Big 50 Plus Key Terms Review

The Declaration of Independence was written to a. Establish a form of government to protect rights and freedoms b. Explain our grievances and justify our breaking ties with Great Britain. c. List freedoms and rights to be protected.

The Declaration of Independence was written to a. Establish a form of government to protect rights and freedoms b. Explain our grievances and justify our breaking ties with Great Britain. c. List freedoms and rights to be protected.

America’s first form of government was the _____ of _________ Articles Confederation The Articles of Confederation was too weak & was replaced by the Constitution

What was the period after the Civil War (1865 to 1877) called? Reconstruction During Reconstruction the Northern troops remained in the South enforcing the new amendments.

What are the five functions of government we say are part of the Unwritten Constitution (through precedent or custom)? Cabinet advisors to the president

What are the five functions of government we say are part of the Unwritten Constitution (through precedent or custom)? Lobbyists Hired to influence how Congress votes on laws

What are the five functions of government we say are part of the Unwritten Constitution (through precedent or custom)? Political parties Major parties today are the Democrats and Republicans

What are the five functions of government we say are part of the Unwritten Constitution (through precedent or custom)? Judicial Review Supreme Court can declare a law Unconstitutional

What are the five functions of government we say are part of the Unwritten Constitution (through precedent or custom)? Committee System Congress is divided into groups based on topics

What term means anti- foreigner feeling? nativism

What compromise established two houses of Congress? Great Compromise Which part of Congress has always been directly elected? House of Representatives

The physical count of the people in each state taken every ten years census Years that end in 0 such as 2000 and 2010 (to determine the number of reps each state has in the House of Representatives)

What term means two houses of Congress? bicameral Which part of Congress has members directly elected because of the 17 th Amendment? Senate

These articles were written to gain support for the Constitution? Federalist Papers Hamilton, Jay and Madison wrote the Federalist Papers to explain why the Constitution was a better and safe form of government (not too powerful).

What term means Congress can stretch the meaning of the Constitution to meet changing needs of society? Elastic Clause

Monopolies were business that tried to eliminate ____________ to increase their profits. Monopolies were also called _______ and ________ competition pools trusts

Breaking up monopolies is called? trustbusting The most famous trustbusting legislation was the _________ Anti-trust legislation. Sherman

When ********** ************ was elected in 1860, the Southern states seceded and the Civil War started.

When Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, the Southern states seceded and the Civil War started.

President Lincoln’s wartime war-measure document that freed the slaves (only in the Confederate states) Emancipation Proclamation

The ________ Act was an attempt to “Americanize” the Native Americans. Dawes

The Dawes Act was an attempt to “Americanize” the Native Americans. What term means blending in or accepting new culture? assimilate or assimilation

What act was passed by the first Congress and allowed new states to enter the country? Northwest Ordinance

This was a feeling or attitude Americans had that we should control the entire continent from coast to coast… Manifest Destiny

As part of Manifest Destiny being fulfilled, Congress passed the ____________ Act that encouraged people to move west by giving them free land. Homestead

This term means the states and national governments share power ( both operate and have their own authority )? Federalism

These are powers given to the national government in the Constitution – such as treaties. Delegated powers

These are powers given to the state governments because they are NOT listed in the Constitution. Reserved powers Such as marriages licenses

During the Civil War, Pres. Lincoln was criticized for suspending ???????????? and putting some people in jail without a trial (this can be done during a rebellion of national emergency).

During the Civil War, Pres. Lincoln was criticized for suspending habeas corpus and putting some people in jail without a trial (this can be done during a rebellion of national emergency).

At the beginning of the Civil War, Pres. Lincoln stated his goal was to… a. free all the slaves. b. free some of the slaves c. “preserve the Union”

When a union negotiates as a united group it is called collective bargaining Previously when a union went on strike, judges often used a ________ ___________ to force works back to work. Court injunction

The indirect system we use to select the President is called the _______ _________.

The indirect system we use to select the President is called the Electoral College. Founding Fathers did not trust the common man so they made this indirect system.

This term means people were moving to the cities… or cities growing in size. Urbanization

This term means people adapted or accepted American culture. assimilate / assimilation

This anti-immigration act was passed to keep people from southern and eastern Europe out. National Origins Quota Act or Quota System

Who was our president during World War I ? ??????? ??????????

Who was our president during World War I ? Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace at the end of World War I was called the ???????? ????????????????, which included the peace organization the ????????? of ??????????

Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace at the end of World War I was called the Fourteen Points which included the peace organization the ????????? of ??????????

Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace at the end of World War I was called the Fourteen Points which included the peace organization the League of Nations

The US Senate rejected the Treaty of ????????? & the League of Nations because they wanted to follow a policy of ???????????????

The US Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles & the League of Nations because they wanted to follow a policy of ???????????????

The US Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles & the League of Nations because they wanted to follow a policy of isolationism isolationism means ???

isolationism means staying out of foreign affairs and alliances

US foreign policy of trying to keep China open to trade (not divided up) in the late 1800’s? The ______ ______ PolicyOpen Door

The Red Scare was… A fear of communism … or a communist revolution… during the 1920s because of the communist revolution in Russia

???????? ????????? was the president at the beginning of the Great Depression, but he was defeated in the election of 1932 by ????????? ?????????, who offered his New Deal plan.

Herbert Hoover was the president at the beginning of the Great Depression, but he was defeated in the election of 1932 by ????????? ?????????, who offered his New Deal plan.

Herbert Hoover was the president at the beginning of the Great Depression, but he was defeated in the election of 1932 by Franklin Roosevelt, who offered his New Deal plan.

Franklin Roosevelt established the __.__.__.__. to build confidence in banks (insured deposits so banks did not close).

Franklin Roosevelt established the F. D. I. C. to build confidence in banks (insured deposits so banks did not close). Federal Deposit Insurance Corps

After World War II, the US used the ??????? ???? to rebuild Europe (factories and roads destroyed by the bombing).

After World War II, the US used the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe (factories and roads destroyed by the bombing).

After World War II, the US helped form __.__.__.__. to protect Western Europe from Soviet / communist aggression.

After World War II, the US helped form N.A.T.O. to protect Western Europe from Soviet / communist aggression.

N.A.T.O. was based on ??????? ????????? Meaning if one member nation was attacked then the others would help to defend them.

N.A.T.O. was based on collective security Meaning if one member nation was attacked then the others would help to defend them.

During the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson started his ??????? ???????? to help correct social problems such as…

During the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson started his Great Society to help correct social problems such as… Racial injustice and Poverty

After the Vietnam War, Congress passed the ????? ?????? Act that limited the president’s power when deploying troops because he needed to get their permission after 30 days.

After the Vietnam War, Congress passed the War Powers Act that limited the president’s power when deploying troops because he needed to get their permission after 30 days.

This term means a lessening or “cooling” of tensions during the Cold War? detente

The Federal Reserve (or FED) is like the old National Bank and controls two important things: 1) ***** ****** 2) ******** *****

The Federal Reserve (or FED) is like the old National Bank and controls two important things: 1) money supply 2) ******** *****

The Federal Reserve (or FED) is like the old National Bank and controls two important things: 1) money supply 2) interest rates

What were some things that Southerners did to keep blacks from voting? poll taxes literacy tests grandfather clause

Two important labor union leaders were ******* ********* and ******* ****

Two important labor union leaders were Samuel ********* and Eugene ****

Two important labor union leaders were Samuel Gompers and Eugene Debs

Which of these two was the most radical (a Socialist)? Samuel Gompers and Eugene Debs

The government first supported unions with the ****** ***** Relations Act that made collective bargaining legal.

The government first supported unions with the Wagner Labor Relations Act that made collective bargaining legal.

After World War II, the US and the ****** ***** became superpowers. The US tried to limit communism from spreading through a policy called ***********.

After World War II, the US and the Soviet Union became superpowers. The US tried to limit communism from spreading through a policy called ***********.

After World War II, the US and the Soviet Union became superpowers. The US tried to limit communism from spreading through a policy called containment.

After World War II, the US started the ******** Plan to help rebuild war-torn Western Europe, so they would not turn to ******ism

After World War II, the US and the ****** ***** became superpowers. The US tried to limit communism from spreading through a policy called ***********.

After World War II, the US and the Soviet Union became superpowers. The US tried to limit communism from spreading through a policy called ***********.

After World War II, the US and the Soviet Union became superpowers. The US tried to limit communism from spreading through a policy called containment.

After World War II, the US started the ******** Plan to help rebuild war-torn Western Europe, so they would not turn to ******ism

After World War II, our president started the ****** Doctrine to help countries resist ********* by giving them money and supplies (Greece and Turkey for example).

After World War II, our president started the Truman Doctrine to help countries resist ********* by giving them money and supplies (Greece and Turkey for example).

After World War II, our president started the Truman Doctrine to help countries resist communism by giving them money and supplies (Greece and Turkey for example).

After World War II, the US and the ****** ***** became superpowers. The US tried to limit communism from spreading through a policy called ***********.

After World War II, the US and the Soviet Union became superpowers. The US tried to limit communism from spreading through a policy called ***********.

After World War II, the US and the Soviet Union became superpowers. The US tried to limit communism from spreading through a policy called containment.

After World War II, the US started the ******** Plan to help rebuild war-torn Western Europe, so they would not turn to ******ism

After World War II, our president started the ****** Doctrine to help countries resist ********* by giving them money and supplies (Greece and Turkey for example).

After World War II, our president started the Truman Doctrine to help countries resist ********* by giving them money and supplies (Greece and Turkey for example).

After World War II, our president started the Truman Doctrine to help countries resist communism by giving them money and supplies (Greece and Turkey for example).

During the Cold War of the 1960s, President ******* faced the ***** ******* crisis when the Soviet Union placed missiles on the island near Florida. The president used a ******** or “quarantine” to prevent nuclear warheads from getting in.

During the Cold War of the 1960s, President Kennedy faced the ***** ******* crisis when the Soviet Union placed missiles on the island near Florida. The president used a ******** or “quarantine” to prevent nuclear warheads from getting in.

During the Cold War of the 1960s, President Kennedy faced the Cuban Missile crisis when the Soviet Union placed missiles on the island near Florida. The president used a ******** or “quarantine” to prevent nuclear warheads from getting in.

During the Cold War of the 1960s, President Kennedy faced the Cuban Missile crisis when the Soviet Union placed missiles on the island near Florida. The president used a blockade or “quarantine” to prevent nuclear warheads from getting in.

He was the Federalist chief justice of the Supreme Court in the Marbury v Madison case. **** ********

He was the Federalist chief justice of the Supreme Court in the Marbury v Madison case. John Marshall

Two key parts to the Monroe Doctrine were… 1.

Two key parts to the Monroe Doctrine were… 1. __________ stay out of _________ ______________ 2. The ___________ will stay out of _______________

Two key parts to the Monroe Doctrine were… 1. Europe stay out of _________ ______________ 2. The ___________ will stay out of _______________

Two key parts to the Monroe Doctrine were… 1. Europe stay out of Latin America 2. The ___________ will stay out of _______________

Two key parts to the Monroe Doctrine were… 1. Europe stay out of Latin America 2. The United States will stay out of _______________

Two key parts to the Monroe Doctrine were… 1. Europe stay out of Latin America 2. The United States will stay out of European affairs.

President Jimmy ?????? led the efforts for the Camp David or Middle East Peace Accords (when Israel and Egypt signed a treaty)

President Jimmy Carter led the efforts for the Camp David or Middle East Peace Accords (when Israel and Egypt signed a treaty)

What was the period of appreciation for African American artists and writers during the 1920’s called the _________ ____________

What was the period of appreciation for African American artists and writers during the 1920’s called the Harlem Renaissance

What were muckrakers? Writers during the Progressive Era that tried to draw attention to social problems. Upton Sinclair’s writing led to the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat inspections

What did Franklin Roosevelt try to do when part of his New Deal plan was declared unconstitutional? Tried to “pack the Supreme Court” with extra judges.

The ******* Act was passed by Congress after 9/11 to help prevent future domestic terrorist attacks. The Department of ******** ******** was created to coordinate efforts to stop domestic terrorism.

The Patriot Act was passed by Congress after 9/11 to help prevent future domestic terrorist attacks. The Department of ******** ******** was created to coordinate efforts to stop domestic terrorism.

The Patriot Act was passed by Congress after 9/11 to help prevent future domestic terrorist attacks. The Department of Homeland Security was created to coordinate efforts to stop domestic terrorism.