Constitution
This was the agreement that came before the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Name the three branches of government
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
What court case established judicial review?
Bonus: What is judicial review?
Marbury v Madison
Laws can be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
What order did Lincoln write that freed all the slaves of the Southern states?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who became president after Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
What is the beginning intro of the Constitution called?
The Preamble
What are reserved powers?
Powers granted only to the states, not the federal government
Dred Scot v Sanford declared that the government could not ban ________ from the territories
Slavery
Name 2 reasons for Northern victory
- Industrialization
- Larger population
- Larger navy
- Controlled shipping and railroads
- Support from France and Britain
True/False: Lincoln wanted to forgive the South and make it easy for them to return to the Union
True
Why did Anti-Federalists object to the Constitution?
It did not have a Bill of Rights
Who is head of the Executive branch?
The President
What Supreme Court case establish "separate but equal" segregation as legal?
Plessy v Ferguson
True/False: The Kansas Nebraska Act was a peaceful solution to the question of slavery in the territories
False
This group opposed Lincoln's plan and wanted the harshly punish the South
Radical Republicans
What is the First Amendment?
Freedom of speech, assembly, press and religion
This philosopher inspired the three branches of government
Baron de Montesquieu
Schenk v US said that which basic freedom could be restricted during times of war?
Freedom of speech
What does it mean to "suspend the writ of habeas corpus"?
People can be imprisoned without a trial
These laws restricted the rights of former slaves
Jim Crow laws
Our Constitution is inspired by the social philosophers of what time period in Europe?
The Enlightenment
What is the system for ensuring that no one person/group gets too much power in our government?
Checks & Balances
True/False:
Korematsu v. United States ruled the internment of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans was constitutional
True
Which Amendment freed the slaves?
Bonus: Which Amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
13
14
System of farming common for former slaves, it kept them in poverty
Sharecropping