What were the advantages and the effects of building the Erie Canal?

It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean Lowered the costs of shipping goods from the Midwest to the Atlantic Ocean Made NY the dominant port in the country Other states saw the benefit, and made their own canals

What is it called when the Supreme Court decides on the constitutionality of an act of Congress?

Judicial review

Life, Liberty and Property…what of it?

John Locke from Europe had these ideas, and created in the minds of people the idea that they don’t have to serve an unjust ruler or king -- the idea that the people have the real power

What does the First Amendment guarantee us?

Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, expression

What does the Second Amendment guarantee us?

The right to keep and bear arms (guns)

What does the Third Amendment guarantee us?

That the government will not quarter troops in our homes

What does the Tenth Amendment guarantee us?

All powers not specified in the Constitution belong to the states (education, voting, law enforcement, etc)

What is impressment

Forcing someone from another country to serve in your army or navy.

What did “taxation without representation” really mean for the colonists?

It was a way to communicate that the colonists were unhappy with not receiving the same rights as Englishmen around the world

What was the biggest fight or disagreement when the founding fathers first wrote the new constitution

The biggest concern was over representation in Congress, with different sized states, how to represent the big with the small.

What are the three most important words in the Constitution. (Hint, they’re found in the Preamble)

We the People

What are the three most important words in the Constitution. (Hint, they’re found in the Preamble) We the People But what do they really mean?

What are the three most important words in the Constitution. (Hint, they’re found in the Preamble) We the People But what do they really mean? That the people have the power, or are sovereign

What do we have in place to keep the President from becoming a fascist?

The Congress can override his vetoes, they can also bring up impeachment charges, and will have the trial as well, The Senate can also refuse to ratify his judicial appointments or treaties.

What do we have in place to keep the President from becoming a fascist? The Congress can override his vetoes, they can also bring up impeachment charges, and will have the trial as well, The Senate can also refuse to ratify his judicial appointments or treaties. This is also called…

What do we have in place to keep the President from becoming a fascist? The Congress can override his vetoes, they can also bring up impeachment charges, and will have the trial as well, The Senate can also refuse to ratify his judicial appointments or treaties. This is also called… Checks and Balances

What did Alexander Hamilton do?

First Secretary of the Treasury, came up with the plan to pay off the nation’s debts, also had the idea that the nation needed a national bank.

Why did George Washington want America to remain neutral while France was having its very own revolution?.

Why did George Washington want America to remain neutral while France was having its very own revolution? Because America was a new nation with newfound independence, and as president, his job was to protect this newly won independence.

What did the landmark Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison do?

It created the idea of judicial review

What did the landmark Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison do? It created the idea of judicial review An while were at it, what is judicial review?

What did the landmark Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison do? It created the idea of judicial review An while were at it, what is judicial review? The ability of the Supreme Court to rule an act of Congress to be unconstitutional

What did the Treaty of Paris do?

It ended the Revolutionary war, and gave America all the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River and from the Canadian boarder to Florida

What did Federalists believe?

In a strong central government. They did not oppose individual rights, but felt what was in place would protect those rights. Would promise an addition of a Bill of Rights, specifying those rights, if the Anti-federalist would support the constitution.

What are Anti-federalists?

They opposed ratification of the constitution, feared a too powerful central government. Agreed to pass the Constitution if a Bill of Rights was added after ratification

What is Manifest Destiny?

The idea that God had ordained America to posses the lands from sea to shining sea. This was much of America’s foreign policy up to the Civil War. The acquisition of Texas, the Gadsden Purchase and the like, are all manifestations of that Manifest Destiny idea

What was the North like after independence and prior to the Civil War?

Becoming more industrial and less reliant on slavery, began to grow fewer labor intensive crops and relied less on slavery, had more livestock.

What is capitalism?

An economic system, where the people own the means of production (land, labor, and the capital). They make money by providing the labor, growing or making their own goods, and selling them. They then get all the profits.

What is mercantilism?

Where nations seek to increase their wealth and power through obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and establishing a favorable balance of trade.

What is direct democracy?

Kind of like they do in Stars Hallow…everyone gets a vote on an issue and decides what is going to happen in the local government.

What is representative government?

Where we elect people we trust to go to the seat of government and make decisions on our behalf. Also called a republic, which is what we have.

How did the first political parties begin?

By differences in opinion. Specifically between Hamilton (the guy who would have been happy if we anointed Washington KING), and Jefferson (the guy who thought we should all be farmers and have a not so strong central government)

What was the Treaty of Ghent and what did it do?

It ended the war of 1812, but that’s about all it did, end the shooting.

What was the Great Compromise?

A compromise that was very great indeed. It combined the big state and the small state plans, specifically regarding who gets what seats in Congress. For more info, you might find it in your notes or in your textbook.

What is “federalism”?

The division of responsibilities between states and the federal government. The states have their own areas of power, and the federal government has their own area of responsibility.

What are checks and balances?

Those things we have in place for one branch of the government to check, (or hold up) the power of another branch. For example, vetoing a bill is a check on the power of Congress, and overriding the veto is a check on the power of the President.

What are separation of powers?

They are the specifics of authority given to each of the three branches of government. The President is the chief law enforcement officer and in charge of foreign affairs, the Congress makes laws, the Supreme Court rules on the application of those laws.

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