Vocab
Branches of Government
Misc
Misc
Vocab 2
100
This is a group of the President’s most important advisers.
What is a cabinet?
100
This is a system of government in which the power to govern is shared by the national and state governments.
What is a federal government?
100
This was the period of time in the 1800’s when machines took the place of the people who had been making things by hand. *Note: This is good to know, but won't be on your test.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
100
This is the name of the mission that Santa Anna attacked. While the Mexicans won this battle, the defenders of this place were able to hold them off for 13 days.
What was the Alamo?
100
This word means to give up some of what you want in order to reach an agreement
What is a compromise?
200
This is a form of government in which people elect representatives to run the government.
What is a republic?
200
This is a system of government that keeps each branch of government from becoming too powerful or misusing its authority.
What are checks and balances?
200
In order to get more states to vote for the Constitution, the delegates agreed to add an amendment (a change) to the Constitution if the states agreed to pass it.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
The British forced these sailors to work on British navy ships in what is known as impressment. This angered Americans and in June of 1812, James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Britain.
What is the War of 1812?
200
This word means to reject.
What is a veto?
300
This word means to approve something.
What is ratify?
300
This is the lawmaking branch of the government.
What is the legislative branch?
300
Jefferson decided to buy this land from France. At the time, France needed money because they were preparing for war with Britain. France agreed to sell more than 800,000 acres to the Unites States for only $15 million dollars.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
300
This act forced the Cherokee and other tribes to leave their lands and go to a special area set aside for them that they called Indian Territory.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
300
This is the idea that the government gets its power from the people
What is popular sovereignty?
400
This vocabulary word refers to the the taking of workers against their will.
What is impressment?
400
This is the court system, which is the branch of government that decides whether the laws are working fairly.
What is the judicial branch?
400
Together, these two men gathered a team of 40 people. This team became known as the Corps of Discovery
Who was Lewis and Clark?
400
This is the term that refers to how much slaves were counted as when referring to population.
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
400
This is a form of government in which the people rule and are free to make choices about their lives and government.
What is a democracy?
500
This word refers to pride in one's country.
What is nationalism?
500
This is the branch of government that has the power to enforce the laws.
What is the executive branch?
500
People in this court, that is part of the judicial branch of government, serve for life.
What is the Supreme Court?
500
This document separated our country into three branches.
What is the Constitution?
500
This word refers to when you accuse a government official of a crime and try to get them removed from their position.
What is impeach?
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