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United States History and Government Regents Review • • When? Tuesday June 16, 2015 7: 30 am Where? Cafeteria Format? 50 multiple choice questions-chronological One Thematic Essay One DBQ Essay w/ short answer

United States History and Government-Regents Review • • What to bring? 2 Pens-Blue or Black ink-No Pencil This Year! How long is the test? 3 hours-You Must Stay the entire time! Answer all; Multiple Choice questions Short Answer DBQ questions Write BOTH essays

United States History and Government Regents Review • DBQ Essay • DO NOT WRITE THE ESSAY USING THE DOCUMENTS ONLY!!!! • Use the documents to help you write the essay and prove your point(s). • Use the Historical context to help you write your introduction-not word for word!! • YOU MUST HAVE OUTSIDE INFORMATION IN YOUR ESSAY. UNDERLINE THIS INFORMATION

United States History and Government Regents Review • DBQ Essay • Use the A-Z brain storming to help you get outside information for DBQ • Place document numbers in parentheses at the end of the sentence or paragraph for which you used it. • Example (doc. 1) NOT “In document one”…

United States History and Government Regents Review • Government-Early History/Concepts • Ideas from Greeks + European Enlightenment • People born w/Natural Rights-Locke-Limits on power • Government gets power from the people • Consent of the Governed • 1 st Constitution –Articles of Confederation • Weak-feared strong central/national gov’t. • states power, no ex/jud branches

United States History and Government Regents Review • • • Constitutional Convention-Shay’s Rebellion New Constitution written Debates-1. Representation for states 2. Slavery 3. Commerce 4. President Compromises- 1. Great Compromise 2. 3/5 3. Import tax not export 4. Electoral College indirect

United States History and Government Regents Review • Ratification- New Const. had to be approved • Federalists/Anti-federalists-Bill of Rights • The Constitution • 3 Branches-Leg/Ex/Jud-Separate powers. Checks and Balances • Amend/Elastic Clause=Flexibility • Ex. Br. -Amends. -12 th, 20 th, 22 nd, 23 rd, 25 th • Commander-in-Chief-head of military

United States History and Government Regents Review War Powers Act-limits presidential power Makes Foreign Policy/Senate approval Leg. Br. -Congress-Bi. Cameral-House/Senate Law makers-Impeaches. Jud Br. -S. C. -Judicial Review-Marbury. Case. J. Marshall-increased federal power • Constitutional Rights-Amds. -1 st, 4 th, 5 th, 6 th Rights of the Accused , 14 th • • •

United States History and Government Regents Review • SC Justices appointed for life to prevent political pressures/bribes • Miranda, Gideon, Escobedo 5 th 6 th amends • Warren Court 1950 s-1960’s Rights of Accused • Schenck/Korematsu –Rights limited during War. • Plessy/Brown-Separate but Equal

United States History and Government Regents Review • • • Washington-Precedents-Cabinet , 2 terms Foreign Pol. -Neutrality/Isolation. No Entangling Alliances Economic Pol. -Hamilton-Pay off debt TAXESWhiskey Rebellion-New Gov’t power enforce Louisiana Purchase-Doubles size U. S. -Jefferson War of 1812 -Freedom of Seas-War Hawks Manifest Destiny-Expansion-Mex-Am War Seneca Falls Convention-Mott/Stanton New Land/States-Slavery? -Compromises

United States History and Government Regents Review • • Dred Scott Case-Slaves Property- No Comps. Civil War-North vs. South-feared loss of $$$ Lincoln-fights war to Preserve Union North wins-Nat’l Gov’t Supreme to States Reconstruction-Rights former slaves 13 th, 14 th, 15 th-Free, Citizens, Vote Jim Crow Laws-segregation-Plessy-sep = South denies rights-poll taxes/literacy tests

United States History and Government Regents Review • Industrialization-Big Business Leaders. Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbuilt • Corporations/Assembly line • Robber Barons/Captains of Industry • Laissez-faire-Trusts/Monopolies allowed corrupt Senators- “Rich Man’s Club” • Monopolies-high prices/no competititon • Regulations begin. Sherman Anti Trust/Monopoly

United States History and Government Regents Review • Immigrants needed to fill jobs-No limits • Treated poorly by employers +people here • Nativists- anti-immigrant- Know Nothings/KKK get Congress to pass laws Limiting immgration – • Chinese Ex. , Gentlemen’s Agreement, • Quota Acts,

United States History and Government Regents Review • Industrialization-caused many problems • Cities overcrowded, Monopolies, Poor working conditions, unsafe products • PROGRESSIVES • try fix problems Industrialization • Muckrakers-Sinclair, Riis • Progressive Presidents- TR, Taft, Wilson • Prog. Laws-Meat Inspection Act, Sherman Anti Trust Act, 16 th, 17 th, 18 th, 19 th Amds

United States History and Government Regents Review • IMPERIALISM • Monroe Doctrine 1823 -No new Euro Colonies Western Hem. • Spanish Am. War 1898 -Gain P. R. , Philippines • TR-Roosevelt Corollary-Policeman West Hem. • China-Open Door Policy-Trade$$$ • WWI-Freedom of Seas year of fighting in Europe 100, 000+ dead, BACK TO ISOLATIONISM

United States History and Government Regents Review • • • 20’s- 3 Republican Presidents Harding, Coolidge, Hoover All favored Big Business-Trickle Down Theory “The business of America is Business” Economy great-Ford-CREDIT-Production up Harlem Renaissance-Flappers- Red Scare. Sacco +Vanzetti-Scopes Monkey Trial-Jazz. Women’s Suffrage

United States History and Government Regents Review • Great Depression-Stock Market Crash-sparks • Real Causes-Credit, over production, unequal wealth • FDR-New Deal-Government Involved Eco. • 3 R’s- Relief, Recovery, Reform • Soc. Sec. , SEC, FDIC, Wagner Act(Collective Bargaining), Fair Labor Standards Actminimum wage, maximum hours.

United States History and Government Regents Review • FDR- Court Packing-denied-checks + balances • WW 2 - interrupts New Deal-Ends Depression • Neutral-Cash +Carry, Lend-Lease-Trying to stay out of war • Pearl Harbor-Ends Isolationism • Homefront-Contolled Economy- “Rosie” • WW 2 - Ends Depression + Isolationism

United States History and Government Regents Review • Cold War-USSR vs. U. S. • • • Containment-stop spread of Communism Marshall Plan, Truman + Eisenhower Doctrine Mc. Carthyism NATO/Warsaw Pact 2 Wars-Korea/Vietnam- Undeclared JFK-Bay of Pigs, Berlin Wall, Cuban Missile Crisis

United States History and Government Regents Review • Civil Rights Movement • Truman, Jackie Robinson, MLK jr. • Non-Violent Civil Disobedience-Sit ins, Freedom Rides • Brown ends Plessy-NAACP fights Jim Crow • Black Civil Rights Movement becomes inspiration to Women + Latino Movements

United States History and Government Regents Review • • • Vietnam War-undeclared-Domino Theory LBJ-Gulf of Tonkin Resolution-Escalation War Powers Act-Limits President’s Power U. S. loses war-Technology doesn’t always win LBJ Great Society-War on Poverty-Medicaid/re Nixon-Watergate-Resigns-U. S. v Nixon. President must follow laws-Disillusioned public

United States History and Government Regents Review • Carter-Camp David Accords-Egypt/Israel Peace Treaty-Peace to Middle East • Reagan-Supply Side Economics/Trickle Down • Huge budget deficit building up military, Wins Cold War • Bush 1 -Desert Storm-Iraq invades Kuwait U. S. wins • Clinton-popular-Good Economy-Impeached

United States History and Government Regents Review • • 9/11/2001 -Terrorist Attacks-U. S. Responds Homeland Security Created Attack Taliban in Afghanistan Patriot Act-Limited Rights

United States History and Government Regents Review • Foreign Policy Today • War on Terror-Iraq-Involved wherever our interests are at stake. • Economic Policy Today • Too much credit led to loss of jobs, bank closings, house foreclosures, stock market falters-Loss of $$ and Confidence • $700+ B Stimulus Package-Bail Outs