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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


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