Talk About:  Caciques

question 18

Essay

Talk about:  caciques

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Definitions:

Great Society

A collection of initiatives in the U.S. introduced by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the goal of eradicating poverty and racial inequality.

City Riots

A form of public disturbance involving an act of violence by a crowd of people in an urban area.

Federal Deficit

The shortfall when a government's expenditures exceed its revenues within a given fiscal year.

Gideon v. Wainwright

A landmark case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment requires states to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys.