The system that guarantees that no one branch of our government can become more powerful than the other
What is checks and balances
100
This was our first Constitution (it did not work because of lack of ability to impose taxes, etc.)
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
What doubled the size of the United States during Thomas Jefferson's presidency?
What is the Louisiana Purchase
100
Oregon Trail
What is the trail used to travel to California to expand West and search for Gold
100
Believed in high tariffs
Who is John Calhoun
200
The members of one's staff that the President hires to work underneath him is called
What is the Presidential Cabinet
200
A promissary note that guarantees the buyer the amount they invested plus interest back in order to help the government (usually in times of war)
What is a bond
200
Manifest Destiny
What is the idea that the United States should spread it's culture and ideas from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean (and own all the land in between)
200
Francis Scott Key
Who is the author of the Star Spangled Banner
200
Eli Whitney
Who is the inventor of the cotton gin
300
Who is head of the Supreme Court
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
300
What is it called when something does not agree with the Constitution - the Supreme Court can claim that something in our nation is considered . . .
What is unconstitutional
300
The Northern state's economy was based on?
What is technology
300
Dolly Madison
Who saved important documents from the White House during the War of 1812
300
This doctrine was an example of the United States "flexing it's muscles"
What is the Monroe Doctrine
400
What branch of government is responsible for declaring war?
What is Congress
400
Laissez-Faire
What is the idea that government should not interfere with business or state's laws (let alone)
400
The southern's states economy was based on
What is agriculture (farming)
400
The application of scientific discoveries to practical use is
What is technology
400
The Virginia Plan
What is the idea that population should determine the lawmaking body
500
Three qualifications to become President of the U.S.
What is 35 years of age, a natural born citizen of the U.S., lived in the United States for at least 14 years
500
Nationalism
What is pride in one's nation
500
Where was the first changes in the way goods were made found?
Where is Great Britain
500
Francis Cabot Lowell
Who is the owner of the Boston Manufacturing Company
500
The Brady Act of 1993
What is a law requiring background checks for all those buying a firearm