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Federalist Paper 10

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Copyright ? by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Federalist, Paper Number 10 1 The Federalist, Paper Number 10 James Madison 1 OVERVIEW James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote 85 anonymous articles for the New York Journal in 1787 and 1788, with the aim of persuading the people of New York to ratify the proposed Constitution. These articles are known as The Federalist Papers. In this paper, Madison comments on the checks and balances of competing factions in American politics and signs it "Publius." GUIDED READING As you read, consider the following questions: ? What are the differences between a pure democracy and a republic, according to Madison? ? What does Madison say is the advantage of a republic over a democracy?

US History II Midterms Guide

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Sons of the American Revolution
Banana Wars
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Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Spanish–American War
Sacco and Vanzetti
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Cuba
War
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1 1/24/2009 History Midterm Study Guide Contents Matching ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Define ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Short Answers ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Essays .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

US History II Finals Guide

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Bonus Army
Huey Long
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1 6/16/2009, 6/17/2009 U.S. History II Final Study Guide Question-and-Answer 1. What were three causes of the Great Depression? a. Stock market crash b. Uneven distribution of wealth c. High tariffs and other disruptions of world trade 2. What three things did Hoover do to try to end the depression? a. Gave tax cuts b. Higher tariffs c. A limited program of public works 3. What does the stock market ?crash? refer to? a. The huge drop in the value of stocks 4. What is the chronological order of the presidential administrations of the 1920?s and 1930?s? a. Harding b. Coolidge c. Hoover d. Roosevelt 5. What were three effects of the Great Depression? a. Millions unemployed b. Malnutrition in children c. Fewer marriages

Economics of Presidential Campaigns

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The Economics of the 2012 Presidential Campaign Taylor Hogeland 20 February 2013 I. Introduction

American Pageant Chapter 29 Notes

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Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Chapter Title: Chapter 29 Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad (due by 12/13) Subheading BIG IDEA QUESTION (think broad and thematic, not narrow) SUPPORTING DETAILS (use phrases) The Bull Moose Campaign of 1912 Were the populace happy with the election results? Wilson runs on New Freedom Platform Roosevelt runs on passion for aggression, and wants Progressive Ideas Taft and TR fight causes Demo win with split Repubs TR wants social reform, no big biz WW wants small biz, pure capitalism, mainly economics Woodrow Wilson: A Minority Candidate Is this the end for the republican party (Of this era)? Progressivism is what people want Socialists barely in election, but more than before Repubs out of politics for 6-8 years

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Democracy ??Government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections. Direct democracy ??Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly. Representative democracy ??Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a?republic. Constitutional democracy ??A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent elections.

APES Environmental Law Review

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88th United States Congress
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Environmental Legislation - APES Review Sheets Based on Miller's 11th Edition of Living in the Environment from Ben Smith, Palos Verdes High School ? NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) -Requires an environmental statement (E.I.S.) for any project which receives federal funding. Energy Policy Act (1992) -Extends tax benefits to solar and wind energy industries. Provides a subsidy ($.015 per. kwh) to utilities for electricity provided by using renewable resources.?

Chapter 2 Reading Notes

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Native American tribes in Virginia
Powhatan Confederacy
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History of North America
Colonial Virginia
James River
American folklore
Powhatan
John Rolfe
Pocahontas
John Smith

Chapter 1: New World Beginnings August 15th, 2012: Reading Assignment (Textbook Pgs. 6; 13-15; 24-35) Map 1.1 (Pg. 6) 25,000 years, ppl cross Bering land bridge (low water levels, Ice Age) from Eurasia to N. America ?Na. Americans? dispersed southward Columbus Comes upon a New World (Pgs. 13-14) October 12th, 1492 -> arrive at Bahamas Columbus: ?most successful failure? Thought America was the Indies, thus calling the Na. Americans ?Indians? When Worlds Collide (Pgs. 14-15) Columbus Exchange: New World -> Old World: Gold, Silver; corn, potatoes, pineapples, tomatoes, tobacco, beans vanilla, chocolate; syphilis Old World -> New World: Wheat, sugar, rice, coffee; horses, cows, pigs; small pox, measles, bubonic plague, influenza, typhus, diphtheria, scarlet fever

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