41-45
the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments is?
Federalism
How many amendments were in the bill of rights?
10
He was in favor
What purchase of land doubled the size of the nation?
Louisiana Purchase
What treaty? Great Britian agreed to pull troops out of the Ohio valley and to stop attacking US shipping
The Jay Treaty
Every state gets _ senators in the Senate, so the total number of senators is _.
2, 100
An amendment can be proposed in these two ways.
2/3s vote of each house in congress
2/3s state legislatures by national convention
Why were Democratic-Republicans in favor of the French Revolution?
They were against Monarchy and kings ruling nations.
What was the main reason people moved to California in 1849?
The gold rush
Why did democratic republicans support the french revolution?
They saw it as a great crusade for democracy.
Which branch of government makes laws, Declare war, approves treaties and executive appointments
Legislative branch(congress)
An amendment can be ratified in these two ways.
3/4s of state legislatures
3/4s of state conventions
What was the Whiskey Rebellion protesting against?
Whiskey Taxes
What act? Allowed the U.S. to make treaties with American Indians in the east
Indian Removal Act
Who were X, Y and Z in the XYZ affair?
French secret agents that refused peace talks with America until a tribute was paid
Overriding a presidential veto requires ____.
2/3rds majority in both houses
The president can check Congress's power by ____.
Vetoing a bill before it becomes a law
Calling special sessions of congress
What affair led to the Jay-Treaty?
The XYZ affair
What act? Offered 160 acres of land to any U.S. citizen that had stayed on the land for five years?
Homestead act
The first amendment protected the US citizen’s rights of _____.
religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government
The idea that the government’s authority comes from the people
Popular Sovereignty
The Commerce Clause gives the national government the power to regulate ____.
Interstate commerce (trade and other business dealings between two or more states).
Why was the Jay-Treaty Created?
To mend bonds between the US and Great Britain
What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
That all the states of North and South America were free and independent.