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Phyllis Schlafly argued that the Equal Protection Clause found in the _[blank]_ already included women citizens.

14th amendment

AIM built on the black civil rights movement by adopting a mix of __[blank]__ and __[blank]__.

AIM built on the black civil rights movement by adopting a mix of civil disobedience and armed resistance.

was a grassroots effort by abolitionists to pressure the government to outlaw slavery.

Boycotting businesses

Demonstration

Demonstration -public march or protest to express the political views of a group to the larger public

What was the first national union in the United States?

In 1866, the National Labor Union was formed. It spread across the United States to become the first national union.

Gibbons v. Ogden revolved around what issue?

Interstate commerce

What was the significance of series of the Stonewall Riots?

It displayed the need for unity in the LGBT community.

Historians believe that Tammany Hall helped which candidate with the presidential election in 1800?

John adams

Who argued against including women's suffrage in the Declaration of Sentiments?

Lucretia Mott

The contribution of women during _[blank]_ helped to speed along the cause of women's suffrage, which culminated in the Nineteenth Amendment.

WW1

convention

a large meeting to discuss and debate shared interests or concerns

bigotry

an intolerance of others based solely on race, religion, or ethnicity

Jim Crow

any of the laws and policies for segregating African Americans in the United States from the 1870s through the 1960s

What was the significance of the Thirteenth Amendment?

banned slavery

What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention?

citizens exercised their right to produce a government protesting their government

The activities of the American Indian Movement are examples of what type of protest?

collective action

Where did Chicago labor leaders encourage union members to gather to protest for an eight-hour workday in 1886?

haymarket square

During the _[blank]_, Calhoun argued that states can abolish federal laws they deem unconstitutional.

nullification crisis

The American Indian Movement used armed resistance in which of the following protests?

occupying Alcatraz and taking control of pine reservation

Why is the Twenty-First Amendment unique?

over run a different amendment(only one)

Huey Long was a(n) _[blank]_ who created the Share Our Wealth program in 1934.

populist politican

Which grassroots movement resulted in passage of the Eighteenth Amendment that outlawed the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors?

prohibition

In what ways did African Americans challenge racial discrimination after World War II?

protesting, sit ins, boycotts

How did the United States change after the Brown ruling?

schools slowly desegregated

What practice hindered the education of African Americans?

segregation

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court held that __[blank]__.

segregation did not effect the 14 and 15 th amendment

The roots of the women's _[blank] _ movement in the United States can be traced back to the foundation of the Liberty Party and the Seneca Falls Convention.

sufferage

What was the purpose of the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities?

.to promote accessibility to public buildings and transportation

What are the primary opposing viewpoints concerning social welfare?

1. government should provide well fair 2. up to individuals and private groups

The Amendment prohibited the manufacturing, transportation, and distribution of alcohol in the United States.

18th

Passage of the _[blank]_ has complicated the issues of legalizing marijuana

Affordable care act

Which president actively tried to destroy the national bank and fought Congress over the matter?

Andrew Jackson

In what way did Plessy v. Ferguson promote the violation of individual rights and freedoms?

Businesses began to sertve based on ethnicity and states began enacting more racial exclusion laws

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments are commonly referred to as the " __________ Amendments".

Civil rights

In his opinion on Gibbons v. Ogden, Chief Justice John Marshall reaffirmed that the federal government had authority over interstate commerce by citing Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution. This section is commonly known by what name?

Commerence Clause

Huey Long used the influence of the Louisiana political machine and huge voter support to help _[blank]_ become president.

Franklin Rosevelt

How did Frank Kameny stand up for his rights?

He fought against his dismissal from the army for his sexuality

What impact did Brown v. Board have on segregation in the United States?

He was a step toward fully integrating government institutions in United States.

Labor unions and activists have used the Thirteenth Amendment to argue for better treatment by companies

Labor unions and activists have used the Thirteenth Amendment to argue for better treatment by companies, safer working conditions, and shorter work days.

What name was given to the purge of homosexuals from the US State Department?

Lavendar scare

One way that African Americans promoted civil rights was through

One way that African Americans promoted civil rights was through education.

Subservience

Subservience -state of inferiority or obedience; condition of being subordinate or below another

What was the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland?

The case established federal jurisdiction

Which points did Chief Justice Roger B. Taney use to justify the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case?

The property clause of the consitution the due process clause of the 5th Amendment and the fact that African americans were not citizens

How did African Americans resist racial oppression in states that enforced segregation?

Through social activism and through acts of civil disobedience

Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court?

Thurgood Marshall

Why did trade union workers join forces?

Workers sought a more powerful voice and legal leverage when negotiating with companies.

American civil liberties are enumerated in the _[blank]_.

bill of rights

When members of the Industrial Workers of the World demanded change for conditions in the copper mines of _[blank]_, the Phelps Dodge Corporation refused to make changes and deported over a thousand mineworkers.

bisbee az

What grassroots effort was used by abolitionists to pressure the government to outlaw slavery?

boycotting businesses with slave labor

What was the impact of Plessy v. Fergusson on states' rights?

case upheld states rights to enact legislation for segregation

Protests against the enforcement of segregation laws eventually led to the _____________movement in the mid-20th century.

civil rights

How did Senator Joseph McCarthy infringe on Americans' civil liberties?

curtailed rights of people to particapate in government by claiming certain americans were homosexuals or communism

The right to free speech is currently under scrutiny in the virtual world because of what issue?

cyberbullying

Which are elements of the mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)?

education and patriotism

abolition

ending of slavery

segregation

enforced separation of racial groups

How does LULAC exemplify the spirit of democracy?

engagement in government and civic involvement

What was the primary goal pf LULAC?

establishing its member's patriotism

Tammany Hall's rise embodied the danger of mixing _[blank]_ in the United States.

finance and politics

lynching

lynching -killing an individual for an alleged offense, usually by hanging and without a legal trial

Many suspected the Second Bank as the cause of

panic of 1819

sentiment

point of view or feeling about an event

Which parts of the Constitution did Chief Justice Roger B. Taney use in the Dred Scott ruling to justify the argument that slaves were not citizens?

property clause and due process clause

Where did the government issue a federal injunction to break a strike in 1894?

pullman illinois

What is the process of putting a single political issue up to a vote by the general electorate?

referendum

sufferage

right to vote in political elections

How did President Gerald Ford seek to protect the rights of Americans with disabilities

signed legislation that ensured children w/ disabilities had the right to an equal education.

social activist

social activist -an individual who believes in a cause and engages in intentional actions to produce social or political change

civil disobedience

the typically peaceful refusal to comply with certain laws as a form of protest

In what two ways are amendments ratified at the state level?

through state legislatures and state convention

Food, housing, and medical care are the primary areas of assistance for those on social welfare.

true

Passage of the Affordable Care Act has complicated the legalization of marijuana.

true

Where is the right to free speech currently under scrutiny?

virtual world


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