So, What is Important in Government and US History? Brainstorm in your group what you believe are...

So, What is Important in Government and US History?

Brainstorm in your group what you believe are the “highlights”

America’s Wars

Famous Leaders

Scandals

Important Documents

Government

Reforms



Government

Indirect Democracy

Federal, State and Local Government (Federalism)

3 Branches of Government (Legislative, Executive,And Judicial)

Checks and Balances

Limited Government

Separation of Power

Popular Sovereignty

Judicial Review



America’s Wars

See Handout but …

American Revolution War of 1812Mexican American WarCivil WarSpanish American WarWorld War IWorld War IIKorean WarVietnam1st Persian Gulf War2nd Persian Gulf War / Afghanistan

Cold War – NO!!



Famous Leaders

George WashingtonFranklin Delano Roosevelt

Abraham LincolnTheodore Roosevelt

James MadisonAndrew JacksonRonald Reagan

John F. KennedyHarry Truman

Woodrow WilsonThomas Jefferson

Ben FranklinAlexander Hamilton Martin Luther King

Cesar ChavezElizabeth Caty Stanton



Scandals

Nixon – Watergate (resignation)

Johnson – Tenure of Office Act (impeachment)

Clinton – Monica Lewinsky (impeachment)

Hamilton and Burr: the Duel

John Adams – XYZ Affair

Grant – Credit Mobilier

Harding – Teapot Dome Scandal

Reagan – Iran-Contra Affair



Reforms

Abolition

Women’s Suffrage

Populist Movement

Progressive Movement

Temperance

Civil Rights

18 year olds Vote

Child Labor

Working Conditions

Labor Unions

Education



Important Documents

Mayflower Compact

Declaration of Independence(Thomas Jefferson)

Articles of Confederation

Constitution(James Madison)

Bill of Rights (1-10 Amendments)Remaining Amendments (26 in all)

Gettysburg Address

“I Have a Dream” Speech

Civil Rights Act 1964

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