Benchmark 3 Review 1 Flashcards
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Communist Party
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Political party in the United States, which supports communism – the economic and political system in which the government owns the means of production and decides what will be produced.
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Liberation Party
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Political party in the United States that believes each individual has the right to control his or her own body, action, speech, and property. Government's only role is to help individuals defend themselves from force and fraud.
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Socialist Party-
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Political Party in the United States which supports socialism – working people own and control the means of production and distribution through democratically- controlled public agencies, cooperatives, or other collective groups. Democratic Part
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Democratic Party-
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-One of the two major political parties in the United States. Considered to be more liberal, the party supports a stronger role for the federal government in providing social programs
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Republican Party-
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-One of the two major political parties in the United States. Considered to be more conservative, the party supports reducing the power of the federal government in providing social programs.
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Two-Party System
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U.S. only has two main political parties, but hundreds of smaller parties. Smaller parties, usually, do not have a significant impact on national politics, but have, at times, swayed the vote enough to help one of the major candidates to win.
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Q
Constitutional
Requirements for the
House of Representatives
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Candidates must: • be at least 25 years old. • have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years. • be a legal resident of the state you represent.
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Constitutional
Requirements for the
Senate-
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Candidates must: • be at least 30 years old. • have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least 9 years. • be a legal resident of the state you represent
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Q
Constitutional
Requirements for the
President
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Candidates must: • be at least 35 years old. • be a native born U.S. citizen. • be a resident of the United States for at least 14 years
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Q
Special Interest
Groups-
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- Organizations of people with common interests who try to influence government policies and decisions.
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Q
Lobbyist
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A person paid
to represent an interest
group’s viewpoint.
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Lobbying-
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Seeking to
influence a politician or
public official on an issue
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Political Action
Committee-
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The part of a special interest group that collects voluntary contributions from members to fund political candidates and political parties that the interest group favors.
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Watchdog
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A group of people who act as protectors of other citizens against illegal, inefficient and unethical practices in government. They closely monitor how things are done by politicians and draw attention to anything that is not done properly
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Bias-
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An attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting over any other. Not always obvious.
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Symbolism-
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m- The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. Used often in political campaigns to sway voters.
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Propaganda-
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Ideas used to influence people’s thinking or behavior. Used often in political campaigns to sway voters.
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Domestic Policy-
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- An area of public policy which concerns laws, government programs, and administrative decisions which are directly related to all issues and activity within a nation's borders
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Foreign Policy-
A
A
country’s plan for dealing
with other countries of
the world.
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Q
United States State
Department-
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- Executive department responsible for international relations of the United States. Created in 1789. It was the first executive department established.
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Alliance
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- Association
formed for mutual benefit
between countries
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Ambassadors
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Highest ranking officials
representing a
government in a foreign
country
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Diplomacy-
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The art of
dealing with foreign
governments.
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Diplomat-
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- A person appointed by a country to conduct diplomacy with another country or international organization. An ambassador would be the highest-ranking
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Doctrine-
- A statement of
government policy
especially in international
relations.
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Foreign Affairs
Activities of a nation in its
relationships with other
nations; international
relations.
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Domestic Affair
issues relating to your
| own country
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Secretary of State
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Official of the federal
government heading the
U.S. Department of State,
principally concerned with
foreign affairs.
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Embassy
The residence
or office of an
ambassador in a foreign
country.
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Treaty
- A formally
concluded and ratified
agreement between
countries.
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Non-Government
| Organization (NGO)-
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Private organizations that
pursue activities to relieve
suffering, promote the
interests of the poor,
protect the environment,
provide social services, or
undertake community
development.
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International Non Governmental
| Organization (INGO)-
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Has the same mission as a
non-governmental
organization (NGO), but it
is international in scope
and has outposts around
the world to deal with
specific issues in many
countries.
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North American Free
Trade Agreement
(NAFTA
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Designed to
remove tariff barriers
between the United
States, Canada, and
Mexico over a fifteen year
time span. Most
comprehensive regional
trade agreement ever
negotiated by the United
States
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North Atlantic Treaty
| Organization (NATO)-
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Security alliance to
safeguard the freedom
and security of its
members through
political and military
means.
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International Red
| Cross/Red Crescent
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Organization that acts
before, during and after
disasters and health
emergencies to meet the
needs and improve the
lives of vulnerable people
around the world.
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United Nations
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Organization that
promotes peaceful
coexistence and
worldwide cooperation.
Currently has 192
permanent member
countries
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United Nations
| Children’s Fund
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A
United Nations program
that provides longterm
humanitarian and
developmental assistance
to children and mothers
in developing countries.
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World Court
(International Court of
Justice)-
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Judicial branch
of the UN. Its main
functions are to settle
legal disputes between
member countries.
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World Trade
| Organization (WTO)-
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International trade
agreement – its main
function is to ensure that
trade flows as smoothly,
predictably and freely as
possible. 159 countries
are members.
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Bay of Pigs
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Unsuccessful military
invasion of Cuba in 1961
by U.S. sponsored troops.
The invasion was a major
embarrassment for U.S.
foreign policy.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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3 day confrontation over
the Soviet Union building
missile bases in Cuba. The
United States decided on
a military blockade - they
would not permit
offensive weapons to be
delivered to Cuba. U.S.
and Soviet Union (with
UN’s help) came to an
agreement to avoid
nuclear war.
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Iran Hostage Crisis-
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A
diplomatic crisis between
Iran and the United States
when 52 Americans were
held hostage for 444 days
(November 4, 1979, to
January 20, 1981), after a
group of Iranian students
took over the US Embassy
in Tehran
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Korean War-
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In 1950,
North Korea invaded
South Korea. The U.S. and
15 other members of the
UN helped defend South
Korea. In 1953, the
conflict reached a
stalemate. Tensions still
remain high between the
two countries.
Vietnam War
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Vietnam War
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Controversial war to stop
the spread of communism
in SE Asia. The U.S. sent
economic and military aid
to help the noncommunist southern half.
By 1975, the Communist
government controlled all
of Vietnam.
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Gulf Wars I and II-
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The
First Persian Gulf War,
Jan.–Feb., 1991, was an
armed conflict between
Iraq and a coalition of 39
nations including the
United States. It was a
result of Iraq's invasion of
Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990.
The Second Persian Gulf
War, also known as the
Iraq War, Mar.–Apr.,
2003, was a largely U.S.-
British invasion of Iraq. It
started in part because
the Iraqi government
failed to cooperate fully
with UN weapons
inspections in the years
following the first conflict
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World War I-
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130. U.S.
initially tried to remain
neutral, but German
submarines attacked U.S.
merchant ships making
this impossible. The U.S.
entered the war as an
"associated power",
rather than a formal ally
of France and the United
Kingdom, in order to
avoid "foreign
entanglements".
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World War II-
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U.S. takes
a neutral position until
the Japanese attack at
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
End of the war led to the
formation of the United
Nations. United States is
finished trying to isolate
(isolationism) itself from
the rest of the world.
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