Early Days (Values & AOC)
This American Value says you citizens have many freedoms but also must obey the law
What is rights and responsibilities?
This allowed for equal representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representatives
What is the Great Compromise?
This was the goal of the Consitution
What is create a limited government?
Washington set a precedent of having experts help him make decisions called __________________
What is Cabinet of Advisors?
This American Value says that citizens elect their political leaders
What is representative government?
This determined how enslaved people would be counted in terms of taxation and representation in the House of Representatives
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
This principle gives power to the people through elections where they choose their political leaders
What is popular sovereignty?
These are the 3 causes of the War of 1812
What is:
- Britain allied with Native Americans to stop USA expansion
- British kidnapping US sailors (impressment)
- Embargo of 1807 (limited trade)
These are the first 10 Amendments added to the Constitution helping convince Anti-Federalists to ratify it
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the states?
This required all runaway enslaved people to be returned to their enslavers if captured
What is the Fugitive Slave Clause / Law?
Federalism divided the government into 3 levels - the 3 levels are
What is national, state, and local governments?
This event allowed Congress to expand its power through implied powers: saying Congress has more power than what's listed in the Constitution
What is the National Bank Debate?
Marbury vs Madison confirmed the Supreme Court has the power to interpret the actions of other branches and determine if they are constitutional or not. This process is called __________________
What is judicial review?
This event showed the weaknesses of Confederation specifically the federal government being unable to enforce the law and collect taxes
What is Shays Rebellion?
This is the reason Southerners wanted enslaved people to count towards their states representation
What is to increase their power in the House of Representatives?
This principle allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches through this system
What is checks and balances?
This event proved that the federal government / President had enough power to enforce the law
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
McCulloch vs Maryland said states are not allowed to create laws that violate federal laws supporting this clause
What is the National Supremacy Clause?
This was the consequence of Shays Rebellion
What is the Constitutional Convention or meeting to create a new government?
This group did not support the Constitution and believed that individual rights needed to be listed and protected
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Separation of Powers split the federal government into 3 parts with different responsibilities: list the branch and its main job
What is:
Legislative - Make Laws
Executive - Enforce Laws
Judicial - Interpret laws
List 3 consequences of the War of 1812
What is:
- US created tariffs to protect new businesses
- US created a 2nd National Bank
- US forced Native Americans off all land east of the Mississippi River
- Monroe eliminated the Federalist Party
- US invested in transportation projects
One of the major causes of the War of 1812 was when the British kidnapped American sailors - another term for this is ____________
What is impressment?