Primary Documents
America's first best seller that greatly expanded the abolitionist movement
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Ruling that established judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine made the United States the "international police power" in dealings between Europe and Latin America.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
The only president not to belong to a political party
Who is George Washington?
The trade policy that allowed for Great Britain to control the colonies in North America.
What is mercantilism?
Called out America's hypocrisy for celebrating a this holiday
What is "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"
Ruling that stated that no African American person can ever be a citizen of the United States
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford?
This policy, while difficult to enforce at the time, claimed that any European influence in the Western hemisphere would be seen as a threat to American interests.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
First political party to support a strong central government
Who are the Federalists?
Anti-immigrant beliefs that often increased during periods of mass immigration.
What is nativism?
Spelled out the containment theory
What is the "Long Telegram"?
Ruling that ended the recount in Florida and possibly exposed a partisan court.
Washington promoted this policy in his Farewell Address.
What is isolationism?
Jefferson's party that supported rule by the people and a small military
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
What is laissez-faire?
Served to boost the American people's spirit during the Great Depression--"There's nothing to fear but fear itself."
FDR's First Inaugural Address
Ruling that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This policy was practiced, with many different interpretations, throughout much of the Cold War
What is the Truman Doctrine?
LBJ caused many Southerners to flee this party when he passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who are the Democrats?
This idea, promoted during the years before the Civil War, allowed for states to decide on the slavery issue for themselves.
What is popular sovereignty?
Josiah Strong's book that helped justify imperialistic actions of the American government, namely the idea that the Anglo Saxon race needs to civilize those who are savage.
"Our Country"
Ruling that made women's reproductive health front and center in politics
What is Roe v. Wade?
This policy used the theory of premptiveness--an aggressive foreign policy never before practiced in American history.
What is the Bush Doctrine?
The turmoil of the 1960s led to a conservative push in politics that has led this party to dominate the White House thereafter
Who is the Republican Party?
A political philosophy based on the ideas of liberty and equal rights.
What is liberalism?