Governance
This governing ideology is characterized by ultra-nationalism, authoritarianism, the use of fear and violence to maintain power, and suppression of political dissent.
What is Fascism?
This king famously separated from the the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534, and named himself the Supreme Head of that church.
Who is King Henry VII?
This war stirred up a feeling of national sentiment among colonials and led to the convening of the Albany Congress.
What is the French and Indian War?
This Supreme Court decision had a presidential critic who questioned judicial power and argued that Supreme Court decisions were NOT "fully settled" - meaning it could control a particular case, but cannot bind other institutions (act as precedent).
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This Founding Father is also considered the Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
Among other things, this constitutional amendment defined citizenship, repealed the Constitution's three-fifth's rule and barred some ex-Confederate officials from holding public office.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This group debated the need for a national constitution, fearing the centralization of power, and argued for a continuance of decentralized national governance.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This series of wars indirectly created economic wants among the Europeans for items from the East, and they created the famous road on which Marco Polo adventured.
What are the Crusades?
This landmark Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, rejecting the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This is considered one of the first examples of a "social contract," written sixty years before John Locke articulates this idea.
What is The Mayflower Compact?
This was the formal name of Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive political philosophy.
What is New Nationalism?
This man is considered America's first great intellectual. His address, "The American Scholar" was seen as America's intellectual Declaration of Independence. He's also known for his piece Self-Reliance.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
Andrew Jackson became a war hero and household name after fighting in this battle.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
This legislation lead to the creation of new territories, but also enshrined the doctrine of popular sovereignty into law.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This essay, part of a collection of essays written in defense of ratification of the US Constitution, argues that a large republican government is the best way to prevent faction.
What is Federalist 10?
This is sometimes considered the "fourth branch of government". It consists mainly of executive-level agencies that create regulations.
What is the bureaucracy?
Responding to Progressivism, this president said,
"If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions."
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
Sitting on the Mississippi River, this town was considered the "key to the West" by Lincoln and was won by seige.
Where is Vicksburg?
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine declared America the police power in Latin America in order to prevent European intervention.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This former congressman was a fierce opponent of Andrew Jackson, openly condemned the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia, and left the United States for Texas, where he died at the Alamo.
Who is Davy Crockett?
This theory of US governance was first and most explicitly stated by Theodore Roosevelt, and it means that the president could act for the nation's welfare in any way he saw fit, as long such acts were not explicitly prohibited in the Constitution.
What is the Stewardship Theory?
Despite his heroic acts in World War II, the Korean War and being honored with the position of Supreme Allied Commander of the United Nations, this general was swiftly fired after he publicly criticized President Truman and the containment strategy.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
The introduction of this weaponry made the Civil War more deadly than previous wars.
What is the minie ball?
This early Supreme Court decision established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This is the pseudonym used to pen a famous early American essay that criticized the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution, as well as other parts of the proposed US Constitution.
Who is Brutus?