Review 2
By JG
US Constitution
• Where was the Constitution Convention held?
• Philadelphia
How many branches of the Federal Government does the US Constitution call for?
• 3
• 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?
• 2
• How is the number of representatives in the House of Representatives determined for each state?
• Population
• 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?
• France
• 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?
• Water
• 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
• Sectionalism
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
• Gettysburg
• Ultimately which side wins the Civil War
• The Union/North
