Executive Power
He led an early battle against FR that started the war.
Who is George Washington?
U.S. Supreme Court that stated the states did not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who taught himself to read and write, used his personal experiences to expose the brutal realities of slavery.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
85 essays advocating for a stronger government.
What are the Federalists Papers?
The people are the only source of the government’s power.
What is popular sovereignty?
Jefferson doubled the area of the U.S. by purchasing the Louisiana Territory for $15 million in 1803. Expand the US westward so more Americans could be free farmers.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Set the stage for future expansion of congressional power over commercial activity and a vast range of other activities once thought to come within the jurisdiction of the states.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
Had dedication to end slavery in the United States and his unyielding stance on the immediate emancipation of enslaved people. Founder and published The Liberator, an influential anti-slavery newspaper that ran from 1831 to 1865.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
Hamilton and Madison
Who led the Federalists?
The government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it.
What is limited government?
Indigenous people were forced to move from their native land to the west.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
Stated that the federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Was renowned for the ability to connect with audiences through her eloquent and impassioned speeches, drawing from her own experiences to highlight the injustices of slavery and gender inequality.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Sam Adams, John Hancock, Patrick Henry
Who are the antifederalists?
The government’s power is divided among three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial branches.
What is separation of powers?
Warned European monarchies they had no business in America.
What is the Monroe doctrine?
For the first time in history, the Supreme Court struck down an act of Congress as unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Was a writer and abolitionist whose novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin became a pivotal force in the fight against slavery.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
What did the antifederalists advocate?
The federal government and the state governments share power.
What is federalism?
Release of prisoners during the civil war.
What is the Suspension of Habeas Corpus?
It legally defined them as non-citizens without rights or legal protections.
What is a dred scott v. sandford?
Helped slaves travel to the North once they came behind Union lines.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Included farmers, lower working class and those who favored state governments, unlike the federalists papers.
What are the anti-federalists papers?
Each branch of government has the power to limit the actions of the other 2.
Checks and balances