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First Quarter Exam Flashcards

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judical branch

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judges and court systems, use the laws in cases brought before then to interpret laws

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executive branch

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headed by the president, put all laws into action, execute and pass them

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precedent

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and after statement that becomes an example roll or tradition to be

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Veto

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prohibit from becoming law, any act of state legislator and use of force against the state you should that estate defied national authority

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depression

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severe economic turn down

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Terriff

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tax on imported goods

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neutrality

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to not take either side in war

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assimilation

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The process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another

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free enterprise

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economic system in which private companies compete for profit

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urban

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cities

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Rural

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countryside

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Labor union

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and organization of workers formed to protect the interests of its members

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midnight judges

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The judges Adams appointed the night before his term is up

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The Supreme Court case of Dartmouth College versus Woodward

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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

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supreme Court case of McCulloch versus Maryland

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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

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The Supreme Court case of Gibbons versus Ogden

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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

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Siege

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tactic in which an enemy is surrounded and starved in order to make them surrender

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casualty

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military term for a person killed, wounded, captured or missing in action

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loyalist

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person who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution

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legislative branch

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carried out by Congress, makes the laws

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Patronage

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practice of higher political support for government jobs

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it was the French and Indian war fought between

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The French and Indians against British

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what was the last battle of the French and Indian war and who won and why

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The fall of the back one by the British because the British seiged the French

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what did the declaratory act state

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this measure stated that Parliament had the authority to make laws to the colonists in all cases

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with what battles of the Revolutionary war begin

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Lexington and Concorde

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what was Thomases pains message in common sense regarding the Revolutionary war

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he wrote about the importance of on struggle against the British Empire and about the ideology importance of American independence

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what were the battle of Trenton and Princeton important to the side of the American

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they won both the battles which they needed putting heavy losses on the British

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what was the biggest problem that Washington and his men face

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Cornwallis making the mistake of heading to the VA peninsula called Yorktown

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what type of government is formed under the articles of Confederation

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A limited national government

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what was the reason why the Annapolis convention was a failure

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only 12 delegates from 5 states showed

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be able to without a fight what she’s rebellion was and name one effect of it

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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

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what type of government was favored under the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan

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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

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what is theBill of Rights

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10 constitutional amendments designed to protect people’s rights

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how long is the senator in office? member in the House of Representatives?

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six years per term

two years per term

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what happened in the XYZ affair and what you letter stand for

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official said to France to negotiate with three secret agents, X, Y and Z

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what was the major disagreement between Texas and Mexico would like to be eventful fight for independence

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Texas wanted freedom from Mexico because of settlement of Americans we go hidalgo and Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

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what were the details of the Monroe doctrine

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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

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what were the alien and sedition acts and how could they relate to the patriot act today

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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

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why did the war of 1812 start

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Warhawks favored a war with Britain to push out British in North America and stop all North American attacks

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what does the Missouri compromise actually do

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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

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what did the Adams-Onis Treaty accomplish with United States

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Spain gave up Florida to us and fixed boundary between The Louisiana purchase and Spanish territory in the west

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how were the Native Americans affect due to westernization

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forced onto reservations declined population

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what is the idea of manifest destiny

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obvious would undeniable fate (to extend to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific)

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no some details about the election of 1824. Who won? Why was it a scandal?

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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.

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what was the result to the increase in farm production in the 1830s

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industrial Revolution (Cottongin)

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cede

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to surrender officially or informally

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