American culture 2

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What is checks and balances?

Checks and balances = each of the three branches can limit the power of the others. This system was put into order because the legislative and executive branches (meaning the senate and President) have the most power of the three. They can make laws, declare war, and conclude treaties with foreign countries. Checks and balances balance out the power of the three branches.

Still don’t understand the electoral college? Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9H3gvnN468

What is assimilation?

What is biculture?

The assimilation has been more successful for white ethnic groups than for non-white ethnic groups.

1. True
2. False

What was the result of The Civil War (1861-1865)?

African Americans were finally assimilated into the US when slavery was abolished.

1. True
2. False

What happened in 1954 with ?

1. The army integrated
2. The Civil Rights Movement started
3. Segregated schools were made illegal

The most important leader in the Civil Rights Movement was ...

Which two major Civil Rights laws were passed in the 1960s?

What is interventionism?

Isolationist or interventionist?
Choose one President and explain:
Bush Jr, Obama or Trump

1. Bush Jr. = mostly interventionist.

- Bush doctrine: we will intervene if terrorists rise = the response to 9/11/ Al Qaeda

- Similar situation in Iraq years later.

2. Obama = mostly interventionist.

- Nuclear agreement with Russia to reduce the amount of nuclear weapons.

- Withdrawal from Iraq - to put the focus more on Afghanistan

- He wanted to interfere in Libya but instead got Khadaffi killed. Which caused chaos – ISIS and Al Qaeda entered Libya

- Similar situation with Syria.

3. Trump = mostly isolationist.

- Wanted to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep immigrants out.

- Huwaei ban: cutting ties with a Chinese megacorp economically because they allegedly spy on Americans.

- Increas tariffs = fee on imported goods.

More expensive to purchase non-US produced goods. Making it more appealing to buy US products.

What does SAT stand for?

1. Social Aptitude Test
2. Standard Aptitude Test
3. Scholastic Aptitude Test
4. Scholar Aptitude Test