First Quarter Exam Flashcards
judical branch
judges and court systems, use the laws in cases brought before then to interpret laws
executive branch
headed by the president, put all laws into action, execute and pass them
precedent
and after statement that becomes an example roll or tradition to be
Veto
prohibit from becoming law, any act of state legislator and use of force against the state you should that estate defied national authority
depression
severe economic turn down
Terriff
tax on imported goods
neutrality
to not take either side in war
assimilation
The process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another
free enterprise
economic system in which private companies compete for profit
urban
cities
Rural
countryside
Labor union
and organization of workers formed to protect the interests of its members
midnight judges
The judges Adams appointed the night before his term is up
The Supreme Court case of Dartmouth College versus Woodward
The state of New Hampshire wanted to change the college started to make the school public
Marshall ruled under article 1 section 10 that states cannot interfere with private contracts
supreme Court case of McCulloch versus Maryland
Maryland tax the second national Bank of the US because it is believe the federal government didn’t have the right to make a bank
Marshall ruled that Congress had the right to charter the bank of the US under the language of implied powers under the necessary and proper clause in the Constitution. This truly brought for the Supremes the clause which reinforce that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and the federal government will always supersede the states
The Supreme Court case of Gibbons versus Ogden
Ogden- state license
Gibbons-federal license
Marshall defines comments to me and I’ll trade including interstate trade the court declared that states cannot interfere with Congress right to regulate business on interstate water race
Siege
tactic in which an enemy is surrounded and starved in order to make them surrender
casualty
military term for a person killed, wounded, captured or missing in action
loyalist
person who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution
legislative branch
carried out by Congress, makes the laws
Patronage
practice of higher political support for government jobs
it was the French and Indian war fought between
The French and Indians against British
what was the last battle of the French and Indian war and who won and why
The fall of the back one by the British because the British seiged the French
what did the declaratory act state
this measure stated that Parliament had the authority to make laws to the colonists in all cases
with what battles of the Revolutionary war begin
Lexington and Concorde
what was Thomases pains message in common sense regarding the Revolutionary war
he wrote about the importance of on struggle against the British Empire and about the ideology importance of American independence
what were the battle of Trenton and Princeton important to the side of the American
they won both the battles which they needed putting heavy losses on the British
what was the biggest problem that Washington and his men face
Cornwallis making the mistake of heading to the VA peninsula called Yorktown
what type of government is formed under the articles of Confederation
A limited national government
what was the reason why the Annapolis convention was a failure
only 12 delegates from 5 states showed
be able to without a fight what she’s rebellion was and name one effect of it
A group of farmers rebelled against the tasks that have to be paid in specie demonstrated to many Americans that are stronger federal government was needed to avoid taxes
what type of government was favored under the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan
in the Virginia plan to Houston national legislator and representation based on population
in the New Jersey plan one House of Representatives same amount of reps pee sate
what is theBill of Rights
10 constitutional amendments designed to protect people’s rights
how long is the senator in office? member in the House of Representatives?
six years per term
two years per term
what happened in the XYZ affair and what you letter stand for
official said to France to negotiate with three secret agents, X, Y and Z
what was the major disagreement between Texas and Mexico would like to be eventful fight for independence
Texas wanted freedom from Mexico because of settlement of Americans we go hidalgo and Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
what were the details of the Monroe doctrine
US is neutral
if you’re here already fine
if you’re not don’t come
if you do come we’re going to fight
what were the alien and sedition acts and how could they relate to the patriot act today
federalists took advantage of the work crisis to push important measures through Congress
The alien act said that the president could imprison or deport citizens of other countries living in the US
The sedition act said persons who wrote, published or said anything false, scandalous, and malicious against the American government could be jailed
why did the war of 1812 start
Warhawks favored a war with Britain to push out British in North America and stop all North American attacks
what does the Missouri compromise actually do
resolved issue of slavery, Missouri was to be a slave state, Maine a free state. All new states above 36-30° latitude were to be free
what did the Adams-Onis Treaty accomplish with United States
Spain gave up Florida to us and fixed boundary between The Louisiana purchase and Spanish territory in the west
how were the Native Americans affect due to westernization
forced onto reservations declined population
what is the idea of manifest destiny
obvious would undeniable fate (to extend to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific)
no some details about the election of 1824. Who won? Why was it a scandal?
Jackson one popular/most elect oral votes but wasn’t enough elect oral votes (122). Clay used his influence as speaker of the house to sway his votes to Adams and he became Secretary of State. Adams won.
what was the result to the increase in farm production in the 1830s
industrial Revolution (Cottongin)
cede
to surrender officially or informally
