The Constitution
A system where the government is divided into three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—so that no one branch has all the power.
What is the Separation of Powers?
What process is outlined in Article 5 of the Constitution?
The Amendment Process
Political Parties, the Presidents Cabinet, and national nominating conventions are all examples of the...
What is the Unwritten Constitution
The Case of Marbury vs Madison established what power for the Judicial branch?
What is Judicial Review?
Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the land WEST of what RIVER?
What is the Mississippi River?
This branch is also known as the "law making" branch
What is the legislative branch?
The Executive branch can "check" the Legislative branch by...
What is vetoing laws?
This is the foreign policy that George Washington encourages...
What is neutrality?
There is a geographic feature that helped America remain neutral during European conflict... what is it
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The British practice of capturing American sailors was called this.
What is impressment?
This branch of government has the power to decide if a law is Constitutional or not
What is the Judicial Branch?
The two houses of Congress are
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
George Washington set many examples during his Presidency that many others followed, what are those examples called?
What are Precedents?
This is the Supreme Court Justice that established Judicial Review
Who is Chief Justice John Marshall?
The Louisiana Purchase was significant to the history of the Unite States because it...
What is doubled the size of the United States?
The Constitution provides for sharing powers between national and state governments...
What is Federalism?
The 1st amendment to the Constitution protects these 5 rights?
What are the freedoms of Speech, Press, Assembly, Religion, and Petition.
What is a Precedent that George Washington set?
What is, 2 term limit, a cabinet, presidential nominating convention, farewell address...
Alexander Hamilton's goal with the national bank was to help...
What is the nations economy?
This policy warned Europe not to interfere in the Americas
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The authors of the Constitution established a bicameral legislature primarily because they reached a compromise between the...
What are the Large and the Small states?
Miss Marks cat's name is?
What is Ruth!?
In George Washingtons Farewell Address he warned against what?
What are Political Parties, foreign conflicts, civil war?
The plan for how a nation will deal with other nations...
What is foreign policy?
This word means avoiding involvement in other countries’ problems or wars.
What is isolation(ism)?