Twenty Questions

Subject: U.S. History

Twenty Questions

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1. What are some of roots of democracy?

Magna Carta English Bill of Rights Mayflower Compact Fundamental Orders of Connecticut House of Burgesses

2. What colonies does the mnemonic MR. CaN stand for?

Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire

3. What does the mnemonic 2 New Dramatic Preachers stand for?

New York New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania

4. What does the mnemonic Virginia Goes 2C Mary stand for?

Virginia Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Maryland

5. Name one cause of the American Revolution

Mercantilism (Economic System) French and Indian War (1754-1763) Acts of Parliament (Sugar & Stamp Acts, etc) Boston Massacre

6. List 3 battles of the American Revolution

Lexington and Concord Bunker Hill Saratoga Valley Forge Yorktown

7. Name a document Thomas Paine wrote

Crisis Common SenseDecember 23, 1776

8. Who was Lord Cornwallis?

Leader of British Army during the American Revolution

Defeated at Yorktown

9. Who was General George Washington?

Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1775-1783)

10. Who was Crispus Attucks?

African American who was at the

Boston Massacre

11. Tell me some of the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence

Parliament demanding that colonial legislatures be disbanded

Parliament sending British troops to the colonies Parliament limiting colonist trade with other

countries Parliament imposing taxes on colonists without

their consent– (taxation without representation)

12. What are some of the principles of our constitution?

Federalism Limited Government Individual Rights Popular Sovereignty Republicanism Checks and Balances Separation of Powers

13. Amendments one through ten of the U.S. Constitution are known as what?

Bill of Rights (aka Bill of Individual Rights) Modeled after English Bill of Rights - 1689

14. What are the 3 branches of our government?

Executive Legislative Judicial

15. The legislative branch is made up of …

Senate– Upper House – 2 per state

House of Representatives– Lower House – based on population

100

435

16. The executive branch of our government is made up of …

The President and his cabinet members

17. Tell me 2 constitutional compromises

Great Compromise 3/5ths

18. What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of our country?

More than doubled it

19. What’s the deal with the Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court Case?

Established Principle of Judicial Review

20. What are the #s required to amend the constitution?

2/3rds of Congress

3/4ths of States