Social Studies State Test 7Th Grade Vocab.

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Abolition

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favoring the abolition of slavery by passing laws; people who supported this were called "abolitionists".

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Amendment

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an addition or change to the Const.

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Electoral College

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method of electing the prez. and vp. Electors are chosen fromt a state and cast the votes for the state. Number of electors is dependent on number of Senators + House members.

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Judicial Review

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power of the Supreme court to declare laws of Congress unconstitutional; ex of checks and balances; established by Supreme Court decision Marbury vs. Madison

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Marbury Vs. Madison

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Established the idea of judicial review

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Monroe Doctrine

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declared the Western Hemisphere was off limits to European colonization (Europe had to stay out of N. and S. America-no more colonies)

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Plessy Vs. Ferguson

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Supreme Court decision that established "separate but equal." (this made segregation okay as long as white and black facilites were equal in quality)

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Tariff

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tax on imported goods *goods that come in from other countries)

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3/5 compromise

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clause in the Constitution counting every five slaves as three people in order to determine population. This was imporant becaus your state population determined the number of representatives your state would have in Congress.

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Treaty of Paris

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treaty that ended the American Revolution and gave the colonists independence.

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Articles of Confederation

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the charter of the first national gov. It gave more power to state gov. than to the national gov. (strong state gov./weak national gov.)

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Aztecs

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one of the first great empires of ancient America in central and southern Mexico between 1200-1400 AD

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Bill of Rights

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amendments 1-10; guarantees basic rights to US citizens (speech, press, religion)

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checks and balances

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the national gov. power is dividd between the three branches. No branch can be more powerful than the others.

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congress

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legislative body of the national gov. made up of the senate and the house of reps. They make the laws.