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Histroy midterm
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Salutary Neglect | -The British were loosely or not enforcing rules and laws on the colonies -Led to tension when the British became strict while the colonists were used to more freedom |
| Mercantilism | Maximizes exports and minimizes imports for profitable trading |
| Navigation Acts | -Acts of parliament on trade and ships that restricted colonial trade - wanted to achieve mercantilism |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | First written constitution in colonies, first time limits of government were written |
| Stamp act | Taxed any official/printed paper to raise funds for British military |
| Mayflower Compact | A document that pledged the pilgrims to make decisions by the WILL OF THE MAJORITY |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | First representative assembly and law making body in the colonies |
| Seven Years War | -French + Native allies against British, British won giving them colonial supremacy -Taxes were raised in the colonies to pay for the war |
| The Great Awakening | -Revived religion, but people thought of religion differently -Churched separated -Church leaders were questioned -Schools were build and education grew |
| The Enlightenment | -Movement of literature and philosophy in Europe -Questioned political authority and the king -John Lockes ideas influenced the revolution and the consitiution |
| Bacons Rebellion | -Virginia House of Burgesses were not protecting farms and indentured servants -Argued taxation without representation (taxes imposed on a population who doesn't have representation in the government) |
| Roger Williams | -Founder of Rhode Island -Believed in paying Natives for land -Religious tolerance "Should not be punished for religious beliefs" |
| Writs of Assistance | |
| Stamp Act | |
| Declaratory Act | |
| Boston Massacre | |
| Tea Act | |
| Intolerable Acts | |
| Sugar Act | |
| Sons of Liberty | |
| Townshend Acts | |
| Committees of Correspondence | |
| Boston Tea Party | |
| Quartering Act | |
| The Preamble is the | Statement of purpose (we the people) -more perfect union -justice -domestic tranquility -provide for the common defense -promote general wellfare -secure blessings of liberty |
| Enumerated powers are | those expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution |
| Implied powers enable the federal government to | carry out tasks outlined by the enumerated powers. |
| Elastic clause | Congress can stretch their powers but only to a point (the elastic will snap) |
| Who makes up the legislative branch | -Congress (name of the branch) -House of Reps -Senate |
| How many legislators from each state? | 2 representatives/senators from each state (?) |
| What are the requirements to become a member of the house and how long do they serve | House: live in their state, 25+ years old, 7 years of citizen ship - serve for two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year |
| What are the requirements to become a member of the senate and how long do they serve | Senate: 30+ years old, live in their state, 9 years of citizenship - serve for six-year terms 1/3 are reelected every 2 years |
| What is the function of the legislative branch? | To make laws |
| What are some of the enumerated powers of the legislative branch? | -Declare war -maintain + provide a navy -borrow money -tax and spend for the general welfare and the common defense -etc. |
| Limitations of congress | -Habeas Corpus - Can't unlawfully detain -Ex post facto - can't punish someone for doing something BEFORE it was against the law -bill of attainer - can't punish someone without a trial |
| Who makes up the executive branch? | President, Vice President, Cabinet (dep. of edu., dep. of defense, etc.) |
| What is the Electoral College and how does it work? | Number of electors are equal to the number of senators and representatives of that state - 270+ electoral votes to become President |
| What are some of the enumerated powers of the executive branch? | -Commander and chief of armed forces (Pres.) -Make treaties -appoint judges -Grant pardons |
| What are the eligibility requirements for the presidency? | -35+ years old -natural born citizen -14 years of residency in the US |
| What is the main function of the executive branch? | Carry out federal laws made by congress |
| Who makes up the judicial branch? | Supreme court and any courts ordained by congress |
| What is the main function of the judicial branch? | To interpret law |
| What are some of the enumerated powers of the judicial branch? | ?? |
| How long do federal judges serve and why? | Serve for life or until they retire bc they are not elected |
| What is meant by full faith and credit? | State courts respect the laws and judgments of courts from other states - Everything is public and respected |
| What is meant by privileges and immunities | Prevents states from discriminating other state's citizens |
| What are the two ways in which there can be a proposal for an amendment? | 2/3 of congress can approve or 2/3 of the states can approve |
| What fraction of the states must approve a proposed amendment? | 2/3 |
| When a federal law and state law conflict, which shall be supreme? | Federal law - supremacy clause |
| How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution? | 3/4 of the states |
| What rights do each of the first 6 amendments protect? | 1) Civil liberties - fair trial, free speech, free religion, free press, free protest, petition the gov. 2) Right to bear arms 3) Quartering of soldiers 4) unlawful searches and seizures 5) Due process of law 6) Rights of the accused |
| What rights do each of the 7-10 amendments protect? | 7) Trial by Jury in civil case 8) Cruel and unusual punishments 9) Other rights retained by the people 10) Limited goverment |
| Petrarch | Father of the Renaissance, wrote the Canzoniere |
| da Vinci | Painted the Mona Lisa, called a true Renaissance man |
| El Greco | Greek Painter, painted the Burial of the Count of Orgaz |
| Shakespeare | English writer, wrote Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet |
| Michelangelo | Created the statue of David and the Sistine Chapel |
| Holbein | Flemish painter, painted the portrait of Henry VIII |
| Dante Alighieri | Wrote the Divine Comedy, first book ever written in Italian |
| Gutenberg | Invented the printing press |
| Raphael | Painted the School of Athens |
| Sir Thomas More | Wrote Utopia |
| Donatello | Carved a more realistic bronze statue of David |
| Albrecht Durer | Father of the Northern Renaissance, created a series of wood carvings called the Apocalypse |
| Machiavelli | Wrote the Prince |
| Boccaccio | Italian writer, created the Decameron |
| Jan van Eyck | Flemish painter, created the Ghent Altarpiece and the Arnolfini Portrait |
| Francois Rabelais | French writer, wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| How did the Renaissance change man’s view of man? | by increased knowledge, use of reason, technological advancement, and the drifting of religion and embraced human achievements in education, classical arts, literature and science |
| What were the short and long term effects of Martin Luther on both religion and society? | Short term: the reevaluation of beliefs, and, as a result, the loss of authority of the Holy Roman Empire Long term: Religious freedom and ??? |
| Decartes | Advocated using logic and math to reason out basic truth, father of analytical geometry, "I think therefor I am" |
| Galileo | Italian scientist, used the telescope to help prove the heliocentric theory |
| Locke | Believed people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property, the purpose of gov. is to protect these rights |
| Bacon | Father of the modern scientific method |
| Jenner | English physician, developed the vaccine for smallpox |
| Copernicus | Developed the heliocentric theory, father of the scientific revolution |
| Kelper | Concluded that certain mathematical laws govern planetary motion, planets revolved around the sun in elliptical orbits instead of circles |
| Montesquieu | French, believed in separating the three branches of gov. |
| Newton | English mathematician and physicist, father of calculus and created the three laws of motion |
| Voltaire | French, advocated for freedom of speech "I don't believe a word you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it" |
| Vesalius | Anatomist and physician, wrote about human anatomy in On the Fabric of the Human Body |
| Priestly | Natural philosopher and chemist, discovered oxygen |
| Boyle | One of the first modern chemist, developed a law about the relationship between gas and pressure |
| Hobbes | English, wrote the Leviathan and argued for the social contract |
| Wollstonecraft | One of the first feminists, wrote The Vindication of the Rights of Women |
| Rousseau | Swiss, believed in the social contract, stated that "man is born free and wverywhere he is in chains |
| What was the impact the scientific revolution had on modern science? How did the Enlightenment impact modern governments? | ?? |
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