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SAT Subject Test: U.S. History Vocab

Subjects : sat, history
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1. The British policy of the 17th century in which the British were lax in the enforcement of laws in the colonies - thereby allowing the colonies to develop without much interference from the British government. After the French and Indian War - this p






2. An indictment or formal charge brought by the legislative body against a government official - especially the president - in an attempt to remove him or her from office. If the House of Representatives determines that a president has committed acts t






3. The wave of immigration from the 1880s to the 1920s of Eastern and Southern Europeans - contrasted with the "old" immigration of Northern and Western Europeans.






4. Laws passed in the Southern states immediately after the Civil War to restrict the movements and limit the rights of African Americans.






5. The name used by the administration of John F. Kennedy to describe its proposed programs for the nation.






6. The exodus of white - middle-class families from cities to suburbia following WWII - partially caused by the migration of African Americans to urban centers.






7. Large corporations created by the consolidation of competing companies to form a monopoly or near monopoly.






8. A political philosophy that promotes solving social issues through cooperation with private agencies rather than through direct government programs. It also stresses the personal responsibility and accountability as keys to success.






9. The generation of children born between the end of WWII and 1964.






10. A tax that is added onto the price of goods produced - sold - or distributed within a country; for example - sales tax.






11. Large plantation-type farm established by the Dutch along the Hudson River in the 1600s.






12. The condition when all male adults in a democracy are granted the right to vote.






13. A treaty in which the parties agree not to attack each other unless attacked first.






14. Technique of the labor movement in the 1930s that entailed stopping work but not leaving the factory floor - as owners were not able to hire replacement workers so long as the workers occupied the shop floor.






15. The organizations and events in the 20th century that collectively pressured federal - state - and local governments and businesses to grant equal rights to blacks and other minorities.






16. Teenagers - as an identifiable social group - emerged in the 1950s. Teenagers were seen both as a problematic - rebellious group - as well as a target for new products and cultural offerings.






17. The reaction of some whites to the Civil Rights Movement and the urban riots of the 1960s. The formerly solidly Democratic South started voting Republican following the gains of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s - and many whites sent their kids






18. The political and social conviction that only white Protestant Americans deserved civil rights and employment. Nativists tried to prevent the Irish and the new immigrants of the 1880's-1920's from becoming citizens or entering the country. The Know-N






19. The exodus of white - middle-class families from cities to suburbia following WWII due to the migration of African Americans to urban centers.






20. A program providing health insurance and health care for people over the age of 65.






21. A form of nonviolent protest used by antiwar and antisegregation activists. Protesters would take over buildings - camp out in front of administration offices - or sit at lunch counters and demand to be served on an integrated basis. The first sit-in






22. Residential communities near large urban centers. Although suburbs existed in the 19th century - they became a widespread social phenomenon in the 1950s.






23. A country whose affairs are partly controlled by a stronger country. The US established several protectorates - such as Cuba - in the 20th century.






24. The study of the environment.






25. Bundles of subprime mortgages that are traded like stocks.






26. The movement to form labor organizations made up of skilled wokrers within a particular field.






27. The system built into the US Constitution in which the three branches of government (legislative - executive - and judicial) have separate and equal powers that are limited and dependent upon each other. It is also called checks and balances.






28. A body of advisers to a head of state. The US president's cabinet consists of the heads of the various departments plus other advisers.






29. An agricultural system in which farm workers supply their own tools - rent land - and have more control over their work than agrarian wage workers.






30. The political position that favors abortion on demand.






31. The belief that the United States should not be involved in world affairs.






32. Popular music genre - with roots in African American rhythm and blues and "doo-wop." It developed in the 1950s and was popularized by Elvis Presley.






33. Reading tests required in some Southern states before people were allowed to register to vote. They were mainly intended to prevent African Americans from voting.






34. Those who were pro-Vietnam war in the 1960s.






35. A term used to describe an investment with a reward that can be great-if the investment is successful. It contributed to the stock market crash of 1929.






36. A legislature composed of two houses. The US Congress - composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives - is an example.






37. A program providing health care for the needy (people who lived below the poverty level) who were not covered by Medicare.






38. The political position advocated by Jerry Falwell - Pat Robertson - and other conservative Republicans emphasizing a life of religious observance along with no drugs - no divorce - no abortions - no homosexuality - no working mothers - and no sex bef






39. Progressive political reform in the early 1900s that enabled voters to introduce legislation.






40. The condition when all adults in a democracy are granted the right to vote.






41. The system built into the US Constitution in which the three branches of government (legislative - executive - and judicial) have separate and equal powers that are limited and dependent upon each other. It is also called separation of powers.






42. The idea that machinery eliminates the need for human employment-that the development of new machine-based methods of work can lead to workers' losing their jobs.






43. The series of laws designed to create separation between the races. These were by and large Southern state laws made constitutional by the Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.






44. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was called the "Second Reconstruction" because the first Reconstruction in the 1860s and 1870s had not brought equality for blacks.






45. The development of large military forces - not only for defense of the nation but for possible aggression into other nations. It was one of the causes of WWI.






46. The policy of supplying government support for corporations when they are in severe financial trouble. The Chrysler Corporation - for example - got a $1.5 billion bailout in 1980 - and the savings and loan banks received at least $159 billion during






47. A conference attended by leaders of two or more nations.






48. A company that developed in the early 1600s in England wherein a group of investors pooled their money to finance exploration of the new World. The investor would receive a portion of the profits resulting from the exploration of the New World based






49. A policy of empire building in which a nation conquers other nations with an aim toward increasing its power and controlling those nations. This was a cause of WWI.






50. The political position that claimed that we could have won the Vietnam War if we had declared war - put in more troops - had a more unified country - or given our generals free reign to fight. These positions are called revisionist because the consen







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