Colonial Era/Form. of Gov't
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get it's power to rule?
What is the difference between loose and strict interpretation of the Constitution?
Loose-Interpret the constitution broadly
Strict-Follow constitution word for word
This war was fought over the border between Texas and Mexico...
Mexican-American war
The 36'30' line is created by this compromise...
Missouri
This created judicial review...
Marbury v. Madison
What was the overall major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Too much power was given to the states, not enough to the federal government
Give THREE events/characteristics/policies of Andrew Jackson's presidency....
Answers will vary
This was the result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo....
Mexican Cession
This gave the South more representation....
3/5th's Compromise
Worcester v. Georgia
Overall name of the excise taxes placed on Colonial goods....
Townshend Acts
This movement led to many social reform movements like temperance and education...
Second Great Awakening
Expansionist president who annexed Texas and obtained a part of the Oregon territory...
James K. Polk
This split a mid-western territory into two states that used popular sovereignty to decide whether slavery should exist or not...
Kansas-Nebraska Act
McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden established the....
Supremacy clause
Give TWO precedents by George Washington...
Cabinet, neutrality, two terms
How were the elections of 1800 and 1824 similiar?
Both went to the House of Representatives
Give an example of an action taken by the government to calm the conflict between the North and South over slavery out west....
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Popular Sov.
Compromise of 1850
This allowed California to be a free state, also strengthened the fugitive slave act..
Compromise of 1850
This upheld the internment of Japanese Americans....
Korematsu v. US
What was the major disagreement at the Constitutional Convention that led to the formation of the first two political parties in US history?
Ratification of the Constitution
This was created in 1823 and followed by American and European nations until WWI....
Monroe Doctrine
How did the acquisition of land out west create problems between the North and South?
Questioned whether slavery should exist or not in newly acquired territories
This created a bi-cameral legislature at the Constitutional Convention.
The Great Compromise
This stated that if speech poses a clear and present danger it can be limited...
Schenck v. US