Civics Check Point Study 1 Flashcards
The system that sets rules for people to decide goods and services to produce and how are there exchanged
The Economic System
Is Free enterprise another way of describing Capitalism
yes
The system that is based on private ownership, free trade, and competition where individuals have to determine how and what to produce?
Market Economy
In a command economy how are the prices of goods and services determined
The government
What is the income that a consumer has left after taxes and living expenses have been paid
disposable income
The Civil Rights Movement is mostly characterized by
The non-violent civil disobedience
The Supreme courts 1954 ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas declared that
Separate isn’t equal and segregation is illegal
What Supreme court case prohibits discrimination based on race color religion sex national origin
The Civil Right Act of 1964
What is the name of the US Legislation that was passed in 2001 to improve the abilities of the U.S. law enforcement to detect and deter terrorism
The Patriot Act
What event triggered the creation of the department of Homeland Security
Septembers 11 attacks
Which amendment gave women the right to vote
The 19th Amendment
What do call the legal process in order to obtain Citizenship
Naturalization
