Court Cases
Constitutional Principles
Documents
Wars
People
100
Ruling in this case overturned segregation by saying that "Separate is inherently unequal"
What is Brown v BOE
100
Division of power among the three branches of government
What is separation of powers
100
The name of our current plan of government
What is the Constitution
100
War for Independence from Britain
What is the American Revolution (or Revolutionary War)
100
This author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President doubled the size of the US by negotiating the Louisiana Purchase
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
Case in which the Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison
200
Ability of one branch to limit another, ie. veto
What are checks and balances
200
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
200
Conflict between the US and the USSR over the expansion and containment of Communism
What is the Cold War
200
This woman was known as the force behind the 19th Amendment, and was once put on trial for voting.
Who is Susan B Anthony
300
Case which allowed segregation to continue, stating that "separate but equal is equal." It was later overturned.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
300
Sharing of power between a strong central, as well as state and local governments
What is federalism
300
Announced and justified the US break with Great Britain at the beginning of the Revolutionary War
What is the Declaration of Independence
300
Conflict between the Northern and Southern States over slavery, states' rights, and sectional differences.
What is the Civil War
300
This woman founded Hull House, and the field of social work in Chicago. She was a white woman, who as a Progressive Era leader helped found the NAACP
Who is Jane Addams
400
Case in which the states were required to provide a lawyer if a defendant could not afford it.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright
400
The ability of the Constitution to be changed to adapt to the times
What is flexibility
400
Our first plan of government, which failed because it gave states too much power
What is the Articles of Confederation
400
The Zimmerman note and the sinking of the Lusitania were causes of which conflict?
What is WWI
400
This labor leader founded a successful union called the AFT, which still survives today. It was successful because its workers were skilled workers.
Who is Samuel Gompers
500
Case in which the New Deal's NIRA was declared unconstitutional, saying it gave too many legislative powers to the executive branch
What is Schechter Poultry v. US
500
People having the ability to make decisions/to rule, usually through voting. Used to determine whether Kansas was to be a free or a slave state.
What is popular sovereignty
500
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to gain support for the Revolution
What is Common Sense
500
This 1950s conflict concerned stemming the Communist tide in Asia
What is the Korean War
500
These two were executed for their supposed crimes after world war two during the first red scare.
Who are Sacco and Venziti
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