Era 11 Vocabulary Menu

cultural pluralism

• is a term used when smaller groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities, and their values and practices are accepted by the wider culture

supply side economics

• Supply-side economics is a macroeconomic theory arguing that economic growth can be most effectively created by lowering taxes and decreasing regulation, by which it is directly opposed to demand-side economics

Stagflation

• In economics, stagflation, a portmanteau of stagnation and inflation, is a situation in which the inflation rate is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high

Trickle-down

• relating to or working on the principle of trickle-down theory trickle-down economics. relating to or being an effect caused gradually by remote or indirect influences.

Economics

• is the study of economies or economic phenomena of the past. Analysis in economic history is undertaken using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and the application of economic theory to historical situations and institutions.

The Left

• New Left, a broad range of left-wing activist movements and intellectual currents that arose in western Europe and North America in the late 1950s and early '60s

The Right

• is supposedly given to a king or queen by God to rule a country. : the right to do or have something without having to ask permission

Amnesty

• can mean a pardon for a wrongdoing, or it can also signal a government's willingness to overlook something. ... As part of a truce, amnesty can be granted to opposition forces in civil disputes. Amnesty to illegal aliens means the government will deliberately overlook their illegal entry to the country

human rights

• Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more

voter apathy

• s perceived apathy (lack of caring) among voters in an election. Voter apathy or lack of interest is often cited as a cause of low turnout among eligible voters in jurisdictions where voting is optional and the donkey vote where voting is compulsory

national debt

• is the total amount owed by government to its creditors. National debt plays a crucial role in a country's financial system.

presidential pardon

• in the United States is the action of the President of the United States that completely sets aside or commutes the punishment for a federal crime. A president cannot pardon someone for state or local crimes. Experts disagree as to whether a president can pardon himself.

OPEC

• In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC, consisting of the Arab majority of OPEC plus Egypt and Syria) declared significant production cuts and an oil embargo against the United States and other industrialized nations that supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War

New Federalism

• New Federalism is a political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government back to the states. ... As a policy theme, New Federalism typically involves the federal government providing block grants to the states to resolve a social issue.

Embargo

• a request or requirement by a source that the information or news provided by that source not be published until a certain date or certain conditions have been met.

Liberalism

• political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central problem of politics. Liberals typically believe that government is necessary to protect individuals from being harmed by others, but they also recognize that government itself can pose a threat to liberty

Conservatism

• a political ideology that values the creation and maintenance of stable societies based upon a hierarchy of power lodged in a traditional class of leaders and deep respect for traditional values and institutions

Feminism

• comprises the narratives (chronological or thematic) of the movements and ideologies which have aimed at equal rights for women. ... First-wave feminism of the 19th and early 20th centuries focused on overturning legal inequalities, particularly addressing issues of women's suffrage