Government 1
George Mason was an anti-federalists. What type of government did he argue against?
George Mason argued against a strong central government.
"The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several states...."
What principal to the Constitution is described above?
Popular Sovereignty
This document defined and limited the powers of government, created a general assembly, and granted government the right to levy taxes and collect taxes....In other words it provided the example of self-government. What is this document?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
This group argued that slavery violated Christian principles...who is this group?
The Quakers
How did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?
Disruption in trade due to war contributed to domestic industrial growth
The Virginia House of Burgesses held its first meeting in 1619, held the power to make laws for its colony, and was the first elected representative government. What is the significance of this colonial institution?
The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures
No man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way,.....except by the lawful judgement of his equal or by the law of the land. Magna Carta, 1215
The idea is in the 5th amendment and the 14th amendment. What is the idea behind the influence of the Magna Carta, 1215?
Due Process
King Cotton was the primary economic activity of what region of the United States?
The South
Why was Maryland colonized?
It was a refuge for persecuted English Catholics
How did the invention of the Cotton Gin contribute to the plantation system?
by increasing the profitability of slavery
The Northwest Ordinance established what guidelines?
The process by which states would be added to the Union
The Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776 stated "That all Men are....equally free & independent, & have certain...Rights, of which they can not by any Compact, deprive or divest {remove} their Posterity.....Life and Liberty.....obtaining Happiness and Safety.
What tyoe of rights are being described above?
natural and possessed rights at birth
I am the conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
During colonial times this process provided for the demands of the plantation system....what is it?
Transatlantic Slave Trade
What was the reason President Polk was elected in 1844?
He was committed to Manifest Destiny
The strengths in this document included the ability to declare war, to make treaties, and to operate post offices....The document also had many weaknesses. What is this document?
The Articles of Confederation
As speaker in support of the Constitution without a Bill of rights would argue that....
a strong central government will provide order and stability
What was the result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
U.S. is recognized as an independent country
Britain secedes all land east of the Mississippi River to the Atlantic ocean
The cause of Parliament passing the Stamp Act of 1765 had what effect on the colonists?
Organized boycotts of British goods
(think Big Picture; not specific events)
The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable position s in his cabinet is what type of system?
The Spoils System
What does the Fourth Amendment state?
Unreasonable search and seizure, law must have probable cause, specifics must be described
What is guaranteed in the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Speech
Freedom to Assembly
Freedom to Petition
In the Trail of Tears, what state were the Indians relocated to?
Oklahoma
Primary motives for European Exploration was to increase wealth, spread Christianity, and....
to expand their empires
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved for the states respectively, or to the people....10th Amendment.
What major event involving the federal government and South Carolina had conflicting interpretations of the 10th amendment?
The Nullification Crisis