US Constitution
• Where was the Constitution Convention held?
How many branches of the Federal Government does the US Constitution call for?
• What are the three branches of the Federal Government
• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
• Which branch would be impacted the most by the federal census – population survey?
• The Legislative Branch– House of Representatives
• How many Senators does each state have?
• How is the number of representatives in the House of Representatives determined for each state?
• What is a Federalist?
• Someone who supports the Federal form of government – power divided between State and National Government
• What is an Anti federalist?
• Someone who supports State government and is opposed to the Federal form of government.
• At the Constitution Convention there was a “great compromise”. What is this?
• Creation of a 2 house legislative body.
• Senate – all states are equal – each has 2 Senators
• House of Representatives – more populated states have more representatives
• What is the system of checks and balances?
• System where branches of the federal government can check each other.
– Presidential Veto– Congressional Override– Supreme Court declaring a law unconstitutional
• What are the first 10 amendments called?
• The Bill of Rights
• What freedoms does the 1st amendment protect?
• Speech• Press• Religion• Assembly• Petition
• Which provision was included in the United States Constitution to allow it to adapt to changing times?
• The Amendment Process
• . The case Marbury v. Madison was a landmark Supreme Court decision because it
• Allowed the Supreme Court to make a law unconstitutional
• Who did the US purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
• Who was President at the time of the Louisiana Purchase?
• Thomas Jefferson
• What was Jefferson trying to accomplish with the Louisiana Purchase?
• Gain control of the Port of New Orleans – the Mississippi River
• Who did Jefferson send to map/explore the Louisiana Territory?
• Lewis and Clark
• What law, supported by Andrew Jackson, forced Native Americans to leave their homelands to move to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi?
• Indian Removal Act
• The long, painful journey that thousands of Native Americans traveled after being removed from their lands.
• The Trail of Tears
• During the start of the Industrial Revolution – prior to 1820 – how were most factories powered?
• Eli Whitney and Samuel Slater were important to the early Industrial Revolution in the United States because they
• Developed new methods of manufacturing
• The cotton gin advanced the growth of the textile industry because it
• Provided a faster method of separating seeds from cotton fiber
During the first part of the 19th century, differences between the North, South, and West led to
Many Americans justified westward expansion during the 1840s based on
• Manifest Destiny
• Which event was a major cause of the War with Mexico
• Texas joining the United States
• What is an abolitionist?
• Someone who opposes slavery
• What was the underground railroad?
• Secret network to help lead slaves to freedom in the North/Canada
• What was the Dred Scott case?
• Supreme Court stated slaves were property and could not file a lawsuit.
• The fighting of the Civil War began with…
• The firing on Fort Sumter
• What act issued by Lincoln marked the end of slavery
• The Emancipation Proclamation
• What was one of turning point battles of the Civil War
• Ultimately which side wins the Civil War
• The Union/North