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American Heritage Exam 2 Flashcards

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Article 1 of the Constitution

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Established the Legislative branch as a bicameral legislature, set up by population. Brought up 3/5 compromise. Power to impeach the President. Senate has 6 year terms. Necessary and Proper clause

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Article 2 of the Constitution

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Established the Executive branch. 4 Year terms. Electoral College.

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Article 3 of the Constitution

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Established the Judicial Branch. Very brief, Supreme Court and lower courts are outlined.

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1st Amendment to the Constitution

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Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

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2nd Amendment to the Constitution

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The right to Bear Arms

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3rd Amendment to the Constitution

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Quartering of Soldiers

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4th Amendment to the Constitution

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Search and Seizure

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5th Amendment to the Constitution

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Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process, Takings

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6th Amendment to the Constitution

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Right to a speedy trial by Jury, Witnesses, Council

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7th Amendment to the Constitution

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Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits

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8th Amendment to the Constitution

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Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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9th Amendment to the Constitution

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Non-enumerated rights retained by people

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10th Amendment to the Constitution

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Rights reserved to States or People

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13th Amendment to the Constitution

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Abolition of Slavery

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14th Amendment to the Constitution

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Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt

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15th Amendment to the Constitution

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Right to Vote not denied by Race

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Federalist Paper 1

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Hamilton - Setting the stage, let’s try this hard thing

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Federalist Paper 2

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John Jay - What it means to be an American

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Federalist Paper 9

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Hamilton - Speaks about republics and why large republics are good

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Federalist Paper 10

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Madison - Factions. Majority Factions are bad. The Larger the nation, the more factions are present

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Federalist Paper 39

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Madison - National, Federal (State), and compound power. All powers present.

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Federalist Paper 51

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Madison - Outlines checks and Balances

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Federalist Paper 68

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Hamilton - Filters of Consent - How we elect our officials

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Federalist Paper 70

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Hamilton - Energy in the executive. Loves the president, we vote for them.

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Federalist Paper 78

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Hamilton - Judicial Branch is weak, supports judicial review, but it didn’t officially exist.

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George Washington

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1st President, Farewell Address, Leans Federalist Party

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John Adams

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2nd President of the United States, Loses 2nd Term in 1800, Federalist

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Thomas Jefferson

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3rd President of the United States, Dem-Rep party, won 1800

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Andrew Jackson

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7th President of the United States, Democratic, 1828, popular, Indian removal- Trail of Tears

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Abraham Lincoln

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16th President of the United States, Republican, 1860, Pro-union, anti-slavery

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Shay’s Rebellion

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An armed uprising by struggling farmers in 1786-1787 protesting economic hardships and lack of debt relief, which exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and spurred calls for a stronger central government.

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Crevecoeur

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“Letters from an American Farmer” Diversity + Hard work = citizen. “What then is the American, this new man?”

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Corn Tassel

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Cherokee Leader - Same area doesn’t mean shared ideas and beliefs

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John Marshall

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Judge during Marbury V Madison –> led to Judicial Review

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McCulloch vs. Maryland

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Established that congress had the authority to establish a national bank under the Necessary and Proper clause. Affirmed the supremacy of the federal law over state law.

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Frederick Douglass

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“What to the Slave is your fourth of July?”

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George Fitzhugh

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Proslavery - Slavery was beneficial for both African Americans and White People. More humane than the free labor in the North.

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Stephen Douglas

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Lincoln’s opponent, popular sovereignty on slavery

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Charles Sumner

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A leading figure in the antislavery movement

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Alexander Stevens

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Vice President of the Confederate States. Pro-slavery, Cornerstone Speech - the confederacy was built upon the belief in the racial inequality of African Americans

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Thaddeus Stevens

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Major proponent of reconstruction

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John C Calhoun

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Pro-Slavery, Slavery is positive good. Believed in concurrent Majority

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Stacy Schiff

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Founders saw this coming (Polarization, factions) but didn’t know the scale

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Eric Foner

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Second Founding

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Danielle Allen

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Consitution’s immoral compromise, celebrate good

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