American Revolution
What Act was a tax on foreign sugar and molasses?
What is the Sugar Act?
What was the Declaration of Independence?
What is... a list of reasons for separating from Great Britain?
What Declaration was a statement of democratic principles and not a framework for government?
What is ... the Declaration of Independence?
How long are Supreme Court Justices placed?
What is... lifetime appointments.
Who was the first President?
Who is... George Washington?
What act required colonized to house and feed British soldiers?
What is the Quartering Act?
What is the 1st form of government after independence from Britain? ( for the original colonies )
What are the Articles of Confederation?
What declaration was influenced by the ideas of John Locke's theory of natural rights?
What is ... the Declaration of Independence?
What is the role of the executive branch?
What is ... Enforce Laws
Made up of President, Vice President, + Cabinet Members
-Elected every 4yrs, maximum of 8 years
-Cabinet: 15 members that advise the President on specific topics
What did the "Proclamation of Neutrality" do?
What is ... isolated the United States from Europe to remain independent.
In what massacre did British soldiers kill 5 people?
What is the Boston Massacre?
What was a success of the Articles of Confederation?
What is a system for governing western territories and a process for admitting new states.
What declaration was established because the colonies didn't want "taxation without representation?"
What is... the Declaration of Independence?
What are the THREE branches of government?
What is... the executive, judicial & legislative branches.
Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury in the United States, that devised a plan to pay off the United States debt?
Who published Common Sense?
What was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?
What was the difficulty with solving many major problems.
Federal government couldn't collect taxes.
Congress vetoed the president often.
No national courts to enforce laws.
What Declaration is similar to the Bill of Rights and stresses the importance of individual liberties?
What is... the Declaration of Independence?
What fraction of the enslaved people's population was represented in the "Great Compromise"?
What is... 3/5
Who had a disagreement over the Constitution that led to the formation of political parties?
Who is... Thomas Jefferson & Alexander Hamilton.
What was the goal of mercantilism?
What is ... the goal is to make the mother country rich/send wealth back.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence & was influenced by Enlightenment?
Who is...Thomas Jefferson?
What Convention led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution?
What was... the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
What does it mean to create a "bicameral legislature"?
What is ... a solution to pick delegates (representatives) from each state to be fairly represented in the federal government.
Bi = two
Bicameral = 2 houses
The House of Representatives and Senate.
What is the process of checks and balances?
What is...
Each branch checks each other to make sure no 1 branch has too much power
*President can be impeached
*Congress can pass a bill, President can sign it or veto it, Congress can override a veto with ⅔ vote
*President can negotiate treaties but the senate must ratify/pass them
*Supreme Court can rule that a law is unconstitutional
*President appoints Supreme Court judges but the Senate must approve the appointments