Flashcard: Understanding America's Founding and Social Movements — 20 carte

Declaration of Independence — core ideals?

Equality, liberty, unalienable rights

Unalienable rights — definition?

Inherent rights that cannot be taken away

U.S. flag symbolism — stripes and stars?

13 stripes for colonies, 50 stars for states

E Pluribus Unum — meaning?

Out of many, one

Early migration — route?

Beringia land bridge

Native cultures — examples?

Hohokam, Adena, Hopewell, Anasazi

Colonial population growth?

From 250,000 (1690) to 2.5 million (1790)

Independence recognition?

1783

Federalism — function?

Divides power between federal and state governments

Reserved powers — examples?

Education, policing, local laws

Culture wars — topics?

Abortion, LGBTQ+, race, gender, religion

Book bans — purpose?

Restrict or remove books in schools/libraries

Chinese Exclusion Act — year?

1882

Johnson-Reed Act — year?

1924

Immigration and Nationality Act — change?

Ended racist quotas, created preference system

Green Card Lottery — visas/year?

50,000 visas annually

ICE — role?

Arrests, detention, deportation of immigrants

CBP — role?

Border patrol and entry management

Crimmigration — meaning?

Merging of criminal and immigration law

Slavery clauses — examples?

Three-Fifths, Fugitive Slave, Slave Trade (post-1808 ban)