Review 2

By JG

US Constitution

• Where was the Constitution Convention held?

• Philadelphia

How many branches of the Federal Government does the US Constitution call for?

• 3

• What are the three branches of the Federal Government

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Which branch would be impacted the most by the federal census – population survey?

• The Legislative Branch– House of Representatives

• How many Senators does each state have?

• 2

• How is the number of representatives in the House of Representatives determined for each state?

• Population

• What is a Federalist?

• Someone who supports the Federal form of government – power divided between State and National Government

• What is an Anti federalist?

• Someone who supports State government and is opposed to the Federal form of government.

• At the Constitution Convention there was a “great compromise”. What is this?

• Creation of a 2 house legislative body.

• Senate – all states are equal – each has 2 Senators

• House of Representatives – more populated states have more representatives

• What is the system of checks and balances?

• System where branches of the federal government can check each other.

– Presidential Veto– Congressional Override– Supreme Court declaring a law unconstitutional

• What are the first 10 amendments called?

• The Bill of Rights

• What freedoms does the 1st amendment protect?

• Speech• Press• Religion• Assembly• Petition

• Which provision was included in the United States Constitution to allow it to adapt to changing times?

• The Amendment Process

• . The case Marbury v. Madison was a landmark Supreme Court decision because it

• Allowed the Supreme Court to make a law unconstitutional

• Who did the US purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

• France

• Who was President at the time of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson

• What was Jefferson trying to accomplish with the Louisiana Purchase?

• Gain control of the Port of New Orleans – the Mississippi River

• Who did Jefferson send to map/explore the Louisiana Territory?

• Lewis and Clark

• What law, supported by Andrew Jackson, forced Native Americans to leave their homelands to move to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi?

• Indian Removal Act

• The long, painful journey that thousands of Native Americans traveled after being removed from their lands.

• The Trail of Tears

• During the start of the Industrial Revolution – prior to 1820 – how were most factories powered?

• Water

• Eli Whitney and Samuel Slater were important to the early Industrial Revolution in the United States because they

• Developed new methods of manufacturing

• The cotton gin advanced the growth of the textile industry because it

• Provided a faster method of separating seeds from cotton fiber

During the first part of the 19th century, differences between the North, South, and West led to

• Sectionalism

Many Americans justified westward expansion during the 1840s based on

• Manifest Destiny

• Which event was a major cause of the War with Mexico

• Texas joining the United States

• What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who opposes slavery

• What was the underground railroad?

• Secret network to help lead slaves to freedom in the North/Canada

• What was the Dred Scott case?

• Supreme Court stated slaves were property and could not file a lawsuit.

• The fighting of the Civil War began with…

• The firing on Fort Sumter

• What act issued by Lincoln marked the end of slavery

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• What was one of turning point battles of the Civil War

• Gettysburg

• Ultimately which side wins the Civil War

• The Union/North