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Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Social Reform
Civil War & Aftermath
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What it is included in the Executive Branch
President, Vice President and Cabinet
100
Who has the power to impeach
House of Representatives
100
How many justices are there in the Supreme Court
Nine justices
100
Were conditions at the Lowell Mills manageable?
No, that's why there were many strikes and rallies. The wages were unfair as well as the working conditions.
100
What was a Union plan to cut off the Confederacy supplies?
The anaconda plan
200
Under what President was the Indian Removal Act of 1830 enacted ?
Andrew Jackson
200
What's the difference between reserved powers and concurrent powers
Reserved powers are powers of the state and concurrent powers are shared powers (federal and state )
200
What's the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction
Original jurisdiction means you hear the court first and appellate jurisdiction means you hear it after it has been tried
200
Were there abolitionists?
During social reform, there were many people that believed in freeing the slaves; yes.
200
Where were the three locations the battle of Antietam ?
Corn field, sunken road and Antietam bridge
300
What were two important things that happened in Jefferson's presidency ?
Louisiana Purchase, Embargo of 1807 ( Kickstarted American Industrialization )
300
What were the alien and sedition acts ?
These laws were made to deport foreigners and made it harder for new immigrants to vote
300
What was the result of Miranda v Arizona
Miranda Rights
300
What was the antebellum period?
A time period where there was social reform pre civil war.
300
Who became president when Lincoln was shot ?
Andrew Johnson
400
What offices can the president appoint people to ?
Vice President, Justices of the Supreme Court and ambassadors
400
What is an ex post facto law
A law that changes the legal consequences of crimes that were committed before the law was passed
400
What is the court case that protected students right to political speech in school ?
Tinker v Des Moines
400
What was the gag rule?
A rule that deprived people of having their petitions heard.
400
What was the Radical Republican Congress' plane for reconstruction
Punishment for treason and equal rights for black
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What is habeas corpus ?
A writ requiring a person under arrest to have a trial
500
What fraction of all slaves were included in the states population
3/5
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What is the purpose of the judicial branch
To interpret if laws are unconstitutional
500
What were the thing ps they wanted to reform?
Women's rights, alcohol consumption, crime, fundings for schools, and curriculum.
500
What is Recinstruction ?
What is the time after the civil war