document that sets out the laws and principles of a government

Document that sets out the laws

and principles of a government

constitution

What is the main part of the

Legislative Branch?

Congress

What are the 3 branches of

government?

Legislative, Judicial and Executive

Branch of government which

makes the laws

Legislative branch

Document that lists freedoms the

government promises to

protect

bill of rights

What was our first Constitution called?

Articles of Confederation

Who is the main person in the

Executive Branch?

President

Who had the most power under the

Articles of Confederation?

states

The Articles of Confederation

formed a __?___ alliance of states.

The Articles of Confederation formed a loose

alliance of states.

What was the main problem of the Articles

of Confederation?

Congress was too weak

Power of the Supreme Court to decide

whether laws passed by Congress are Constitutional

Judicial review

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

Revise the Articles of Confederation

What is the main group in the Judicial Branch?

Supreme Court

In what year did the Constitutional

Convention take place?

1787

What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

Make sure the laws are constitutional.

The __?__ Compromise called for a bicameral

legislature and 3 branches of government.

Great

What was the compromise regarding

slavery at the Constitutional Convention?

3/5ths Compromise

What were the people who supported the Constitution called?

Federalists

What do we call the leader of the House of

Representatives?

Speaker of the House

What was the name of the group against the

Constitution?

Antifederalists

Formal written change (to the Constitution)

amendment

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

and John Jay were part of which group during

the ratification debate?

Federalists

What group wanted a bill of rights added to

the Constitution?

Antifederalists

Patrick Henry was a leader of which group during the ratification

debate?

Antifederalists

System of government in which

voters elect representatives to

make laws for them

Representative government

How long do Supreme Court

justices serve for?

life

What did the Bill of Rights protect?

Individual rights

Where is the principle of

popular sovereignty

found?

The Preamble

What does popular sovereignty mean?

The power of the government

comes from the people.

What is the job of the Legislative

Branch?

Make the laws

Branch of government which

carries out the laws

Executive branch

Settlement in which each side gives up

some of its demands in order to reach an

agreement

compromise

System is which the power of the

government is divided among

separate branches

Separation of powers

Division of power between the states

and national government

federalism

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

Checks and balances

reject

veto

What allows Congress to

increase its power in times of

emergency?

The elastic clause

What are similarities each state had with their government

during the Revolution?

1. Constitutions2. Bill of rights

3. Elected legislature

Overrule. Congress can override a

President’s veto if two thirds of both houses

vote to do so.

override

Bring formal charges against an

elected official

impeach

change

amend

Right of every citizen to the same

fair rules in all cases brought to

trial

Due process

approve

ratify

national

federal

reject

veto

Not permitted by the Constitution

unconstitutional

Example set for later people to

follow

precedent

Congress is a bicameral or two

house legislature. What two houses

make up Congress?

Senate and the House of

Representatives.

Proposed law

bill

What word means to bring an elected official

to trial?

impeachment

What is the head of the Supreme Court called?

Chief Justice

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.

Tecumseh

Who was the American General who won a great victory at

New Orleans & Horseshoe Bend?

ANDREW JACKSON

What were the MAIN causes of the war of

1812?

• impressment of American sailors by the British

• War Hawks

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

WAR HAWKS

What were the results of the War

of 1812?

Nothing…..things returned to what they were before the war

began.

*Called the Wasted War

What were 3 precedents set by

George Washington?

• CABINET

• 2 TERMS

• ACTED LIKE ROYALTY

What region of the country favored

protective tariffs?

North - it protected their factories

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?

Neutrality Proclamation

Why was the Louisiana Purchase

necessary?

NEW ORLEANS WAS NEEDED AS

A PORT FOR WESTERN FARMERS.

Who was President when we did the

Louisiana Purchase?

JEFFERSON

What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the

U.S.?

DOUBLED THE SIZE OF IT

What country did we purchase

Louisiana from?

FRANCE

What year did we purchase

Louisiana?

1803

Who were the 2 people sent to

explore Louisiana?

LEWIS AND CLARK

Who led the Democratic Republicans

(Republicans)?

THOMAS JEFFERSON

What political party was Pro British, Pro National

Bank, had a loose interpetation of the “C”

and were wealthy & well educated?

FEDERALISTS

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

REPUBLICANS

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

TARIFF

What is a tax placed on

imported goods to protectprotect factories

from foreign competition?

PROTECTIVE TARIFF

What term means to cancel?

NULLIFY

What word means taking men from a ship or village and

forcing them to serve in the navy?

IMPRESSMENT

What word means pride or devotion in

one’s country or nation?

NATIONALISM

What was the age of prosperity when

Monroe was President called?

Era of Good Feelings

Who was the spokesperson for

the South in the first half of the 1800’s?

John C. Calhoun

Who was the spokesperson for

the North in the first half of the 1800’s?

Daniel Webster

Who was the spokesperson for

the West in the first half of the 1800’s?

Henry Clay

What statement told Europe to stay out

of the Western Hemisphere?

(watchdog policy)

Monroe Doctrine (1823)

What word means that all people are

equal? (this favored common people)

democratic

Who were the 2 most democratic presidents at this

time?

Jefferson and Jackson (remember DJ –

democratic Jackson and democratic

Jefferson)

Who was the famous Chief Justice

of the Supreme Court in the first

half of the 1800’s?

John Marshall

What principle of the Constitution says that

the Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress illegal?

Judicial review

What court case established judicial

review?

Marbury vs. Madison (1803)

Who was the guide for Lewis and Clark?

Sacajawea

Who was the leading War Hawk?

Henry Clay

Who was the President during the

War of 1812?

James Madison

What was the name of the battle which

was fought after the war was over?

New Orleans

Who became president as a result

of the ”corrupt bargain?”

John Quincy Adams

What canal linked Buffalo (and the Great Lakes) to

Albany (and New York City)?

Erie Canal

In what year was the Erie Canal built?

1825

What do we call traders from New

England?

Yankee Traders

What was the name of the political party led by Jefferson? It

favored the common people.

Democratic- Republicans

(commonly referred to as the

Republicans)

What was the name for the party of the

common people when Jackson was

President?

Democrats

What was the political party called which favored the rich and business

people?

Federalists

What was the name for the change in the ways goods were made and

produced?

Industrial Revolution

What were some of the changes during

the Industrial Revolution?

1. Cities grew2. Machines

replaced hand tools3. New sources of

power

What invention made growing

cotton profitable, changing the way of

life of the South?

Cotton gin

Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?

Eli Whitney

Who brought the ideas for factories

from Britain?

Samuel Slater

What is the name given to machine made parts that

were exactly alike?

Interchangeable parts

Who came up with the idea of interchangeable

parts, allowing assembly lines to

revolutionize factories?

Eli Whitney

What are channels dug by men and filled with water

called?

canals

During Jackson’s Presidency the

former Federalists became known as

the...

Whigs (these were previously called the Federalists)

FeW

What was Jackson’s political party?

Democrat (these were people who

would have belonged to the

original Republican Party) ReD

What do we call it when supporters

are rewarded with government jobs?

Spoils system

What do we call the advisors that

Jackson actually listened to?

Kitchen cabinet

After the Bank War Jackson put

government money into banks owned

by his friends called

Pet banks

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

tariff?

The tariff of Abominations.

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

nullification

Calhoun believed that states had the power to limit the power of

the national government. What is

this called?

States’ rights

What did South Carolina threaten to

do in the nullification crisis?

Secede or withdraw from the United

States

What tribe used legal means to keep

their land?

Cherokee

Did the Supreme Court led by John

Marshall support the Cherokee? (1828)

yes

What act forced Native Americans to

move West of the Mississippi?

Indian Removal Act (1830)

What was it called when the Cherokees

were forced to move west at

gunpoint?

Trail of Tears

What Native American War took

place in Florida between 1835 and

1842?

Seminole War

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

sea?

Manifest Destiny

What was the name of the area that both

Britain and the United States controlled in the first half of the

1800’s?

Oregon (Oregon Country)

What was the name of the missionaries who

went to Oregon to convert Native Americans to Christianity?

Narcissa and Marcus Whitman

What was the name of the battle the people

of Texas lost that became a rallying cry

for the Texans.

The Alamo

How did Texas become a state?

It was annexed or added on.

Who won the election of 1844 on the slogan of “Fifty-four forty or

fight!”

James K. Polk

How was Oregon acquired?

By an agreement with Britain.

What were prospectors who

moved to California during the gold rush

called?

49ers

What was the name of the religious group who moved to Utah from upstate New

York?

Mormons

What immigrant group came to work on the

transcontinental railroad and ended up staying in California?

Chinese

What culture group was found in all lands gained by the United

States during Manifest Destiny?

Native Americans

Does the North or South Have more

industry?

North

Does the North or South Have more

slaves?

South

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

South

Does the North or South Have more

abolitionists?

North

Does the North or South have a more

agricultural economy?

South

Does the North or South Have more

railroads?

North

Does the North or South have more

immigrants settling in its cities?

North

Does the North or South have a

greater population?

North

What were laws called which were designed to keep

slaves under control?

Slave codes

What region of the country was famous

for its traders?

North

Where did Northern factories get their

cotton?

South

Who did the South get manufactured

goods from?

The North and Britain.

What was the rich ruling class of the South sometimes

known as?

The cottonocracy

What do we call people who worked

to correct the problems of society?

reformers

What was the slavery reform

movement called?

abolition

What was the alcohol reform

movement called?

temperance

Who was the best known African-

American abolitionist?

Frederick Douglass

What was the name of Frederick Douglass’s newspaper?

North Star

What was the name of the network of abolitionists who

helped slaves escape to freedom?

Underground railroad

What escaped slave woman made 19 trips to help slaves escape on the underground

railroad?

Harriet Tubman

Who was the abolitionist who published the Liberator?

William Lloyd Garrison

Who was the women’s rights

advocate who later had her picture on a

dollar coin?

Susan B. Anthony

What was the name of the convention

designed to bring attention to the

problems women faced?

Seneca Falls Convention of 1848