American Government and Political Context

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on key entities, concepts, and policy frameworks from the political context lecture material.

COVID-19

A global virus that caused massive loss of life, devastated livelihoods, upended economies, and exacerbated political tensions.

George Floyd

A Black Minneapolis man whose murder by a police officer went viral, sparking nationwide outrage and protests.

Modus operandi

A Latin term meaning a standard or characteristic way of operating, used in reference to whether sidelining traditional policy-making bureaucracies represents a new presidential norm.

Green New Deal

A policy approach whose proponents advocate for the government to take an aggressive role in tackling climate change.

Medicare for All

A policy proposal whose advocates want the federal government to create its own health care system and end private insurance.

Affordable Care Act

Health care reforms enacted during the Obama administration that expanded the federal government's role in health care.

September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

Terrorist attacks against the United States that led to retaliatory wars fought in Afghanistan and Iraq.