USH Unit 12 EOC Review Quiz

SC allowed private redevelopment plans as a permissible "public use" under the 5th Amendment.

An area of habitat connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities or structures.

Commonly known as drone, it is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.

A device that converts the wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy.

Amount of CO2 & other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels.

44th President of the United States (Democrat), & the first African American to hold the office

It started after 9/11 in an effort to dismantle al-Qaeda & defeat the Taliban.

The forcing open of fissures in subterranean rocks by introducing liquid at high pressure.

She was the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election.

Considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry.

Trend in urban neighborhoods, results in increased property values & the displacing of the poor

Protracted military conflict in Iraq that resulted in the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime.

She was the co-founder, along with her husband, of her eponymous cosmetics company.

He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and a co-founder of Apple Inc.

Allows some individuals (brought to US illegally as children) deferred action from deportation.

Space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information.

Organizations that own or control production or services facilities in one or more countries.

US recession officially lasting from 2007-2009 as a result of the collapse of housing market.

It uses two or more distinct types of power, such as internal combustion engine+electric motor.

Allowed Florida's certification of George W. Bush as the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes

Computer system designed to capture, store, analyze & present all types of geographical data.

American businessman best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club.

Supreme Court ruled that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional

Regularly organizes protests around the deaths of black people in killings by law enforcement.

There were over 50 failures of the levees protecting New Orleans following this event in 2005.

Further investigation led to charges of perjury & impeachment of President Clinton in 1998.

An economic stimulus package enacted by Congress to save & create jobs almost immediately-2009.

His campaigns were among the strongest presidential showings by a third party (1992 & 1996).

She is the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, and its third female justice.

System in which trade, industry & the means of production are controlled by private owners.

Goals of his entrepreneurship efforts revolve around his visions to help change the world.

International military campaign to eliminate al-Qaeda & other militant groups (after 9/11).

U.S. politicians rejected the treaty fearing negative economic consequences.

The Supreme Court held that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples.

Agreement in which one company contracts its own internal activity to different company.

He is the founder of Black Entertainment Television, which was sold to Viacom in 2001.

Created in response to 9/11 with the primary responsibilities of protecting the US from threats

It refers to efforts to increase agriculture production worldwide (starting in the 1960s).

An English engineer and computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.

Founder of the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the U.S.