Intro to U.S. Government Study Guide: A General Overview of the United States Government (Athena Study Guides Book 1)
Book Details
Author(s)Jason Newell, Elliot Wagenblatt
PublisherAthena LLC
ISBN / ASINB00NZI0FPO
ISBN-13978B00NZI0FP2
Sales Rank1,176,957
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
An easy to read supplement for undergraduates and high schoolers, or people who just want to learn about the American government, in a clear, concise format.
Introduction
Section 1: U.S. Government Overview
Introduction
The Constitution
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Elections
State Government
Federal Government
Arguments in favor and against the Federal Government
States’ Rights
Articles of Confederation, Virginia Plan, and the U.S. Constitution
Arguments in favor/against federalism
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Whiskey Rebellion (1791-1794)
Louisiana Purchase (July 4, 1803)
White Enfranchisement/The Two Party System (Late 1820s – Early 1830s)
Dred Scott Decision (1857)
Mexican American War (April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848)
American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865)
Reconstruction (January 1, 1863 – March 31, 1877)
Industrial Revolution (19th Century)
Spanish American War (April 25, 1898 – August 12, 1898)
World War I (July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918: American military involvement began on May 7, 1915 with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania)
Roaring 20s (1920s)
The Great Depression (October 29, 1929 – World War II)
The New Deal (1933 – 1937)
World War II (September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945: American military involvement began December 7, 1941 with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor)
The Marshall Plan (1948)
Cold War (Post World War II to 1991)
Sputnik Launch (October 4, 1957)
Cuban Missile Crisis (October 14-28, 1962)
Assassination of JFK (November 22, 1963)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (July 2, 1964)
Vietnam War (November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975)
The War on Drugs (June 18, 1971 – Present)
Watergate (June 17, 1972)
Iran Hostage Crisis (November 4, 1979 – January 20, 1981)
Operation Desert Storm (August 2, 1990 – 28 February, 1991)
Collapse of the Soviet Union (Late 1980s - December 25, 1991)
Battle of Mogadishu (October 3-4, 1993)
September 11th Terrorist Attacks (September 11, 2001)
War on Terror (2001 – Present)
Snowden Revelations (2013)
Section 1: U.S. Government Overview
Introduction
Section 1: U.S. Government Overview
Introduction
The Constitution
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Elections
State Government
Federal Government
Arguments in favor and against the Federal Government
States’ Rights
Articles of Confederation, Virginia Plan, and the U.S. Constitution
Arguments in favor/against federalism
Section 2: Key Political Events for U.S. Government
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Whiskey Rebellion (1791-1794)
Louisiana Purchase (July 4, 1803)
White Enfranchisement/The Two Party System (Late 1820s – Early 1830s)
Dred Scott Decision (1857)
Mexican American War (April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848)
American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865)
Reconstruction (January 1, 1863 – March 31, 1877)
Industrial Revolution (19th Century)
Spanish American War (April 25, 1898 – August 12, 1898)
World War I (July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918: American military involvement began on May 7, 1915 with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania)
Roaring 20s (1920s)
The Great Depression (October 29, 1929 – World War II)
The New Deal (1933 – 1937)
World War II (September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945: American military involvement began December 7, 1941 with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor)
The Marshall Plan (1948)
Cold War (Post World War II to 1991)
Sputnik Launch (October 4, 1957)
Cuban Missile Crisis (October 14-28, 1962)
Assassination of JFK (November 22, 1963)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (July 2, 1964)
Vietnam War (November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975)
The War on Drugs (June 18, 1971 – Present)
Watergate (June 17, 1972)
Iran Hostage Crisis (November 4, 1979 – January 20, 1981)
Operation Desert Storm (August 2, 1990 – 28 February, 1991)
Collapse of the Soviet Union (Late 1980s - December 25, 1991)
Battle of Mogadishu (October 3-4, 1993)
September 11th Terrorist Attacks (September 11, 2001)
War on Terror (2001 – Present)
Snowden Revelations (2013)
