TEST FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 30 Focus is on the document called the Constitution, signed by 40 men in Philadelphia in This document is the law of our land. It has 7 articles. It has 27 Amendments. It works because of a system of checks and balances. It uses a system called federalism, a division of power between the central government and the state governments. Study this PowerPoint, and the Packet, and the corrected work I will give you in class during the test.

1803- Marbury v. Madison– John Marshall is the judge – Missouri Compromise– A law that allows slavery in the South, but hot in the North territories Dred Scott v. Sandford declared Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. This is example of judicial review working to protect slavery Thurgood Marshall, who will later become a Supreme Court Justice. Is a lawyer in Brown v. Board of Ed. This is another example of judicial review. This time it is used to end segregation

From Constitution to Civil War Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over (1) slavery (2) representation in Congress (3) interstate trade (4) taxation

The Critical Period The Articles of Confederation did not work out. Shays’ Rebellion and the Newburgh Conspiracy proved its weaknesses..

The Key Document for MASH 323 The writers of the United States Constitution created a federal form of government primarily to (1) limit the powers of the Senate (2) develop a criminal justice system (3) provide for civilian control over the military (4) divide power between levels of government

The Hero of the Federalist Era Alexander Hamilton urged Congress to pass a protective tariff to encourage the growth of (1) labor unions (3) agriculture (2) manufacturing (4) slavery

Another Hero The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the power of the (1) House of Representatives to impeach the president (2) Congress to override a presidential veto (3) president to veto congressional legislation (4) Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws

Geography The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it (1) reduced British control of North America (2) focused the United States on westward expansion (3) extended United States control over Mexico (4) decreased tensions with Native American Indians

Manifest Destiny The phrase “by military conquest, treaty, and purchase” best describes the 1. steps in the growth of American industry 2. methods used to expand the territory of the United States 3. major parts of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points 4. causes of the United States entry into the Korean War

Sectionalism Leads to War Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and South just prior to the Civil War? (1) The Northern economy was primarily agricultural, while the Southern economy was based on manufacturing. (2) Jobs on plantations attracted more European immigrants to the South than to the North. (3) Transportation systems were more developed in the North than in the South. (4) The Southern economy was more diversified than the Northern economy.

Compromises Try to Save America Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union" (1820) "California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850) "Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854) Which issue is reflected in these headlines? 1. enactment of protective tariffs 2. extension of slavery 3. voting rights for minorities 4. universal public education

Narrow v. Broad Interpretations When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France, he demonstrated that he had modified his belief that 1. the Constitution should be strictly interpreted 2. the federal government should limit individual rights 3. adding territory would lead to regional rivalries 4. commercial development was the main goal of the federal government

Who has the Power? Before the Civil War, the principle of popular sovereignty was proposed as a means of 1. allowing states to secede from the Union 2. permitting voters to nullify federal laws 3. deciding the legalization of slavery in a new state 4. overturning unpopular decisions of the Supreme Court

It all boils down to one question. As the United States acquired more land between 1803 and 1850, controversy over these territories focused on the 1. need for schools and colleges 2. failure to conserve natural resources 3. expansion of slavery 4. construction of transcontinental railroads