Study Questions for APUSH Summer Assignment 2010 A Short History of the United States (Remini) Note to students: The following pages include a list of important events and discussion questions to assist you with the summer reading. As such‚ it is NOT a written assignment that must be turned in for credit. Instead‚ use this to check your comprehension and analysis of the content as you prepare for the test on the first day of school (it’s here to HELP you… ). Since these are all events‚ themes‚
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Amish assimilation in the United States Amish assimilation in the United States To begin understanding the Amish style of assimilation we must first try to understand the Amish and their traditional beliefs and culture they brought to the United States during their immigration. Starting in the early 18th century‚ many of the Amish migrated to the U.S. Most of the members who remained in Europe rejoined the Mennonites. Few Amish congregations existed by 1900. On 1937-JAN-17‚ the last Amish congregation
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Legal Brief 10/24/11 Citation: Charles T. Schenck v. United States‚ Supreme Court of the United States‚ 1919 Issue: Whether distributing anti-conscription literature during war time is protected under the First Amendment. Relief Sought: Schenck did not want to be convicted of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 so he appealed to the United States Supreme Court. Facts: Charles Schenck was the general secretary of the Socialist Party of America. Socialists believed that the war had been caused
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UNITED STATES ECONOMIC SITUATION: The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world‚ with a per capita GDP of $49‚800. In this market-oriented economy‚ private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions‚ and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand
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Education in the United States Introduction The United States of America is one of‚ if not the most powerful country on this planet. Built over two-hundred years ago‚ with a foundation of liberty and justice‚ an influential democratic government‚ and a forceful military with the world’s largest Air Force‚ the United States truly is a force to be reckoned with. However‚ The US is deprived of the greatest we have in this world; education. In the world we live in‚ education is everything‚ success is
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Practice Federal State Local Answer the following questions about federal‚ state‚ and local governments. Directions: Answer each of the following questions with a brief essay. (8 points) 1. What level of government do you think should be in charge of security from foreign enemies? Write a paragraph explaining why this level of government is most appropriate. Answer: The Federal Government should be in charge of security from foreign countries. The Federal Government is much better at protecting
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the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11‚ 2001 and various other terrorist threats‚ the United States has used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)‚ or drones‚ to eliminate terrorists or potential terrorists. The US should continue using and developing drones as combat weapons because they have less collateral damage than impractical alternatives‚ keep our own troops safe‚ and aide military generals with photography and mapping of foreign countries. Moreover‚ because UAV’s cannot guarantee
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May 1882‚[2] after witnessing the annual labor festival held in Toronto‚ Canada.[3] Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday on February 21‚ 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894‚ thirty states officially celebrated Labor Day.[2] Following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike‚ the United States Congress unanimously voted to approve rush legislation that made Labor Day a national holiday; President Grover
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Americans‚ and for the first time the United States was technologically behind their Communist counterparts. During 1952 the International Council of Scientific Unions decided to officially designate July 1‚ 1957‚ to December 31‚ 1958‚ as the International Geophysical Year (IGY). This period was designated because scientists knew that solar activity would be at a point that would allow for mapping of the Earth ’s surface. Both the Soviet Union and the United States set plans in place to launch artificial
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Writing the United States Constitution was a very long very hard process. They needed a new constitution‚ they failed with the Articles of Confederation‚ they couldn’t stay unified in the face of a crisis like Shay’s Rebellion; every state had their own government but they needed to be unified. The problem was that everyone wanted it to be perfect‚ but the debates over what to include were very controversy. Not everyone could decide on one thing‚ with a country filled with a diverse group of people
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