Chapter 7
- Legislative branch
- Judicial branch
- Executive branch
What are the branches of the U.S. government?
“We the People”
What is the preamble of the U.S. Constitution?
1.) A group of advisers to a president
2.) A meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections
What is a cabinet? (2 different answers)
To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization.
What is the term "to secede" mean?
The lawmaking branch of government
What is the Legislative branch?
Settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands
What is a compromise?
It was meant to grant full citizenship to formerly enslaved African Americans.
What was the meaning of the 14th Amendment?
Certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future-plus an additional amount of money, called interest.
What is a bond?
Privileges or freedoms that are granted to nations that do not choose a side in conflict
What were neutral rights?
What is ordinance?
A federalist supports the Constitution and an anti-federalist does not support the Constitution.
What is the difference between a Federalist and Anti-Federalist?
The belief that government is subject to the will of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
- In 1791 Congress passed a tax on the manufacture and sale of whiskey
- Western PA farmers were upset by this tax
- In July 1794, an armed mob attacked tax collectors and burned down buildings
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
He used it to make hundreds of appointments during his last day in office
What is "How did John Adams use the Judiciary Act of 1801 to his advantage?"
A strong sense of devotion to one’s country
What is nationalism?
Special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president
What is the Electoral College?
Power of the court to judge whether or not actions of the other branches are constitutional.
What is judicial review?
- Allowed the president to imprison aliens
- The President could also deport those who were considered to be dangerous
What was the Alien and Sedition Acts?
True or False:
The embargo act was established in December 1807?
What is TRUE?
Tax collected on goods that are imported
What is customs duty?
- It gave Congress the power to set taxes, regulate trade, and elect an executive branch made up of more than one person.
- It favored a more powerful government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
What was the New Jersey Plan? (2 different answers)
The preamble makes it clear that the people of the United States hold the power and establish a system of government for their own well-being
What is the significance of the preamble of the U.S. Constitution?
True or False:
Was George Washington a candidate in either of the two political parties; if not, say the correct candidates for each political group.
What is FALSE:
Federalists Candidates: John Adams and Charles Pinckney.
Republicans: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
- Price: $15 Million
- Senate Approved: October 1803
- The purchase doubled the size of the United States
- U.S. gained control of the Mississippi River
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service
What is impressment?