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2. The Congress is a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate

3. The Great Compromise

4. Representation in the House is based on Census data with slaves included as “all other persons” at a “dis”- count

5. The 3/5 Compromise

6. The President is chosen indirectly every four years by this group of representatives from each of the various States

7. The Electoral College

8. The 1 st Ten Amendments were added to ensure individual liberties would be protected from tyranny by the National Government

9. The Bill of Rights

10. The Federalists and Anti-federalists argued over the benefits and flaws of the new Constitution in a national debate known as

11. The Ratification Debate

12. President Washington chose a brilliant group of advisors to help establish a stable national government including Hamilton and Jefferson

13. The Cabinet

14. President Washington used his Secretary of Treasury’s blueprint for a stable economy and currency

15. Hamilton Plan / B.U.S./ Debt Consolidation (any of the 3)

16. President Washington used his authority to enforce US tax laws during this national tax revolt

17. The Whiskey Rebellion

18. President Washington encouraged Americans to avoid “entangling alliances” as part of this foreign policy

19. Neutrality / Non-alliance

20. President Washington promoted “rotation of office” for government representatives when he did not seek a third term as US President

21. 2-Term Limit / Term Limits

22. This Supreme Court Case under Chief Justice John Marshall established ‘judicial review”

23. Marbury v. Madison

24. Both Presidents Jefferson, Madison, + Polk asked Congress to vote for a needed “Declaration” to bolster the US Military against foreign threats

25. Declaration of War

26. President Andrew Jackson used this executive power to stop the renewal of the Bank of the United States by Congress

27. Veto / Presidential Veto

28. President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the US Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia and instead enforced Congress’s Indian Removal Act leading to this tragedy

29. The “Trail of Tears”

30. US Government land purchases including Louisiana and Florida were made using this executive power with approval by the US Senate

31. Treaty Negotiation / Treaty Power / Treaty Purchases (any of the3)

33. This Land Purchase from France doubled the size of the USA and gave the Americans full control of the Mississippi River

34. The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

35. This Land Purchase from Spain gave the USA greater influence in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

36. The Florida Purchase Treaty

37. Adding this State in 1845 resulted in a War with Mexico after a skirmish along the new USA Southern Border

38. Texas

39. In the 1840’s US negotiations with Britain resulted in the peaceful addition of a large territory in the Pacific Northwest

40. Oregon Treaty / Oregon Territory

41. Slogans like “54*40’ or Fight!” and “All of Oregon, All of Mexico!” in the 1840’s were part of national propaganda campaign for westward expansion commonly known as

42. Manifest Destiny

43. This 1820 action by Congress helped to preserve the Union by allowing Missouri to join the Union as a slave state, but prohibiting slavery in other territories North of 36*30’ latitude

44. The Missouri Compromise

45. This 1850 action by Congress helped to preserve the Union by allowing California to join the Union as a free state, but allowing slavery in other territories taken in the Mexican War

46. The 1850 Compromise / Popular Sovereignty

47. This 1854 action by Congress increased sectional tension between the North and South as it allowed a possible spread of slavery into territory North of 36*30” latitude

48. The Kansas-Nebraska Act

49. This 1857 Supreme Court decision was a victory for States’ Rights protecting slavery and overturned the 1820 Missouri Compromise slavery limitations

50. The Dred Scott Case / Dred Scott

51. After this Republican candidate won the 1860 Presidential Election Democrat leaders in Southern State legislatures began to vote for secession and formed the Confederate States of America

52. Abraham Lincoln