1. Document that sets out the laws and principles of a government

2. constitution

3. What is the main part of the Legislative Branch?

4. Congress

5. What are the 3 branches of government?

6. Legislative, Judicial and Executive

7. Branch of government which makes the laws

8. Legislative branch

9. Document that lists freedoms the government promises to protect

10. bill of rights

11. What was our first Constitution called?

12. Articles of Confederation

13. Who is the main person in the Executive Branch?

14. President

15. Who had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

16. states

17. The Articles of Confederation formed a __?___ alliance of states.

18. The Articles of Confederation formed a loose alliance of states.

19. What was the main problem of the Articles of Confederation?

20. Congress was too weak

21. Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws passed by Congress are Constitutional

22. Judicial review

23. What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

24. Revise the Articles of Confederation

25. What is the main group in the Judicial Branch?

26. Supreme Court

27. In what year did the Constitutional Convention take place?

28. 1787

29. What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

30. Make sure the laws are constitutional.

31. The __?__ Compromise called for a bicameral legislature and 3 branches of government.

32. Great

33. What was the compromise regarding slavery at the Constitutional Convention?

34. 3/5ths Compromise

35. What were the people who supported the Constitution called?

36. Federalists

37. What do we call the leader of the House of Representatives?

38. Speaker of the House

39. What was the name of the group against the Constitution?

40. Antifederalists

41. Formal written change (to the Constitution)

42. amendment

43. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay were part of which group during the ratification debate?

44. Federalists

45. What group wanted a bill of rights added to the Constitution?

46. Antifederalists

47. Patrick Henry was a leader of which group during the ratification debate?

48. Antifederalists

49. System of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them

50. Representative government

51. How long do Supreme Court justices serve for?

52. life

53. What did the Bill of Rights protect?

54. Individual rights

55. Where is the principle of popular sovereignty found?

56. The Preamble

57. What does popular sovereignty mean?

58. The power of the government comes from the people.

59. What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

60. Make the laws

61. Branch of government which carries out the laws

62. Executive branch

63. Settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement

64. compromise

65. System is which the power of the government is divided among separate branches

66. Separation of powers

67. Division of power between the states and national government

68. federalism

69. System set up by the constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to control the actions of the other branches

70. Checks and balances

71. reject

72. veto

73. What allows Congress to increase its power in times of emergency?

74. The elastic clause

75. What are similarities each state had with their government during the Revolution?

76. 1. Constitutions 2. Bill of rights 3. Elected legislature

77. Overrule. Congress can override a President’s veto if two thirds of both houses vote to do so.

78. override

79. Bring formal charges against an elected official

80. impeach

81. change

82. amend

83. Right of every citizen to the same fair rules in all cases brought to trial

84. Due process

85. approve

86. ratify

87. national

88. federal

89. reject

90. veto

91. Not permitted by the Constitution

92. unconstitutional

93. Example set for later people to follow

94. precedent

95. Congress is a bicameral or two house legislature. What two houses make up Congress?

96. Senate and the House of Representatives.

97. Proposed law

98. bill

99. What word means to bring an elected official to trial?

100. impeachment

101. What is the head of the Supreme Court called?

102. Chief Justice

103. Who fought on the British side in the War of 1812. He was able to get lots of Native Americans to help fight the Americans.

104. Tecumseh

105. Who was the American General who won a great victory at New Orleans & Horseshoe Bend?

106. ANDREW JACKSON

107. What were the MAIN causes of the war of 1812?

108. impressment of American sailors by the British War Hawks

109. What do we call people from the South and West who wanted the War of 1812?

110. WAR HAWKS

111. What were the results of the War of 1812?

112. Nothing…..things returned to what they were before the war began. *Called the Wasted War

113. What were 3 precedents set by George Washington?

114. CABINET 2 TERMS ACTED LIKE ROYALTY

115. What region of the country favored protective tariffs?

116. North - it protected their factories

117. What was the name for the statement Washington made which warned the U.S. to not take sides in the war between France and Britain?

118. Neutrality Proclamation

119. Why was the Louisiana Purchase necessary?

120. NEW ORLEANS WAS NEEDED AS A PORT FOR WESTERN FARMERS.

121. Who was President when we did the Louisiana Purchase?

122. JEFFERSON

123. What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the U.S.?

124. DOUBLED THE SIZE OF IT

125. What country did we purchase Louisiana from?

126. FRANCE

127. What year did we purchase Louisiana?

128. 1803

129. Who were the 2 people sent to explore Louisiana?

130. LEWIS AND CLARK

131. Who led the Democratic Republicans (Republicans)?

132. THOMAS JEFFERSON

133. What political party was Pro British, Pro National Bank, had a loose interpetation of the “C” and were wealthy & well educated?

134. FEDERALISTS

135. What political party was for strong state governments, strict interpretation of the“C”, for the common people and Pro French?

136. REPUBLICANS

137. What do we call a tax on foreign goods brought into a country?

138. TARIFF

139. protect What is a tax placed on imported goods to protect factories from foreign competition?

140. PROTECTIVE TARIFF

141. What term means to cancel?

142. NULLIFY

143. What word means taking men from a ship or village and forcing them to serve in the navy?

144. IMPRESSMENT

145. What word means pride or devotion in one’s country or nation?

146. NATIONALISM

147. What was the age of prosperity when Monroe was President called?

148. Era of Good Feelings

149. Who was the spokesperson for the South in the first half of the 1800’s?

150. John C. Calhoun

151. Who was the spokesperson for the North in the first half of the 1800’s?

152. Daniel Webster

153. Who was the spokesperson for the West in the first half of the 1800’s?

154. Henry Clay

155. What statement told Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere? (watchdog policy)

156. Monroe Doctrine (1823)

157. What word means that all people are equal? (this favored common people)

158. democratic

159. Who were the 2 most democratic presidents at this time?

160. Jefferson and Jackson (remember DJ – democratic Jackson and democratic Jefferson)

161. Who was the famous Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the first half of the 1800’s?

162. John Marshall

163. What principle of the Constitution says that the Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress illegal?

164. Judicial review

165. What court case established judicial review?

166. Marbury vs. Madison (1803)

167. Who was the guide for Lewis and Clark?

168. Sacajawea

169. Who was the leading War Hawk?

170. Henry Clay

171. Who was the President during the War of 1812?

172. James Madison

173. What was the name of the battle which was fought after the war was over?

174. New Orleans

175. Who became president as a result of the ”corrupt bargain?”

176. John Quincy Adams

177. What canal linked Buffalo (and the Great Lakes) to Albany (and New York City)?

178. Erie Canal

179. In what year was the Erie Canal built?

180. 1825

181. What do we call traders from New England?

182. Yankee Traders

183. What was the name of the political party led by Jefferson? It favored the common people.

184. Democratic- Republicans (commonly referred to as the Republicans)

185. What was the name for the party of the common people when Jackson was President?

186. Democrats

187. What was the political party called which favored the rich and business people?

188. Federalists

189. What was the name for the change in the ways goods were made and produced?

190. Industrial Revolution

191. What were some of the changes during the Industrial Revolution?

192. 1. Cities grew 2. Machines replaced hand tools 3. New sources of power

193. What invention made growing cotton profitable, changing the way of life of the South?

194. Cotton gin

195. Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?

196. Eli Whitney

197. Who brought the ideas for factories from Britain?

198. Samuel Slater

199. What is the name given to machine made parts that were exactly alike?

200. Interchangeable parts

201. Who came up with the idea of interchangeable parts, allowing assembly lines to revolutionize factories?

202. Eli Whitney

203. What are channels dug by men and filled with water called?

204. canals

205. During Jackson’s Presidency the former Federalists became known as the...

206. Whigs (these were previously called the Federalists) FeW

207. What was Jackson’s political party?

208. Democrat (these were people who would have belonged to the original Republican Party) ReD

209. What do we call it when supporters are rewarded with government jobs?

210. Spoils system

211. What do we call the advisors that Jackson actually listened to?

212. Kitchen cabinet

213. After the Bank War Jackson put government money into banks owned by his friends called

214. Pet banks

215. Congress passed a high protective tariff in 1828. What did the South call this tariff?

216. The tariff of Abominations.

217. Calhoun said that states could declare a federal law illegal. What is this called?

218. nullification

219. Calhoun believed that states had the power to limit the power of the national government. What is this called?

220. States’ rights

221. What did South Carolina threaten to do in the nullification crisis?

222. Secede or withdraw from the United States

223. What tribe used legal means to keep their land?

224. Cherokee

225. Did the Supreme Court led by John Marshall support the Cherokee? (1828)

226. yes

227. What act forced Native Americans to move West of the Mississippi?

228. Indian Removal Act (1830)

229. What was it called when the Cherokees were forced to move west at gunpoint?

230. Trail of Tears

231. What Native American War took place in Florida between 1835 and 1842?

232. Seminole War

233. What do we call the idea that the United States should stretch from sea to shining sea?

234. Manifest Destiny

235. What was the name of the area that both Britain and the United States controlled in the first half of the 1800’s?

236. Oregon (Oregon Country)

237. What was the name of the missionaries who went to Oregon to convert Native Americans to Christianity?

238. Narcissa and Marcus Whitman

239. What was the name of the battle the people of Texas lost that became a rallying cry for the Texans.

240. The Alamo

241. How did Texas become a state?

242. It was annexed or added on.

243. Who won the election of 1844 on the slogan of “Fifty-four forty or fight!”

244. James K. Polk

245. How was Oregon acquired?

246. By an agreement with Britain.

247. What were prospectors who moved to California during the gold rush called?

248. 49ers

249. What was the name of the religious group who moved to Utah from upstate New York?

250. Mormons

251. What immigrant group came to work on the transcontinental railroad and ended up staying in California?

252. Chinese

253. What culture group was found in all lands gained by the United States during Manifest Destiny?

254. Native Americans

255. Does the North or South Have more industry?

256. North

257. Does the North or South Have more slaves?

258. South

259. Is the population of the North or South more spread out?

260. South

261. Does the North or South Have more abolitionists?

262. North

263. Does the North or South have a more agricultural economy?

264. South

265. Does the North or South Have more railroads?

266. North

267. Does the North or South have more immigrants settling in its cities?

268. North

269. Does the North or South have a greater population?

270. North

271. What were laws called which were designed to keep slaves under control?

272. Slave codes

273. What region of the country was famous for its traders?

274. North

275. Where did Northern factories get their cotton?

276. South

277. Who did the South get manufactured goods from?

278. The North and Britain.

279. What was the rich ruling class of the South sometimes known as?

280. The cottonocracy

281. What do we call people who worked to correct the problems of society?

282. reformers

283. What was the slavery reform movement called?

284. abolition

285. What was the alcohol reform movement called?

286. temperance

287. Who was the best known African- American abolitionist?

288. Frederick Douglass

289. What was the name of Frederick Douglass’s newspaper?

290. North Star

291. What was the name of the network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape to freedom?

292. Underground railroad

293. What escaped slave woman made 19 trips to help slaves escape on the underground railroad?

294. Harriet Tubman

295. Who was the abolitionist who published the Liberator?

296. William Lloyd Garrison

297. Who was the women’s rights advocate who later had her picture on a dollar coin?

298. Susan B. Anthony

299. What was the name of the convention designed to bring attention to the problems women faced?

300. Seneca Falls Convention of 1848