Order in the Court
Marbury vs Madison provided the Supreme Court with Judicial Review. Judicial Review is best thought of as...
The Supreme Court deciding what is constitutional and what is not
First President of the US
George Washington
# of Multiple Choice Questions on the exam
28
Question 9 on the exam dealt with the American Frontier. What historical period best connects with the American Frontier
Manifest Destiny
Selma has largely shown MLK JR fighting against which system of segregation?
Jim Crow
Antonio acted out as a steamboat traveling outside of NY. Which case dealt with this issue:
McCulloch v. Maryland or Gibbons vs Ogden
Gibbons vs Ogden
President who tried to keep Europeans out of the Western Hemisphere in the 1800s. President # 4
James Monroe
List 2 strategies for handling Stimulus Based Multiple Choice Questions
Process of Elimination/RCL/Highlight key words/ Use other questions
Question 14: how did winning the Spanish American War change US foreign policy?
Imperialism(no longer isolated)
List one president from the 1980s and something they did during their administration
Ronald Reagan- Reaganomics, STAR WARS, War on Drugs, limiting size of government
George H.W. Bush- Persian Gulf War
McCulloch vs Maryland dealt with the issue of a state trying to tax a part of the federal government. Why did the Supreme Court rule against the state of Maryland?
Federal Supremacy- The federal government is supreme(Above) state governments
President who began the Trail of Tears, fought in the war of 1812, and gave his friends important federal jobs
Andrew Jackson
The second part of your exam is the Short Essay Question. Short Essay questions should be how long?
2 paragraphs
Question 19 shows a squirrel talking with a man on the park bench. What historical period of time are both man and squirrel in?
Great Depression/1930s
How did the instructor characterize the 1970s
Unsteady/Uncertain
Brown vs Board allowed for what to happen in the US?
School Integration
Youngest President elected to the office. Fought in the Spanish American War and hated big businesses.
Teddy Roosevelt
True or False: You should only refer to documents in your body paragraphs on your Civic Literacy Essay
False- you should also mention them in your conclusion
Question 21 and 22 dealt with Japanese internment during WW2. What Supreme Court Case dealt with this issue in the 1940s?
Korematsu vs United States
President Nixon resigned from office. What did he do while he was in office?
Visited China and Russia/Detente
War on Crime/Southern Strategy
List 2 of the 3 types of Supreme Court Cases( What they do)
Increase the power of the Federal Government
Improve/Protect Civic Rights
Limit Civic Rights
President who fought in the Civil War and succeed Andrew Johnson after Lincoln's Assassination
Ulysses S. Grant.
Your Civic Literacy essay deals with a civic issue that is supported by documents. True or False- you must write your own thesis on the essay
False- your thesis is provided in bold on the exam
What strategies should you use on passages in the Multiple Choice section?
Highlight key information(Nouns/verbs/dates) and process of elimination
DO NOT TURN AROUND
What is the name of the Civil Rights Worker in Selma and is on the board in the back of the room
JOHN LEWIS