Important AP concepts for argumentation

Manifest Destiny refers to:

• the fate of a nation

• the belief that territorial expansion is justified and inevitable

• the right to move west

• superiority of American culture

Government Discretionary Spending can be defined as

• spending that is not mandated by law (ex:military budget, education...etc)

• mandated spending (medicare, social security)

• The heck if I know...

• The president's personal agenda

Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon in what year?

• 1954

• 1973

• 1933

• 1969

True or False? Although the United States comprises 5% of the world's population, it has 25% of the world's imprisoned population.

• True

• False

Eminent domain is defined as:

• When the mayor decides the city has more rights over the land than the inhabitants of it

• When the state declares war with its citizens

• When the state seizes property (with payment) for the purpose of public infrastructure (pipelines, roads, utilities)

• When the state seizes property (without payment) for the purpose of public infrastructure (pipelines, roads, utilities)

Sustainability refers to:

• responsible consumption without total depletion; healthy and renewable practices

• Making the resources last long enough for the current population

• Depleting resources but replacing them when necessary

• saving energy for the future; good practices

Civil Disobedience is:

• Being disloyal to the Patriot Act

• Fighting against the government with whatever means possible

• the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest

• Using violence to oppose new laws

Imperialism is

• Colonization at its finest

• Expansion through power; where a country has power over another but doesn’t necessarily involve settlement

• Using military power to take land

• Forcing indigenous people from their own land so it can be sold at a profit

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:

• Self-actualization and safety needs must be met before love and belonging can be established

• Self-actualization is possible for all people

• Self-esteem and safety are the most important elements of a human's development

• Physiological and safety needs must be met before love and belonging can be established

The Bill of Rights is

• Primarily concerned with state laws

• Primarily designed to protect individual liberties that were not protected in the Constitution

• Designed to limit the rights of illegal immigrants

• Hmmmm...I should go back to history class.