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31 Cards in this Set

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Republic
a government in which power
rests with the people, who elect representatives
to make and enforce laws
Federalist
person who supported the
new Constitution
Anti Federalist
person who does not supported the
new Constitution
Articles of Confederation
adopted in
1781, set up a system of government that
divided power between the national government
and the state governments
Bill of Rights
first ten constitutional
amendments, which guarantee freedom
of speech, press, religion, and other rights
Electors
delegates also decided how the president would be chosen.
Legislative Branch
Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create, amend and ratify laws. The laws created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law.
Executive Branch
the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
Judical Branch
the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
Louisiana Purchase
territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
War Hawk
any Western leader who
wanted to go to war against Britain to
stop British aid to Native Americans and
to force British out of Canada
Embargo Act of 1807
American ships were forbidden to sail to foreign
ports, and American ports were closed to British ships.
Impressments
kidnapping,
of American sailors to work on British ships
Treaty of Ghenty
the documentl signed at the end the war of 1812
1. The terms agreed upon in the Great Compromise were
the representation of the State was decided on their population
2.The states that didn't approve the Constitution were
North C. and Rhode Island
3a. The three branches of the government with in the federal system are the following:
3a:Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch
3b. they protect the government from gaining too much power bythe following ways:
3b: having three different braches and they all have powers that make then Equal
4a. one amendment that protects a individual within the legal system is
4a. the search and seizure act
4b.described this amendment
4b. this amendment makes it so government has to have a warrant to go in their house to search or take anything
4c. basic rights the amendment is protecting
4c. privacy
5a. The three right-to-vote amendments
5a.
1-age
2-race
3-gender
5b. What changed in each of them
5b.
1- the age went from 21 to 18
2- you could be any race
3- ladies could vote too
6a. Goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition:
6a. to map out the west and to reach the Pacifc Ocean
6b. Goals of the Pike expedition:
6b. to map out and describe the east of the Louisiana Purchase
7a. people that were important to the Lewis and Clark expedition
7a. Sacawgawea
7b. the reasons they were important.
7b. helped them talk to Indians, showed then what food is good to eat, and helped them go the right way
8. Causes of the War of 1812
8. the cuase of the war of 1812 is that the Birtsh did not leave the USA, trade issue, and impressments
9a. The definition of prohibition is
9a. you could not have alcohol
9b. which amendment appealed prohibition
9b.
10. The president who limited presidential terms to two terms is
10. Franklin Roosevelt