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Reagan's Supply Side Economics |
promised to reduce income tax rates to fight inflation, consumers will benefit from greater supply of goods at lower prices |
to get out of recession in the 80s
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protestant reformation
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occured during the 15-1600s
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speaker of the house
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ensures that legislation is passed by majority, determines when each bill reaches the floor |
presiding officer. takes over after vp
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supreme court justices
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nominated by president and confirmed by senate |
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climate from rome to copenhagen
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Mediterranean, humid subtropical, marine westcoast |
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isreal has the...
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most powerful executive |
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causes of war 1812
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Britain ans France are fighting US economically, Am trade drops greatly
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tecumseh
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allied with Britain during war 1812 against US. Helped troops capture ft Detroit but US navy took control of Lake Erie so retreated and was killed |
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haitain revolution
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most successful slave revolt ever, occurred in France. lead to eliminating slavery in st Dominique.
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african union
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union of 54 states. care about democratic principles and human rts. Get together when making important decisions. |
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what happened in the 1980s
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recession. Reagan's economic policy to fight recession/inflation
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executive branch
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implement and enforce, sign or veto bills
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legislative branch
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House of Reps and Senate (CONGRESS) declare war, confirm or reject pres powers
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judicial branch
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appointed by pres ans confirmed by senate, interpret law, determine if law is Constitutional |
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money market account
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financial account pays interest based on current rates in money markets |
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annuities
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any continuing payment with a fixed total annual amount
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deposition
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water or wind move rock to new area and it's added somewhere else to make a landform-sand dunes and beach ridges |
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taft dollar diplomacy
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Give loans to countries in Latin America |
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women's role in wwll
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worked in army and outside of home.
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George w Bush's foreign policy
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big defense spending. send troops to middle east. |
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Egyptian culture |
big on immortality-aka mummies. pyramids |
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silent spring by Rachel Carson
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Natural resource defense, effect of environments on birds |
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byzantine empire
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known greatly for artwork and spreading Christainity |
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conservatists
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this group wants less government |
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italy
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this is a city-state trading hub |
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cubans |
main immigrants to US during cold war |
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Built Machu Picchu |
Incas
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Muslim Scholars studied ( |
science, mankind, math, medicine |
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Paris Peace Conference |
Treaty of Versailles, blame Germany, Germany must now pay reparations, give up land/resources |
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president has power to |
negotiate treaties |
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Miranda Rts Amendments |
5-due process 6-fair trial |
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Jefferson was president during |
Lewis and Clark expedition |
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Countries put businesses in foreign countries due to |
lower tax |
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Balloon Loan |
Extra payment required at end of loan because not fully paid off in time period |
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Balkan War about |
ethics and religion |
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moral relativism |
no one is right or wrong, tolerates behavior of all people |
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Connecticut is known for |
manufacturing |
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Census data changes the... |
district lines |
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Magellan |
first person to circumnavigate the Earth |
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Social Contract |
Hobbes, Right of Individual, pursuit of liberty and happiness |
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Diderot |
Free Will |
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Locke |
Theory of mind, identity and self |
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American Rev |
against french, fighting for representation of the Am person, defending national rights |
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French Rev |
about WHO should be in charge, lead to reign of terror |
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Mayans |
known for alphabet, calendar, written language |
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Rt to Bear Arms # |
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Abolish slavery # |
13 |
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Rt to vote (blacks and white) # |
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prohibition/no alcohol # |
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Alcohol is back # |
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women can vote # |
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no poll tax # |
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vote at 18 # |
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lobbyists |
attempt to influence gov't decisions to help a specific group or company |
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anti-federalists |
opposed a stronger US gov't and opposed the Constitution because did not have a bill of rts |
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