Instructions: _∙ Identify Each Item. Give an Explanation or Description of of the Item

question 25

Essay

Instructions:
_∙ Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
_∙ item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Chesapeake affair

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Definitions:

War Powers Act

A federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.

Geraldine Ferraro

The first female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party, running in 1984 on the Democratic ticket with Walter Mondale.

Major-Party Presidential Ticket

The combination of a presidential candidate and vice-presidential candidate representing one of the two major political parties in the United States during an election.

Welfare State

A system in which the government undertakes to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, especially those in financial or social need, by means of grants, pensions, and other benefits.