ALL UNITS

Question 1

Define rule of rule of law

Answer 1

Everyone, including the government, has to follow the same laws.

Question 2

Describe what it means to petition the government.

Answer 2

Petition the government is basically asking the government to take action to address a problem; to fix a wrong or a policy.

Question 3

Under what circumstances did John Locke believe that people have a right to abolish or change the government?

Answer 3

People have a right to abolish or change the government if they feel like their rights are being taken away/threatened.

Question 4

How did the Declaration of Independence express the purpose of government?

Answer 4

D.O.I expressed the purpose of government by stating its role is to secure the unalienable (not capable of being taken away) rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Question 5

Which weakness in the Articles of Confederation affected the national debt the most?

Answer 5

Not having a common currency which caused inability to tax and regulate commerce.

Question 6

Which weakness affected the interstate disputes the most?

Answer 6

No supreme court

Question 7

Describe the Great Compromise.

Answer 7

Brought the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan together.

Question 8

What impact did the Northwest Ordinance have on America’s future, even after the end of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 8

It established a process for admitting new states to the Union.

Question 9

List out the entity that represents each branch and state their role in regards to the law.

Answer 9

Executive: President (Commander of Chief); implementing and enforcing laws
Legislative: The House of Representatives; make laws
Judicial: U.S Supreme Court; responsible for interpreting and applying the laws.

Question 10

Describe separation of powers

Answer 10

Separation of powers is the division of government into three branches.

Question 11

Describe checks and balances

Answer 11

A system where to check that no government becomes too powerful than the other.

Question 12

What is the definition of a duty as it pertains to being a U.S. citizen? Give an example.

Answer 12

A responsibility that you have to fulfill for the benefit of your country.

Question 13

How did the Nullification Crisis begin and end and how did it affect the country moving forward?

Answer 13

The Federal Government passed off a tariff in 1832. SC nullified the law because it was unconstitutional. It caused a lot of disagreement/tension between the states. It almost caused a war.

Question 14

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 14

A negotiation happened between the US and France in 1803; TJ wanted to control the important parts of New Orleans.

Question 15

Texas

Answer 15

Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836 and then became a US state in 1845.

Question 16

Mexican Cession

Answer 16

Mexico lost a large portion of its northern territories to the US through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.

Question 17

Missouri Compromise

Answer 17

Entered as a slave state
Maine entered as free state
30,36 Line (allowed slavery above the line)

Question 18

Compromise of 1850

Answer 18

Washington abolished Slave trade
California wanted to enter as a free state
Amended the Fugitive Slave act

Question 19

How did the Dawes Act impact Native Americans?

Answer 19

It assimilated Native Americans into mainstream American society by dividing tribal lands into individual allotments for private ownership. (NA who accepted the division were allowed to become US citizens).

Question 20

What are the five rights mentioned in the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 20

Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Press
Freedom of assembly
The right to petition the government

Question 21

Marbury vs. Madison

Answer 21

Established judicial review

Question 22

Plessy vs. Ferguson

Answer 22

It legalized segregation and Jim Crow Laws

Question 23

Dred Scott vs. Sanford

Answer 23

African Americans did not gain the right to be US citizens therefore, they had no protection from the federal government. Increased division between the North and the South.

Question 24

Gideon vs. Wainwright

Answer 24

It guaranteed the right to legal counsel for criminal defendants in federal and state courts.

Question 25

Miranda vs. Arizona

Answer 25

Make people accused of crimes be aware of all their rights and seek; have equal access to counsel.

Question 26

Brown vs. Board of Education

Answer 26

It prohibited racial segregation in schools.