The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) is the most widely used multiple-aptitude test battery in the world. It measures a test taker’s suitability to enlist in the United States Armed Forces and assesses his or her abilities to be trained in specific civilian or military jobs. When you take the ASVAB officially, you will […]
While the ASVAB is designed to determine a potential recruit’s occupational fit in the military, there is no actual “overall” ASVAB score. When people talk about getting a score of, say, a 75 or 80 on the ASVAB, they are really talking about something called the AFQT (Armed Forces Qualification Test) score. A candidate’s score […]
Failure is the number one fear among medical students…especially since it can literally be a matter of life and death. This fear really starts to set in when it comes time to taking the USMLE. While it’s true we are no strangers to test-taking and medical assessments, the USMLE is not a commonplace exam and should […]
Universal suffrage: The extension of the right to vote to all adult citizens, with no qualifications based on race, sex, or property ownership. Thirteenth Amendment: An amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery; ratified in 1865. Fourteenth Amendment: An amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic […]
Political attitudes: The opinions people hold about the role of government and the specific programs and policies that their government should implement. Political culture: The combined set of political attitudes held by individuals within the same culture. Individualism: A social and political philosophy that promotes individual well-being over the well-being of society as a whole. […]
Bill of Rights: The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.Civil liberty: Freedom to do something, usually to exercise a right. Civil right: Freedom from something, such as discrimination. Civil Rights Act of 1964: Law signed by President Johnson that prohibited discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of race or sex. Voting Rights Act […]
U.S. Congress: The legislature of the federal government, divided into a Senate and a House of Representatives. Senate: Upper house of Congress, designed to represent state interests; this chamber consists of 100 members, two from each state. House of Representatives: Lower house of Congress, designed to represent the people; this chamber consists of 435 members, […]
The Declaration of Independence: Formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. Popular sovereignty: The principle that a government derives its power from the consent of the people, primarily through their elected representatives. Federalism: A key constitutional principle that calls for the division or […]
Urbanized population: The number of people living in cities. Urbanization: The process by which people live and are employed in a city. Nucleated form of settlement: The type of settlement typical of urban areas in which the settlement is closely grouped around a central area of development. Core area: The center area of development. Dispersed […]
Economic geography: A field of human geography that studies economic development and the inequalities that are created. The main goal is to find out why the world is divided into relatively rich and relatively poor countries. Capitalism: An economic system in which businesses are owned by private individuals and companies who are free to decide […]