Important Americans
Foreign Policy
Principles of the Constitution
Documents in U.S. History
Major U.S. Legislation
100
He was the Supreme Court Justice who lead the Supreme Court in expanding rights of the accused.
Who is Earl Warren?
100
This foreign policy warned Europeans against interference in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
100
These customary practices are not specifically incorporated into the Constitution. Examples include: political parties and the cabinet.
What is the unwritten Constitution?
100
This document was signed by one of the first groups of settlers in America and is one of the first examples of self-government.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
100
This law granted 160 acres of land to anyone who agreed to work the land and live on it.
What is the Homestead Act?
200
He spoke badly about President Truman when Truman refused to invade China during the Korean War.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
200
This foreign policy sought to control weaker countries and use them for their natural resources.
What is Imperialism?
200
To prevent one branch from becoming too powerful, this practice was aded to the Constitution.
What is the system of checks and balances?
200
These essays tried to convince Americans to ratify the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
200
This law prohibited monopolies?
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
300
He led a witch hunt during the Cold War and accused Americans of being Communists without any evidence.
Who is Senator Joe McCarthy?
300
This President believed in a foreign policy that avoided entangling alliances.
Who is President Washington?
300
Each branch has a different function within the government.
What is the separation of powers?
300
This is a list of rights guaranteed to all Americans. The Constitution had to have this or it would not have been passed.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The agency was created to protect your money in banks.
What is the F.D.I.C.?
400
He believed individuals should solve their problems and he was very unpopular during the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
400
This was used to justify controlling the economic activities of DR, Nicaragua and Haiti between 1905 and 1941. (Was instituted by Teddy Roosevelt)
What is the Big Stick Policy?
400
To change the Constitution these are passed.
What are amendments?
400
This is a list of grievances the colonists had against Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
This law limited the number of Chinese immigrants that were allowed into the country.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
500
After reading The Jungle he became disgusted and sent inspectors to the meat packing plants in Chicago.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
500
Name the two major wars associated with the foreign policy of containment.
What is the Korean War and Vietnam War?
500
The Louisiana Purchase and Bank of the United States was made possible by using this clause.
What is the elastic clause?
500
This document "freed" all slaves in those areas still in rebellion against the Union during the Civil War.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
500
This law legally ended discrimination in the United States.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
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