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Government

An anatomy of a revolution

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Medieval France
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Constitutional law
Estates of the realm
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Estates General
National Assembly
Peasant
The Estates
Government
Tax
Causes of the French Revolution
War

Conditions Present Before a Revolution Takes Place People from all social classes are discontented. French society was divided into three groups: the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate) and everyone else (Third Estate). The Third Estate accounted for a majority of the French population, poor harvest, in conjunction with heavy taxes, led to poverty, prostitution, unhealthy living conditions and abandonment of children. Although the clergy and nobility were exempt from taxes, war debts caused new taxation on the First and Second Estate. This created much hostility between the people and the government. People feel restless & held down by unacceptable restrictions in society, religion, & the economy or gov?t

American government pt 2

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Federal government of Brazil
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The government of the United States of America is the federal government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that constitute the United States, as well as one capital district, and several other territories. The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, respectively; the powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including the creation of executive departments and courts inferior to the Supreme Court.

american government pt1

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Federal government of Brazil
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The government of the United States of America is the federal government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that constitute the United States, as well as one capital district, and several other territories. The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, respectively; the powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including the creation of executive departments and courts inferior to the Supreme Court.

AP US History ID's World War Two

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73rd United States Congress
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Industrial Recovery Act
Great Depression
Judicial Procedures Reform Bill
Social Issues
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Labor
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AP US History ID?s Foreign Policy 1920?s-1930?s Isolationism: national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries. US foreign policy prior to WWI Washington Naval Conference: conference hosted by the US which called for US and British de-fortification of Far East possessions Kellogg-Brian Pact: idealistic agreement between the great world powers to never engage in war except for defensive purposes Dawes Plan: loan program crafted to give money to Germany so that they could pay war reparations and lessen the financial crisis in Europe; program ended with 1929 stock market crash Stimson Doctrine: American foreign policy that the US would not formally recognize any territories that were seized by force

American Government, Wilson - Chapter 14

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Article One of the United States Constitution
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United States Constitution

CHAPTER 14 - The Presidency What are Presidents and Prime Ministers? -Often Outsiders -Choose Cabinet Members from Outside Congress -Presidents Have No Guaranteed Majority in the Legislature What is Divided Government? Americans don?t like divided government. divided government - one party controls the White House and another controls one or both houses of Congress unified government - the same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress gridlock - inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government Does Gridlock Matter? In general, divided governments do about as well as unified ones in passing important laws, conducting important investigations, and ratifying significant treaties.

American Government, Wilson - Chapter 13

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United States Congress
United States House Committee on Rules
Australian Senate
Quorum
Committee of the Whole
Social Issues

CHAPTER 13 - Congress What is Congress Vs Parliament? - Parliament candidates by party and people vote for a party, cong in primary where a vote is for the person - Parliament votes together most of the time so that they stay in office and vote for their party, but are poorly paid while cong votes for themselves, not their party and are paid well with substantial benefits. -Cong is not popular w/ Americans due to the endless arguments and worry about what interest groups have to say too. What is The Evolution of Congress? -Centralization for quick actions, decentralized for constitutional decisions. -House of reps has reorganized in six different periods/phases -probs include wanting to be too big and have too much pow. no lasting solution

Judiciary Vocabulary

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Article Three of the United States Constitution
Supreme Court of Ireland
Supreme Court of Canada
United States Constitution
New Hampshire Supreme Court
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1. "Court Packing Plan" FDR's New Deal legislation was being overturned by the supreme court and it didn't look like there were going to be justices to retire any time soon. So FDR tried to pack the court with around 9 new justices. it didn't work 2. 4th Amendment ..., No unreasonable searches or siezures 3. adversarial system where two parties with conflicting interests "compete" against each other in front on an independent and impartial third party or parties 4. Allegheny v ACLU ..., Chanukah and Christmas displays are permitted in public places but not one display and not the other (doesn't include houses) (1989) 5. American Center for Law and Justice ..., conservative, Christian pro-life group 6. amicus curiae

Judiciary Vocab

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Article Three of the United States Constitution
Supreme Court of Ireland
Supreme Court of Canada
United States Constitution
New Hampshire Supreme Court
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1. "Court Packing Plan" FDR's New Deal legislation was being overturned by the supreme court and it didn't look like there were going to be justices to retire any time soon. So FDR tried to pack the court with around 9 new justices. it didn't work 2. 4th Amendment ..., No unreasonable searches or siezures 3. adversarial system where two parties with conflicting interests "compete" against each other in front on an independent and impartial third party or parties 4. Allegheny v ACLU ..., Chanukah and Christmas displays are permitted in public places but not one display and not the other (doesn't include houses) (1989) 5. American Center for Law and Justice ..., conservative, Christian pro-life group 6. amicus curiae

Congress Unit Terms

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House of Representatives of the Philippines
United States congressional committee
41st Canadian Parliament
Tom DeLay

20. delegates political activists selected to vote at a party's national convention 21. earmarks Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents. 22. enumerated powers The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution. 23. filibuster a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches. 24. franking privilege benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage- free 25. Gerrymandering The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent. 26. House elections elections are held every two years on the even years. Candidates are voted on by a specific district in the state they represent. 27. House Rules

APUSH Chap 27 outline

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Soviet Union–United States relations
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Cold War
Government
Politics of the United States
History of the United States
Aftermath of World War II
Harry S. Truman
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Truman Doctrine
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Linda Zhang Mrs. Hardgrove APUSH Period 6 APUSH Chapter 27 Outline The Early Cold War US+USSR two most powerful nations USSR wanted to create a buffer zone of friendly governments in Eastern Europe Cold War- a protracted economic, political, and military conflict that spread all around the world Republicans called for return to isolationism Cold War also fostered a climate of fear and suspicion that led to a hunt for ?subversives? in government, education, and the media Cold War was in reality a more complex struggle over a broad range of ideological, economic, and strategic Issues Sources of Conflict Nation?s gross national product soared, growing by 1945 to 3X that of the USSR USSR lost 20 million+ people in WWII (1/9 of pop) USSR greatest asset was its military

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