美国文化内容大纲与论文参考题
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Themes and Questions on American Culture
Chapter 1 Introduction Geographical regions
Thomas Jefferson
Boston Tea Party
Slavery
Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Gilded age
Depression era
Franklin D. Roosevelt Population shifts
Immigraton
Chapter 2 Constitution Legislative article
Executive article
Judicial article
Federalist Papers
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton Republicanism
Federalism
Grid system
George Washington Bureaucracies
Electoral College
Chapter 3 Amendments
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the constitution, in 1791 so the constitution could be approved by the states. They prevent the national government from abusing the American citizen’s rights and liberties
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Trial by jury
Have the right to have an attorney . The right to a a speedy public jury trial in criminal cases. The right to confront witnesses
Slavery amendment
Prohibition
Right to tax private incomes Segregation of schools
Miranda rights
Women’s suffr age
Last amendment
Failed equal rights amendment Chapter 4 Education
Self-government
Centralization
The school board
The union
The G. I. Bill of Rights
English literature
Credits
Loans
Chapter 5
Immigration and Ethnicity Hispanics
Native Americans
Asian Americans
Afro-Americans
Tribal government
Affirmative Action
Immigration act
Chapter 6 Family Traditional family
No fault divorce
The divorce id based on irreconcilable differences which caused the divorce
No family households
Old age care
Generation X
Cohabitation
Living together without formally married, has become widespread in America
Chapter7 Economy
Fiscal Policy
The taxing, spending borrowing activities of the national government(p114)
GDP
Federal Budget
National Surplus/Deficit Monetary Policy(p115,116) Inflation/Recession
Federal Reserve System
NAFTA1993
The largest free trade zone in the world between Canada the us and Mexico(p)
Stagflation
Silicon Valley
Monongahela Valley
NYSE
Dow Jones Industrial Average NASDAQ
Federal revenue
Over-the-counter market Chapter8 Social Welfare
De-institutionalization
“New Deal”-Roosevelt “Great Security”-Johnson Social Security
Social Insurance
Public Assistance Unemployment Compensation Medicare
AFDC
TANF
SSI
Food Stamps
Chapter9 Political Parties Republican party(Whigs) Democratic party
The Electoral College Interest groups
Role of the Third Parties Independent Candidates John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Lobbying
Conservative
Liberal