government terms (why)

Sugar Act

• • Britain made it to raise money and pay off debt from the French and Indian War.

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Stamp Act

• Britain made it to raise money from the colonies and help pay its war debt.

Townshend Acts

• Britain made them to raise money by taxing imported goods in the colonies.

Tea Act

• Britain made it to help the struggling British East India Company sell more tea.

Boston Tea Party

• Colonists dumped tea to protest the Tea Act, taxation, and lack of representation.

Intolerable Acts

• Britain made them to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

Bill of Rights

• It was created to protect individual freedoms and prevent the federal government from becoming too powerful.

Take Care Clause

• It was included to require the president to faithfully enforce federal laws.

Fiscal Policy

• The government uses it to influence the economy through taxes and spending.

Monetary Policy

• The Federal Reserve uses it to control inflation and support employment.

Discretionary Spending

• It allows Congress to decide how much money to spend on programs each year.

Examples of Discretionary Spending

• These programs receive funding based on Congress's yearly budget decisions.

Federalism

• It was created to divide power between the federal government and state governments.

Examples of Federalism

Power is shared so that federal and state governments can handle different responsibilities.