Social Studies U.S History
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- Megalopolis
- a collection of cities so closely together it appers to be one large city
- 100
- How many are in the senate?
- Stem cell research, debt
- What are we debated to get a loan(NJ)
- Judicial branch
- supreme court, life term, enforces laws
- Frank lautenberg, Robert Menedez
- Who are our U.S senators?
- Constitional republic
- Type of government they gave us
- Huckleberry finn
- the first american literary classic that said everyone were common people
- E pluribus unum
- "out of many, one"
- Democrat
- We are not doing enough for the environment, Big cities, West Coast
- 435
- How many are in the house of Representatives
- Type of government
- republic
- North East
- very densly populated, megalopolis runs from boston to Wash. D.C
- Property tax
- tax on land and structures on land that people own
- Income tax
- tax on the money youe earn in your job or win in gambling
- African americans
- struglled for freedom of slavery
- 6
- How many years in senate?
- Robert gates
- secretary of state?
- Great britian
- the most influential country for our country
- Taxes
- We must pay these to get support from the government
- Michael chirtoff
- Homeland security chief?
- Noah webster
- wrote our dictionary
- Condoleeza rice
- Secretary of state?
- Republic
- People should depend upon themselves, Rural areas, protestant, Traditional views
- Healthcare, water, education
- What are the services the government provides?
- Special interns group
- are formed like minded ind. who share common views
- Political unit
- clearly defined borders, permanent population, sovereighnty, and a government
- Puritans
- had the idea to make public schools in boston
- Borders of the U.S
- Atlantic,Pacific,Canada,Mexico
- Judicial
- the power of the surpreme court to look & see if a law in constitional or unconstitional
- Sin tax
- taxes the government places on legal items that they want to discourage the public from buying(Cigarattes)
- Veto
- Means'forbid' the power to reject a law from congress
- Taxes
- the more services you want the more____you have to pay
- 33 billiob
- How much debt is NJ in?
- Overide
- the power of the congress to pass a law over the presidents veto, 2/3 vote of both house is needed
- Melting pot
- americas many cultures blend together to make one single group
- Federalism
- when the central government and the local governments share power
- Rodney Frelinghuysen
- Who is our member of the house of rep.?
- George bush
- Who is our president?
- Midwest
- Americas breadbasket, agriculture center, supplies U. S with food
- Exucutive branch
- President,Veto laws,
- 2
- How many years in house of rep.?
- Wild west
- a wild time that great britian didnt experience
- U.S population
- 300 million
- German and irish
- The most immagrants for the first time
- Protestan christianity
- Our religion they gave us
- Balkinanation
- the division of a country into smaller units
- John Roberts
- Who is the chief justice of the surpreme court?
- Michael Mikassy
- Attorney general?
- War of 1812
- the rejection of monarchies
- Sales tax
- tax on items that you buy(food, clothes)
- French and Indian war
- Where Great britian influenced us the most
- Impeachment
- Official charges put against a public official
- Western states
- very diverse lands, large mountain ranges, less populated
- Puritan work ethic
- says your will reap rewards for hard work
- South
- Agriculture but with oil in Ok. And Texas
- Sovereighnty
- the freedom and power to decide your own actions
- Continental divide
- an elevated are where the rivers on the western side flow to the pacific and the rivers to the east flow to the atlantic
- Industrial revolution
- allowed us to change from a farming society to a factory society
- English
- Type of language they gave us
- 9
- How many judges are in the supreme court?
- Rugged individualism
- id the willingness of an individual to stand alone and struglle to survive
- Dick cheney
- who is our vice president?
- Central america and asia
- Today where the most immagrantsd come from