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History- USA 1918-41 (What was life like for the people (The diversity…
History- USA 1918-41
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How the USA was run
Powers
federal- Declare war, armed forces, foreign policy, regulate interstate trade, the currency
Shared- Law and order, taxes, court system, regulate banks, public welfare.
State- Education, local government, regulate trade within the states, marriage laws.
Structure
Executive (president)- Proposes laws, runs foreign policy, appoints government ministers, commands armed forces
Executive (president)- interprets constitution and laws, final appeal court
Legislative (congress)- Passes laws, agrees taxes, agrees presidents appointments of judges and ministers
Checks and balances
President- checks congress because veto laws,checks supreme court because president appoints judges
congress- checks presidents power because it can reject appointments or overturn the presidents veto, and can withhold taxes
supreme court- checks president because one can say actions are unconstitutional. Checks congress because one can say actions are unconstitutional
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The economic benefits
Submarines- underwater vehicles used by German navy during the First World War to attack enemy supply passenger nd military ship, including, from february 1917, US ships.
War had already had a massive effect on the US economy, because it had created demand for American goods in Europe
Because the Europeans didn't have time to grow enough food or extract fuel or iron and steel, the americans benefited from this and provided these resources
As a result, the Americans benefited from a huge demand in overseas demand