Bill to Law
Before it becomes a bill it starts out as an....
idea
the murder of someone of political importance
assassination
Who Assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Were colleges in the South open or closed during the Civil War?
closed
The Civil Rights Bill said that _________ were free from unjust Southern Laws
freedman
Who writes up the idea and makes it into a bill
A congressman/Congress
dishonesty
corruption
Who tried stopping two reconstruction bills from passing by vetoing them?
Andrew Johnson
Not being able to pay money that is owed
bankrupt
What were the main three groups of people after the Civil War?
Southerners, Northerners, and Freedman
Who votes first on the bill to decide if it goes further? There are two answers
Senate and House of Representatives
the making of things or providing of services for the purpose of making money
Industry
Who was the first black American to be president of an American College?
Daniel Payne
Northerners that tried to get government jobs in the south were called...
carpetbaggers
Organization that was supposed to help anyone who lost a home during the Civil War?
Freedman's Bureau
If the Congress and Senate agree that the bill should go on, who does it go to next?
President
a period of ten years
decade
Who hoped that all Americans, black and white would enjoy a peaceful and successful country?
Abraham Lincoln
Who wrote a report on Reconstruction in the south?
Carl Schurz
System in growing crops in which farmers give a portion of their crops to the landowner?
Sharecropping
What three things can the president do to the bill?
1. Veto it
2. Sign it
3. Do nothing
a group of people that live and work together and have similar cultures and beliefs
society
Who drew pictures making fun of corrupt people?
Thomas Nast
If the president vetos a bill and it goes back to Congress, what fraction of people need to vote yes for it to become a law and override the president's decision?
2/3
What did Southerners call other southerners who supported and worked with the Northerners?
Scalawags