History Flashcards
Who lost in the 2020 presidential election?
Trump
What country may have interfered with the 2020 presidential election?
Russia
What country were U. S. troops withdrawn from by Biden in 2021?
Afganistan
Who was the 56th governor of new york?
Andrew Cuomo
Who is the U. S. secretary of state?
Antony Blinken
Who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest after a store clerk suspected that they may have used a counterfeit $20 bill? (Overly drunk, had enough alcohol to kill 3 people)
George Floyd
What role does Kamala Harris have in U.S. government?
Vice President
Who is the king of Saudi Arabia?
King Salman bin Abdul Aziz
Who survived 2 shootings by the Taliban?
Malala Yousafzai
Who is the youngest Laureate for the Nobel peace prize?
Malala
Yousafzai
Who was one of the main leaders of the march on Washington? He was later killed.
Martin Luther King JR
Who is the U.S. secretary of education?
Miguel Cardona
Please name 4 of the 8 supreme court justices.
Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Jackson, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch
When was Israel established as a state?
1948
What are murder hornets?
Asian giant hornets
Who lived in the palestinian region until 1948 when the state of israel was made?
Jews / Palestinians
When does impeachment of presidents happen?
When two-thirds vote of the Senate are against president who commits a crime or acts improperly, the House of Representatives may impeach(formally charge) them. If the official is convicted in a Senate impeachment trial, they are removed from office.
Define: White Supremacist
a person who believes that white people constitute a superior race and should therefore dominate society
What is a bear market?
When a stock market is going down.
What is a bull market?
When a stock market is going up.
Explain the law of supply.
states that, all other factors being equal, as the price of a good or service increases, the quantity of goods or services that suppliers offer will increase, and vice versa.
What is public ownership?
Usually controlled by the government, owned by none, available to many.
What is private ownership?
Owned by one person or group, available to them.
What are a few examples of fixed costs?
Rent, production fee, employee payments
What is the margin of money made on a product?
Profit
What is an important part of american stock markets?
New York Stock Exchange
Who is Karl Marx?
German philosopher, his ideas served as the basis of communism
Who is Warren Buffet?
sixth most wealthiest person, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
What is feudalism?
people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return (europe in the middle ages)
What is capitalisim run by?
People
What is communisim?
Run and owned by government.
What is Socialisim?
Controlled by state, owned by people
How long is a calendar year?
365 days
What is the show-off spending practice called?
Conspicuous Consumption
Name the term for poor or developing nations.
3rd world countries
