Unit 4 & 5 Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is the 1st amendment?
Religion, assembly, press, petition, speech
What is the 2nd amendment?
Bear arms
What is the 3rd amendment?
No quartering soldiers
What is the 4th amendment?
No unreasonable search without warrant
What is the 5th amendment?
Due process, right to remain silent, no double jeopardy
What is the 6th amendment?
Speedy, public trial by jury and an attorney
What is the 7th amendment?
CIVIL trial by jury
What is the 8th amendment?
No cruel or unusual punishment, no excessive fines
What is the 9th amendment?
That are not listed in the Constitution belong to the people.
What is the 10th amendment?
Are reserved for the States.
What amendment probated alcohol?
18th amendment
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendemnt
What is Spindletop?
It caused an economic boom and created many jobs.
3 things that happened after the Galveston hurricane?
The city was raised
Built a concrete sea wall
The city government changed to a commission form.
2 things that ended the Cattle drive?
The invention of barbed wire
Railroads reached Texas
What are the Capital Factors of Production?
resources such as machines, buildings, transportation, money
What does Touch Down Orange Juice mean?
Taxes, Draft, Obey laws, Jury Duty
What is the NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People worked to promote integration, equality, and an end to lynching
What are Government Reforms?
Local governments changed to be more representative. Commissions and Council-Managers exist
Election Reforms
State governments adopted: Secret ballots, Initiative, recalls, and Direct primary
Labor Reforms
Regulations on working conditions as a reaction to injustices
COUNCIL-MANAGER?
elected council hires a manager to run the day-to-day affairs of the city, prepare the city budget, hire and fire city employees
MAYOR-COUNCIL?
city government that has a mayor with executive authority
COMMISSION FORM?
City government no longer in use; has 5 members with each person in charge of a different department. Became popular after Galveston Hurricane.
