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50 Cards in this Set
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What are the reasons to study history?
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History is interesting.
History is never finished You develop empathy To be a better thinker To learn from past mistakes |
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What are the 5 Founding American Ideals
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Democracy
Liberty Equality Opportunity Rights |
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Democracy
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a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
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liberty
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The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions.
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Equality
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The state of being equal in status, rights, and opportunites
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Opportunity
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A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
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Rights
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According to what is correct for a particular situation. What is allowed by your government.
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Who proposed the resolution for independence
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Rich Henry Lee
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Who was on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Roger Sherman Benjamin Franklin Robert R. Livingston John Adams |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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What are the parts to the Declaration of Independence
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Statement of human rights
Grievances against the king Statement of Independence |
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When was the Declaration of Independence approved
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July 4, 1776
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What are the branches of government
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Executive
Judicial Legislative |
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Preamble - explain what it means
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The people of the U.S. will do what it takes to have justice in a perfect Union and insure domestic Tranquility. We will defend the country and promote general welfare. We will establish the constitution and follow it.
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How many articles does the Constitution have?
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7
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What are checks and balances
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A system of where all three branches work together to help keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.
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Describe the impeachment process
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To charge an official of committing a crime. The House brings charges and the Senate votes. A 2/3 majority is needed to remove the official from office.
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Define the legislative branch
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Congress - the law making branch - two bodies, one based on population (The house of Representatives) and the other with 2 senators from each (Senate)
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What are the jobs of the legislative branch
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Propose laws, Declare war, Override the president's veto with a 2/3 votes, Approve treaties, Approve presidential appointments.
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Define the executive branch
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President and his cabinet
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What are the jobs of the executive branch
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commander and chief of the military, propose laws, enforces the laws, appoints supreme court judges, proposes budget, grants pardons, and makes treaties
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Define the Judicial Branch
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The Supreme Court and other federal courts
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What are the jobs of the Judicial Branch
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Interpret the law, Declare laws unconstitutional, declare president's actions unconstitutional
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What are concurrent powers
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Powers shared by both the state and the federal government - ex: taxes, roads, borrow money, and establish courts
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What are delegated powers?
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Powers granted to congress - ex:coin money, raise army, declare war, establish post offices
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What are reserved powers?
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Powers reserved for the states - ex: fire, police, schools, issuing licenses, conducting elections.
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How many amendments are there
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27
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What are the 1st 10 amendments called
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Bill of Rights
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What percentage is needed to propose an amendment
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2/3
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What percentage is needed to ratify the Constitution?
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3/4
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Explain the impact of the following expansions to the US: Louisiana Purchase, Texas, Florida, and Oregon Country
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They doubled the size of the US and expanded it throughout the land.
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What is Manifest Destiny?
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The belief that God wants the US to expand to the Pacific Ocean and spread democracy across the country to all people.
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What was the Indian Removal Act
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The plan to clear the Indians east of the Mississippi to Indian Territory
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What was the Marshall Court
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The Supreme Court under the rule of Chief Justice John Marshal made a number of Supreme COurt decisions that affirmed federal power
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How did industrialization impact the Westward Movement
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Trains helped people go farther and faster than ever before. They also linked people together, better and faster trade was possible. Mass Production allowed goods to be produced at a rapid rate which made them cheaper. Cotton gin allowed cotton to be cleaned at a rapid rate, thus increasing productivity.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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An anti-slavery novel by American auther Harriet Breecher Stowe.
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John Brown Raid
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John Brown started an armed slave revolt by seizing a United States Arsenal and armed slaves
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Missouri Compromise
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An agreement passed that regulated the slave states and the free states.
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Battle of Ft. Sumter
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The first battle of the Civil war.
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Dread Scott Decision
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A decision that stated that the Constitution does not protect the African Americans.
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Fugitive Slave Law
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A law that stated that if a slave escaped to the North it must be sent back to it's master.
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Compromise of 1850
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A package of five bills passed that decided what states would permit slavery
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Kansas Nebraska Act
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Opened new land and repealed the Missouri Compromise
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What are 3 characteristics of the North during 1850-1860?
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* Industrial
* Limited slavery * Greater population |
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What are 3 characteristics of the South during 1850-1860?
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* Relied on agriculture
* Predominately rural * Relied on slavery as an industry |
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How did the Fugitive Slave Law increase tension between the North and the South?
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* Runaway slaves were forced to be returned. Southerners brought charges against Northerners for harboring slaves. Southerners would capture freemen and claim they were runaways
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What is popular sovereignty?
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* The feeling that regional interests control politics
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Which state became a battle ground for the Civil War?
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Kansas
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Which state was the 1st to succeed from the union?
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South Carolina
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What is sectionalism
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* The differences between the north and the south
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