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Amendments, Articles, & Terms

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1st Amendment

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Freedom of speech, press, religion, petition, & assembly

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2nd Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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3rd Amendment

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No quartering of soldiers

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4th Amendment

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No unreasonable searches or seizures

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5th Amendment

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Rights to the accused or criminals

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6th Amendment

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Right to a speedy trial

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7th Amendment

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Trial by jury in civil cases

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8th Amendment

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No cruel and/or unusual punishment

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9th Amendment

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Rights of the people

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10th Amendment

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Rights of the states

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11th Amendment

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Lawsuits against states

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12th Amendment

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Separation of votes for President & Vice President

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13th Amendment

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Slavery abolished

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14th Amendment

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Equal protection for all

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15th Amendment

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Suffrage for black men

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16th Amendment

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Income tax

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17th Amendment

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Election of the US Senators

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18th Amendment

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Prohibition

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19th Amendment

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Women’s suffrage

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20th Amendment

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Inauguration date moved

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21st Amendment

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Prohibition repeal

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22nd Amendment

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Presidency term limits

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23rd Amendment

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DC Citizens suffrage

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24th Amendment

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No poll tax

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25th Amendment

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Presidential succession (vice president becomes president if current is terminated)

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26th Amendment

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Suffrage for 18 year olds

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27th Amendment

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Congress pay raises

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Article 1

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Legislative Branch (Makes laws)

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Article 2

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Executive Branch (Carries law out)

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Article 3

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Judicial Branch (Presidential branch)

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Article 4

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State-State relationship

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Article 5

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Amending the constitution

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Article 6

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Supremacy of debts

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Article 7

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Ratification

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35
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Fascism

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A dictatorship that calls for extreme nationalism & racism

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Communism

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Known as a government as well as an economic system (creating and sharing wealth)

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Capitalism

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Private owned economic system controlled by owners (rather than the state) for profit

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Republicanism

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a form of government in which people elect representatives to create & enforce laws

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Socialism

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political theory where the community as a whole gets equal distribution, production, & exchange

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Totalitarianism

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government has total control over all individual citizens and their lives

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Federalism

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a form of government in which all power is distributed between federal, or national government and the states

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Nationalism

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Loyal and devotion for ones nation

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Isolationism

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a nation avoiding the involvement of worldly affairs

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Jingoism

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extreme patriotism

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Imperialism

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a policy in which a nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, or economically

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Anarchism

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a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

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Authoritarianism

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a small group of people exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public

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Nativism

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protecting native-born interests or establishing inhabitants against immigrants

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Mercantilism

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profiting from trades

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Marxism

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a branch of socialism that emphasizes exploitation and class struggle

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Tojo Hideki

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Dictator of Japan during WWII who initiated the attack of Pearl Harbor

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Adolf Hitler

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Dictator of Nazi-Germany during WWII

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Joseph Stalingrad

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Dictator of the Soviet Union

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Franklin D Roosevelt

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President during Great Depression and WWII, instituted the New Deal

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Winston Churchill

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Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII

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Benito Mussolini

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Fascist leader of Italy during WWII, used “bullying” to gain power

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Herbert Hoover

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President during Great Depression

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George Washington

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United States 1st president, commander in chief during
American Revolution

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Sacco & Vanzetti

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Italian immigrants; symbols of the Red Scare

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Calvin Coolidge

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a soft spoken president who succeeded when Harding died, true republican, believed in the govt supporting big business

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Woodrow Wilson

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known for WWI leadership, sought 14 points to create League of Nations

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William H. Taft

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Came up with the Dollar Diplomacy

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Came up with the Big Stick Diplomacy & Square Deal

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Thomas Hobbes

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Philosopher who believed humanity is selfish; came up with the Divine Right of Kings

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John Locke

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Philosopher who came up with the Social Contract Theory, believed in humanity

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Progressivism

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those who favor progress towards better conditions in government and society

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Great Depression

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economic crisis beginning with a stock market crash going through the 1930’s

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Divine Rights of Kings

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Doctrine stating that rights of ruling comes from God and not people

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Social Contract

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An agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules

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Republic

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a form of government in which the citizens choose their leaders by voting

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Civic Virtue

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the democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society

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Yellow Journalism

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Journalism exploiting or distorting news to attract readers

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Unalienable Rights

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Rights from birth, life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness

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Sovereignty

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ability of a state to self govern free from internal affairs with other states

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Muckraker

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a journalist who uncovers abuse and corruption in a society

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Dust Bowl

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a drought in the 1930’s causing the Great Plains to be dry

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Square Deal

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Theodore Roosevelt composing a favor of fair relationships between companies and its workers

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Treaty of Versailles

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demanding reparations from Germany after WWI

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Prohibition

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a law banning the sale of alcohol

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Suffrage

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right to vote

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Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

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establishing high tariffs, only worsening the Great Depression

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Spanish-American War

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the US & Spain fight for Cuba’s independence (US fights for Cuba)

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Black Tuesday

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October 29, 1929; date of the worst stock market crash

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D-Day

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allied invasion of france; june 6 1944

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V-E Day

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Germans surrendered to Europe; may 8 1945

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Direct Relief

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cash payments or food provided from the govt to the poor

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Hoover Dam

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built during Great Depression to create jobs

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New Deal

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reforms by Franklin Roosevelt in attempt to end Great Depression

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Blitzkrieg

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“lightning war”

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Neville Chamberlain

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Great Britain Prime Minister who advocated peace

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Holocaust

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Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

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Axis Powers

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an alliance between Germany, Italy, & Japan during WWII

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Allied Powers

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Britain, France, & Russia later joined by Italy & USA

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Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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2 major cities in Japan where US dropped 2 atomic bombs in return of Japans surrender

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