Court Cases/Rulings/Legal
What is the term for the Supreme Court's power to review and rule on acts of other branches in government called?
Judicial Review
The amount of money which a nation's government owes is called what?
National debt.
What was Tecumseh's brother, Tenskwatawa, nicknamed?
'The Prophet'
What did George Washington believe political parties would do to this country?
Divide and destroy the nation.
What is the name of the treaty that Spain and the U.S. signed, which gave the U.S. control of Florida?
The Adams-Onis Treaty.
The Gibbons v. Ogden Supreme court ruling gave the federal government the power to regulate what kind of trade?
Interstate commerce.
IE: New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island trading with each other.
What does 'seminole' mean?
Runaway
The only tribe to successfully attempt to fight back against the Indian Removal Act was which tribe?
The Seminole tribe.
President Jefferson made the largest real estate purchase in the history of the world; what was it called?
The Louisiana Purchase.
What is the term for a renewed sense in American pride?
Nationalism
What was Chief Justice John Marshall's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
The state of Georgia doesn't have the right to remove Native Americans from their lands.
What is the term for the process of replacing government officials with the winning candidate's supporters?
Spoils System
Who was the Seminole leader who led his tribe against the U.S. in order to keep their land?
Chief Osceola
Which war was also called "Mr. Madison's War", largely due to it being unpopular with the public, originally.
The War of 1812
What is the term for trash-talking a political opponent?
Mudslinging
In order to address the issue of slavery, what compromise, proposed by Henry Clay, provided a temporary solution to the issue of slave/free states?
The Missouri Compromise.
In order for the national bank to continue existing, it must have a permit to operate...What is this permit called?
A charter
What did some of the Cherokee tribe members agree to do under the Treaty of New Echota?
They agreed to relocate and leave their land in return for a small payment.
Who was the "Common Man's President"?
Andrew Jackson
What was the name for an event in which each state could nominate their own candidate for an election?
Hint: replaced party caucus'
Nominating Conventions
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798/99 spelled out a theory and belief in rights for who?
'Laissez-faire' type of government regulation in economic affairs means what?
Hands-off, meaning the government doesn't get involved or interfere with the economy.
Why did Native Americans side with the British in the War of 1812?
2 reasons:
1)The British supplied them with weaponry.
2) thought the British would help them get their land back.
John Quincy Adams won the presidency in the House of Representatives, in what conspiracy?
"The Corrupt Bargain".
Which Southern state wanted to secede from the union/break away from the country?
South Carolina