america 1920-1973:Opportunity and inequality Flashcards
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What is mass production?
Making lots of the same product
Who was the first to use mass production?
The car industry
What is assembly line?
Goods are moved along the along the line , with each worker doing the same job over and over
When was the first model made and how much did it cost?
In 1911 The first model T was made and cost $1200
In the 1920s how much did they cost and was the average of most cars that were sold a Model T?
Model T cost $295 and half of the cars sold were Model T
What is the us constitution?
1.A set of rules describing how the country should be governed
2.Written after gaining independence.
3.The most important section is called the Bill of Rights.
4.The Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of belief, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of protection, freedom of information and freedom in law.
What is Congress?
1.The House of Representatives is made up of elected representatives from across the country.
What is congress?
There are 435 members of the House of Representatives. Each state is allocated a different number of representatives based on their population
How does Congress work?
The House of Representatives has control over which legislation comes to a vote.
What does the senate do?
The Senate has the power to approve or block any new laws.
What is congress made up of?
Senate and the House of Representatives make up Congress
What are the two parties?
The republican party and The democratic party
What does the Republican party believe in?
1.One of the two main political parties in the US.
2.Believe in preserving traditions.
3.Follow a laissez-faire approach (which means ‘leave alone’ in French).
4.Don’t believe in high taxes.
5.Seen as the party of business.
What do the Democratic party believe in?
1.One of the two main political parties in the US
2.Believe in intervening in people’s lives (the opposite of laissez-faire)
3.Favor helping those in need, for example, the poor or the elderly
4.Seen as the party of the ‘ordinary people’
