USA Government Flashcards
What are the 3 arms of the government?
- President (executive)
- Congress (Legislative)
- Supreme Court (Judiciary)
What are the two major political parties in the US?
Democrats - Liberals, Left Wing
Republicans - Conservative, Right Wing
What is Laissez-faire?
The policy of leaving things to take their own course, without interfering
“A laissez-faire attitude to life
List of the 5 Presidents from 1913-1945
Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover & Franklin D. Roosevelt
In chronological order of the 5 Presidents (1913-1945), list what parties each of them were in.
Democrat, Republican, Republican, Republican, Democrat
For how long was Woodrow Wilson President for and what was his religion?
1913-1921
Protestant
For how long was Warren Harding President for and what was his religion?
1921-1923
Protestant
For how long was Calvin Coolidge President for and what was his religion?
1923-1933
Protestant
For how long was Herbert Hoover President for and what was his religion?
1929-1933
Protestant.
For how long was Franklin D. Roosevelt President for and what was his religion?
1933-1945
Protestant