Written in 1787 and replaced the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitution
100
The 1st Amendment
What is Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceful assembly, and petition
100
Segregation laws in the South
What is the Jim Crow Laws
100
When one country takes over another country
What is Imperialism
100
A major reason for American Involvement in WWI involving U-Boats
What is unrestricted submarine warfare
200
The three branches of government involved in Checks and Balances
1. enforces the law
2. makes the law
3. interprets the law
(in order)
What is
1. executive branch
2. legislative branch
3. judicial branch
200
The 14th Amendment
What is African American citizenship, Equal Protection Clase
200
Prohibited federally funded schools from discrimination against girls and young women in all aspects of its operations, from admissions to athletics
What is Title IX
200
Which treaty established that:
- Cuba became an independent country
- U.S. acquired Puerto Rico and Guam
- Paid Spain $20 million for the Philippines
What is The Treaty of Paris
200
Two countries fighting one another in trenches between an area called "No Man's Land"
What is trench warfare
300
Three powers of Federalism
1. Given to national government (print money, declare war)
2. Kept by states (license, education)
3. Shared powers (borrow money, tax)
What is
1. Delegated
2. Reserved
3. Concurrent
300
The 8th Amendment
What is Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, excessive bail and fines
300
One of the most known civil rights leaders who was shot on April 4th, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee
What is Martin Luther King Jr.
300
The idea that English - speaking nations were superior
What is Anglo-Saxonism
300
The 4 countries that were a part of the Big Four
What is
1. United States
2. Great Britain
3. France
4. Italy
400
1. A type of government in which one person has total control
2. A type of government where the people control
3. A type of government in which a king or queen rules
4. A type of government that is based on religion
(in order)
What is
1. Dictatorship
2. Democracy
3. Monarchy
4. Theocracy
400
The 25th Amendment
What is Presidential line of succession
400
Limited immigration to 3% of nationalities already in the U.S.
What is Emergency Quota Act
400
When a country is allowed local rulers to stay in charge while the Imperialist nation protects it
What is protectorate
400
Which treaty stated:
- Germany had to pay 33$ billion of war reparations
- Germany was stripped of their armed forces
- Germany must take the blame for war
- League of Nations
What is the Treaty of Versailles
500
State all the rules for how a bill becomes a law
(in order)
What is
1. Introduce
2. Study in committee
3. Debate and vote
4. Send to other side & repeat steps 1-3
5. Signature from current president
500
The 5th Amendment (all parts)
What is Guarantees due process, eminent domain, grand jury indictment
Prohibits self incrimination, double jeopardy
500
Name these court cases
1. Established judicial review
2. Clear and present danger
3. Established exclusionary rule
4. Upheld affirmative action
5. Private organizations can discriminate
What is
1. Marbury v. Madison
2. Schenk v. U.S.
3. Mapp v. Ohio
4. U.C. Regents v. Bakke
5. Boy Scouts v. Dale
500
Which Amendment stated that :
- Cuba could not make treaties with other countries
- Cuba had to sell or lease bases for US
- Cuban debt had to remain low
- US had right of intervention in Cuba
What is the Platt Amendment
500
The five causes of WWI
What is
1. Extreme Nationalism
2. Imperialism
3. Economic Rivalry
4. Militarism
5. Alliances