitution. |
| Where do the Cherokee natives originate from? | North Carolina- 1830s-1850s forcibly settled to Trail of Tears to Oklahoma |
| Where are the Sioux natives from? What happened with them? When? | the group includes Lakota and Dakota, from the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Nebraska. They are known for fighting a major war against American control betwen 1850s and 1890s. |
| Where do the DIne/Navajo natives originate from? What are they known for? | Arizona and New Mexico. some of the most widely known indigenous artistic styles. Famous for work in code talkers during WW2, also one of the more politically independent nations. |
| Where did colonial claims come from? | England, the Netherlands, Spain, and France |
| Where did the US's major territorial expansion come from? | The Louisana Purchase (1803)- when the majority of the midwest was acquired from France and the Mexican-American war. |
| When was the Mexican American war? | 1846-1848 |
| What is the mexican american war? | when most of the southwest, including Texas, and california, were captured and held onto. |
| What are the 3 key documents of American History? | 1. The declaration of independance (1776) 2. The constitution (1787) 3. The Bill of rights (1789) |
| Importance of The declaration of independance (1776)? | It began the process of US departure from the British Empire |
| WHat is the importance of The constitution (1787)? | Laid out the structure of the US government as it exists today. |
| Importance of The Bill of rights (1789) | Lays out the first 10 amendments to the US constitution, which guarantee a variety of basic liberties. |
| What needs to happen to change the constitution? | amendments must either be approved by 2/3 vote of both House of Reps and Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by 2/3 of the state legislatures. |
| What are the key non-bill of rights amendments? what did they do? | the 13th, 14th and 15th. They ended slavery, guaranteed basic rights to all citizens, and forbid racial discrimination in voting rights. 16th- permits collection of income taxes 17th- direct election of senators 19th- enfranchised women 23rd- provides electoral votes for W.D.C 26th- Changed voting age to 18 |
| When was the US civil war fought? What did it serve as? | 1861-1865: served as good demarcation line for US politics in terms of rights to citizenship, powers of federal govt, and political culture on both sides of slave/free line. |
| WHat is pre-1861 reffered to? | antebellum- pre war |
| What period is 1942-1945? Why is it a major period in US political history? | Post war period after WW2. Ideology of nuclear family, the cold war, the rise of the US as a global superpower and its conscious practices in this area. |
| What other post WW2 movements led to the rise of the US as a global superpower? | Watergate, the VIetnam War, the anti-war movement, the civil rights movement, the Reagan era. |
| US population vs Candian Population? | US: 328 million CA: 36 million |
| Basic info of racial population | non-hispanic whites- 62% hispanics- 17% blacks- 12% immigrants 13% 46% of immigrants have citizenship 79% english speakers at home |
| how many states are there in the US? | 50 states- 50 starts on flag for every state+ territories that don't get representation (ex. Guam, puerto rico) Washington DC, not part of any state and no legislative representation. (district of columbia) |
| WHat do car license plates say in Washington D.C? why? | "taxation without representation" slogan used against british from US revolution. residents they must pay federal income tax but cannot elect a voting member of the United States Congress. |
| each state gets how many senators? | 2 senators |
| What do states determine? | education and health policy (among others), votes for the presidemce are distibuted by the states |
| How do states matter culturally? | states names are associated with qualities (earned and unearned) - saying you're from a state could be a mark of pride or shame. |
| Largest 5 states by size? | Alaska, New Mexico, California, Texas and Montana |
| Largest 5 states by population? | California, Pensylvania, Texas, Florida, New York |
| Most 5 population dense states? | Washington D.C, Massachusets, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Puerto Rico |
| What states belong to the New England region? | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusets, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont |
| What states belong to the MidEast (Mid-Atlantic) region? | Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania |
| WHat states belong to the Great lakes (Midwest) Region? | Illionois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin |
| What states belong to the Plains (also sometimes the midwest)? | Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota |
| What states belong to the Southeast (the south) region? | Alabama, Arkansas, FLorida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisana, Mississipi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennesse, Virginia, West virginia |
| what states belong to the southwest region? | Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and texas |
| What states belong to the Rocky Mountain region? | Coloroda, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming |
| WHat states belong to the Far west (west coast) region? | Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. |
| what is the difference between primary and general elections? | primary- intraparty election to choose which candidate will run from which party. general- voters choose b/w candidates represeting diff parties. all elections are held in these 2 phases. |
| what does veto mean? | ability to refuse a bill passed by both houses of congress. overturning veto 2/3 vote majority vote between both houses. rare. |
| What does Filibuster mean? | member of US senate or legilsative bodies can block a vote on a piece of legislation by refusing to cede the floor for hours. can speak until physically unable to, or shut down by rules of the body. preventing laws from coming to a vote, 60 votes as the threshold for a piece of legislation to pass. |
| Nuclear Option? | senate policy allowing the presiding official to alter rules of the body for a single decision. making threshold vote 52 rather than 60 to continue with allowing legislation to pass despite objections. the nuclear option was invoked in April 2017 to allow for confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the supreme court. overriding a rule |
| What is red state blue state? | colors that marked states which voted for Al Gore (Democrat, blue) and those for George Bush (Republican, red). in 2000 contested election. red state = republican conservativism. blue state= democratic liberalism. archipelago of blue- urban areas= liberal |
| What is a swing state? | state that regularly changes from voting for the candidate from one party to another. |
| What is state's rights?` | discourse around federalism that pushes back against the ability of the federal govt to direct policy. |
| What is GarryMander? | to construct electoral districts in such a way as to ensure a victory for one's own party. manipulating boundaries. redistricting- govornor from Massachusets in 1800s. |
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