{ US History II Midterm Review
Federal Government
Describe Amendments (Bill of Rights)
1- freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition 2-right to bear arms 3- citizens do not have to house soldiers 4- search and seizure 5- double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain, due process, grand jury
6- the accused have the right to a speedy and public trial 7- right to a jury in civil cases (money or property) 8- no excessive bail or fines, no cruel or unusual punishment 9-people have rights not listed in the Constitution 10-rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the states
What does Amendment 22 state?
No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice.
Explain the separation of powers.
Powers of the government are divided into three branches
Explain checks and balances.
A President’s veto of a bill passed by Congress best illustrates this principle
What is a special session?
In a legislature, a special session is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session.
Define impeachment.
The power of Congress to charge an official with misbehaviors and bring that person to trial for removal from office.
How many electoral votes are needed to become president?
270
What is the job of the Executive Branch?
To enforce laws
What is the total number of amendments to the Constitution?
27
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435
How many members were in the Senate?
100
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
To make laws
What is the cabinet?
Name of the fifteen advisors to the president
What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
To interpret laws and settle disputes
State, County and Local Government
Who succeeds the governor to office?
Lieutenant Governor
Who appoints state officials?
Governor
Who approves the governor’s appointments?
Senate
How many legislative districts are in NJ?
40
Who receives sample ballots?
Registered voters
World War II
Who was Stalin?
Soviet dictator who transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an industrial power
Describe the Holocaust.
The genocide (deliberate extermination of a specific group of people) of Jews and other groups in Europe by the Nazis before and during WWII
Why did the US enter WWII?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Why were Japanese Americans placed in internment camps?
Because of anti-Japanese sentiment (prejudice)
Who were the WAACs and what were their jobs?
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps – nurses, radio operators, ambulance drivers
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
Last German offensive, Germany retreated
What happened on V-E Day/May 8, 1945?
Germany surrendered
What was Germany’s goal in the Battle of the Atlantic?
Germany’s goal was to keep food and war supplies from reaching Great Britain and the Soviet Union
What was the GI Bill of Rights?
The federal government paid for veterans to go to college or technical school, gave them loans to buy homes, farms, and businesses
Korematsu vs. US
Supreme Court upheld the government’s practice of placing Japanese Americans in internment camps
What was the Manhattan Project?
Plan to develop the atomic bomb
What were the two cities where the atomic bomb was dropped?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
What was Operation Torch?
Code name for Allied invasion of North Africa
Which president served more than two terms?
Roosevelt
What was the battle in the Pacific where Japan’s navy was essentially knocked out of the war?
Leyte Gulf