Early American Government
Constitution
Branches of Gov't
Supreme Court
Presidents
100
geographic feature the British government used in 1763 as a boundary to restrict the westward settlement of American colonists
What are the Appalachian Mountains
100
Due to the limited power of a federal government the Constitution replaced these as the basis of government
What are the Articles of Confederation
100
Congress is split into these two houses (bicameral) responsible for passing laws
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives
100
1954: declared separate educational facilities to be unequal
What is Brown v. the Board of Education
100
The New Deal
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
200
policy used by the British to control the commerce of their American colonies
What is mercantilism
200
these were added to the Constitution in order to gain support for ratification
What is the Bill of Rights
200
prevent any one branch from becoming more powerful than the other two
What is the checks and balances system
200
1896: the court's decision in this case allowed for the 'separate but equal' doctrine in the South
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
200
Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln
300
the Declaration of Independence used the phrase “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” to identify these rights
What are natural rights
300
to account for changes over the years to be met, these can be added to the Constitution
What are amendments
300
the process of putting an elected official on trial in order to remove him/her from office (only 2 US Presidents have ever gone through it)
What is impeachment
300
1857: ruled that African Americans were not citizens and therefore not allowed to use the court system
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford
300
Louisiana Purchase
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
In this publication Thomas Paine argued that American colonists should break free from England
What is Common Sense
400
division of power between the national and state governments is known as
What is federalism
400
the Supreme Court uses this process to interpret the constitutionality of a law
What is judicial review
400
1824: established that Congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce, not individual states (National law is superior to state law)
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
400
Watergate
Who is Richard Nixon
500
the Virginia House of Burgesses and the signing of the Mayflower Compact showed that American colonists practiced elements of
What is self-government
500
This compromise settled the issues of representation and taxation regarding slaves
What is the 3/5ths Compromise
500

this system for electing the President is the one in which the candidate who wins the popular vote might not win the election

What is the electoral college

500
1919: acceptable to limit the free speech of American citizens if that speech somehow creates a 'clear and present danger' for the United States
What is Schenck v. U.S.
500
Fourteen Points
Who is Woodrow Wilson
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