US History 1
the department heads who advise the president
cabinet
First President of the United States who had the supreme court rule Judicial Review
Thomas Jefferson
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill or Rights
What caused Shay'sRebellion?
taxes placed on farmers
Explorers of Louisiana Territory
Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
Judicial Branch
Bill of Rights
The Virginia Plan wanted representation in Congress to be based on this
Population
Document that incited the American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
Alexander Hamilton was a leader of this "party"
The Federalist Party
What are the three branches of the government?
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
The Federalist strongly supported a
strong centralized government
What was the Fifteenth Amendment?
The right to vote for all free men
The Northwest Ordinance helped to make rules for this
Statehood
President Washington was a General in this war
The Revolutionary War
Name 4 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
No Army, No money, NO president, 13 out of 13 for change, Etc...
A change to the Constitution requires this proportion of votes
2/3
Established the nation's first cabinet
George Washington
The Great Compromise created what?
Our bicameral system of government
This amendment guarantees the right to protest
1st Amendment
a party that supported the common people and favored a small, limited government
Anti-Federalists
The amendment guaranteeing states' rights to anything not outlined in the Constitution
10th
What was the name of the meeting where the Constitution was drafted?
Constitutional Convention
The term of a Supreme Court Justice
Life
Which was the first of the Southern States to secede?
South Carolina
the first secretary of the treasury
Alexander Hamiltion
The amendment requiring a warrant for police search
4th
What is my name? I arranged for the colonies to create a single army, Join or Die was my motto.
Ben Franklin
a party that supported industry, a growing centralized government, and rule by property owners
Federalist
What was the biggest Southern advantage in the Civil War?
great strong leadership and a trained army
The argument between these two men resulted in the creation of the Federalist and Anti-Federalists
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
Name the four major advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
Georgia was founded as colony for what purpose?
The Constitution was written to replace this document
The Articles of Confederation
This man was is considered the "drafter" of the Constitution
James Madison
America's second president who was involved with midnight judges
John Adams
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the civil war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
Which amendment introduced the idea, if your rights are not covered in the future under rights of the accused, then this amendment will?
9th
Which treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
The 2 houses that make up Congress
Senate and House of Representatives