The right to own a gun is protected under which amendment?
The 2nd Amendment
100
The first Supreme Court case ever, Marbury v Madison, established which important legal precedent?
Judicial Review
100
Thomas Jefferson instantly doubled the size of the United States when he agreed to the __________________ from France.
The Louisiana Purchase
100
The belief that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its territory over the whole of North America and to extend and enhance its political, social, and economic influences.
Manifest Destiny
100
This era saw an increase in religious revivals, and renewed personal faith in religion and moral improvement. It was also a backlash to the logic and reason of the Enlightenment.
The 2nd Great Awakening
200
Which 5 freedoms are protected under the 1st Amendment?
Speech, press, religion, petition, and peaceful assembly
200
Justices hearing this case expanded the definition of commerce to include transportation of goods and services, and upheld Congressional right to regulate interstate trade.
Gibbons v Ogden
200
Known as the first modern President, this man was the first to campaign, consolidated federal power in himself, and perfected the spoils system.
Andrew Jackson
200
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave the United States of America land in which 7 modern western states?
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming
200
This document was modeled after the Declaration of Independence in an effort to establish social reform and more equal rights for women in the 1850s
The Declaration of Sentiments
300
What does the 10th Amendment to the Constitution stipulate?
All powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the States.
300
Which court case was an overwhelming victory for pro-slavery southerners when it ruled that slaves are indeed property and thus all laws pertaining to the limitation of slavery do so without due process and are thus unconstitutional.
Dred Scott v Sanford
300
This succinct speech delivered by President Lincoln proudly proclaimed the Union would not crack, the American system of democracy would not fail, and that the dead would not have gone in vain.
The Gettysburg Address
300
This imaginary line was created in 1820 to solve any future dispute concerning slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana territory.
The Mason Dixon line
300
Horace Mann championed this type of reform, claiming without it our republic would be destroyed like others in history before it.
Education reform
400
If you are caught stealing a delicious banana, a judge can not sentence you to dress in a giant banana costume and parade in front of the store telling everyone who walks by that "I am a giant banana stealer" because this would be considered _____________________ protected under the _____________ Amendment.
Cruel and unusual punishment; 8th
400
President Thomas Jefferson ordered that commissions to the "Midnight Judges" not be delivered. The issue was settled during which case?
Marbury v Madison
400
George Washington's first decision as President was to establish the cabinet. Which departments were created AND who were named their secretaries?
Department of State: Thomas Jefferson
Department of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton
Department of Defense: Henry Knox
400
Sectional tension reached new heights concerning the expansion of ____________ into west.
slavery
400
High levels of domestic violence, poor working habits, and crime are all attributed to consumption and are reasons why many women's groups joined the ______________ movement during the Antebellum.
Temperance
500
Universal male suffrage was officially granted during which Reconstruction era Amendment?
the 15th Amendment
500
Which Supreme Court case garnered the infamous response from Andrew Jackson, "Chief Justice Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."
Worcester v Georgia
500
Which President ended Texas' 9 years of independence by finally annexing the area into the United States?
James K. Polk
500
Transportation of goods from the west to the east was aided by the creation of __________________ connecting eastern ports to internal lakes and rivers.
Canals
500
Brook Farm is an example of a failed social experiment, where groups of Americans tried to establish these in an attempt to improve American society.