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Economy of the United States

Chapter 17 - Brinkley 13th edition

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Knights of Labor
Homestead Strike
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Labor

ChApTEr SevEnTeEn Labor Unions Knights of Labor Union Founded by U. Steven Made popular by Terrence Powderly Principles: Women, blacks and unskilled workers were allowed to participate; ?all-encompassing? Associated with violent acts, Haymarket Square Bombing led to the demise of the party Haymarket bombing caused rise in nativist sentiments because of allegations against two immigrants having plotted the bombing ?Molly Maguires? Highly militant, secret organization Operated in coal mining districts of Pennsylvania Organized primarily among Irish laborers Operated within Ancient Order of Hibernians American Federation of Labor (AFL) Organized among white, skilled workers Founded by Samuel F. Gompers Goals/Principles Remove women from the work force

A People and A Nation Essay Topics Chapter 17

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economics
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Monetary economics
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Gold standard
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
education
Politics

Essay Topics ? Chapter 17 & 18 Test Education Reform During Progressivism As late as 1870, Americans attended school only a few months a year for four years Families needed children to do farm-work By 1900, the urban-industrial economy and its expanding middle class advanced childhood as a special life stage Sheltered youngsters from society?s dangers Promoting their physical and emotional growth ? mad sure that they were exposed to age-appropriate educational materials Educators ? expanded schooling produced better citizens and workers In the 1870s and 1880s, state laws required children to attend school until age 14 Number of public high schools increased dramatically

Chapter 24 Test

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Robber barons
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Knights of Labor
gilded age
John D. Rockefeller
Craft unionism
Andrew Carnegie
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Business

Chapter 24 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 38. When private railroad promoters asked the United States government for subsidies to build their railroads, they gave all of the following reasons for their request except that it was a. too risky without government help. b. too costly without government help. c. too costly to move people in some areas without government help. d. too unprofitable in some areas without government help. e. impossible to serve military and postal needs without government help. 39. During the Gilded Age, most of the railroad barons a. rejected government assistance. b. built their railroads with government assistance. c. relied exclusively on Chinese labor. d. refused to get involved in politics.

Tariffs to remember for apush exam

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Tariff
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
Walker tariff
Revenue Act
Dallas tariff
Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act
Politics
behavior
Human development
Interpersonal relationships
Love
Psychoanalysis
Human behavior
Personal life
Attachment theory
Evolutionary biology
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U.S. History and Tariffs Tariff of 1816 ? designed to defend U.S. business from Britain ? created by nationalist Congress ? 20 to 25% tax on imports ? Calhoun supports Tariff to help Southern manufacturing ? Daniel Webster opposes tariff due to shipping priority over manufacturing Tariff of 1824 ? 35% tax on imports Tariff of 1828 ? The ?abominable? tariff angered South Carolinians ? majority southern ?nullies? tried to nullify it in South Carolina ? minority unionists blocked the ?nullies? Tariff of 1832 ? lessened some of the worst abominations of Tariff of 1828 ? reduced rate of 1828 tariff by 10% ? special state convention in South Carolina declares the tariff null in that state ? President Jackson opposes the ?nullies? and Calhoun.

Chapter 17 Outline: American Government 9th Ed., Wilson&Dilulio

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Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
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Healthcare reform in the United States
Social Security
Economy of the United States
Public economics
Medicaid
Medicare
Welfare
Health insurance
Social Issues
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Samuel Choi CHAPTER 17 OUTLINE: SOCIAL WELFARE Introduction There are two kinds of welfare programs Programs that help many people, Ex. Medicare, Social Security No means test, available to everyone Deals with majoritarian politics, everyone pays, everyone benefits. Programs that help few people Ex. Medicaid, welfare Means tested, available to only those below a certain income level. Deals with client politics, everyone pays, few people benefit Problems occur with both majoritarian and client politics Majoritarian: Who pays for the programs? Client Politics: Who should benefit, and how should they be served? Social Welfare in the United States? Social Welfare policy is affected by three factors Americans have a more restrictive view on who should receive benefits

History from 1877-1900

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Andrew Carnegie

1877-1900 Highlights of Chapters 17, 18, & 19 Major themes: The expansion of industrial capitalism & labor in the Age of Enterprise the changing industrial city immigration, factories, & the political machine The Gilded Age Industrial Capitalism Triumphant: early factories produced consumer goods and then gradually, capital goods began to drive America?s industrial economy during this ?Age of Steel,? the Age of Invention, or the Machine Age steel making was revolutionized: the Bessemer process (Henry Bessemer)--the process of refining raw pig iron & making steel; Andrew Carnegie was the first American to fully exploit Bessemer?s invention by erecting a steel mill outside Pittsburgh, PA

FDR's First New Deal

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Tennessee Valley Authority
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National Industrial Recovery Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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First New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) ? 1933 ? Provided employment for unmarried men between the ages 17 ? 25 to work in the national parks installing electric lines, building fire towers, and planting new trees in deforested areas Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) ? 1933 ? Approved govt. loans to farmers and paid farmers not to grow certain crops in order to increase the prices of agricultural products Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ? 1933 ? Under Federal Reserve Act to insure bank deposits of up to $100,000 in case of bank failure. This insurance was intended to prevent people from withdrawing their money out of panic

Chapter 13, 14, 15

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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

Chapter 13. The Presidency As noted by Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to persuade, not the power to command. Therefore, it is the job of the president to get people to do what they would normally not do. The Presidents The presidency is an institution composed of the president?s job description, the power at his disposal, and the bureaucracy he controls. Within this institution, the president?s personality also makes a difference. Great Expectations: when a new president takes office, his most difficult task is living up to the expectations set by the American people. On the one hand, the American people want a powerful president who uses the office for good ? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FRD, JFK?

Chapter 13, 14, 15

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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

Chapter 13. The Presidency As noted by Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to persuade, not the power to command. Therefore, it is the job of the president to get people to do what they would normally not do. The Presidents The presidency is an institution composed of the president?s job description, the power at his disposal, and the bureaucracy he controls. Within this institution, the president?s personality also makes a difference. Great Expectations: when a new president takes office, his most difficult task is living up to the expectations set by the American people. On the one hand, the American people want a powerful president who uses the office for good ? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FRD, JFK?

Chapter 13, 14, 15

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US Gov and Politics
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Government
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Economy of the United States
United States federal budget
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Office of Management and Budget
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Executive budget
President of the United States
Presidency
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

Chapter 13. The Presidency As noted by Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to persuade, not the power to command. Therefore, it is the job of the president to get people to do what they would normally not do. The Presidents The presidency is an institution composed of the president?s job description, the power at his disposal, and the bureaucracy he controls. Within this institution, the president?s personality also makes a difference. Great Expectations: when a new president takes office, his most difficult task is living up to the expectations set by the American people. On the one hand, the American people want a powerful president who uses the office for good ? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FRD, JFK?

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