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A New Nation-- Jaeg
A New Nation--Jaeg
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What document signed in 1215, made the king subject to law? | Magna Carta |
| What did Great Britian make American merchants pay on imports and exports? | High Tariffs |
| What led a forces shutdown of the Supreme Court to protest the way the state decided to pay its debts? | Shay's Rebellion |
| What series of essays was written to assure the amerian people that a strong central government would not overpower the states? | Federalist Papers |
| What debate did the Three-Fifths Compromise help settle? | representation |
| Why were the Articles of Confederation sent to each state legislature? | for RATIFICATION or offical approval |
| A time of low economic activity and high unemployment is called ... | depression |
| What plan did William Patterson proposed to stop larger states from gaining too much power? | New Jersey Plan |
| Which group opposed the Constitution because they thought it gave too much power to the central government? | Anti-Federalists |
| What did Congress pass to create a system for bringing new states into the Union? | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| T or F...Thomas Jefferson and James Madison felt the most serious flaw in Hamilton's plan for a national bank was that it would not help the economy grow | False |
| T or F..Supreme court decisions can be vetoed by the president and overridden by Congress | False |
| T or F..Supporters of gun control have argued that the second amendment was designed to protect individuals right to self-defense? | False |
| T or F...once someone becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen, it is impossible for his or her citizenship to be taken away? | False |
| T or F..The framers of the Constitution set it up to make the government more elastic or flexible? | False |
| T or F..James Madison's promise to add a bill of rights to the Constitution made it possible for the document to pass? | True |
| T or F..Two thirds of both houses of Congress must vote in favor of a bill to override a president's veto | True |
| T or F..Private citizens can only influence government if they act as members of interest groups | False |
| T or F..According to the Constitution, the vice president plays the role of president of Senate | True |
| T or F..A person accused of a serious crime cannot be tried in court unless he or she has been indicted by a grand jury? | True |
| T or F..The right to a prompt and fair trial is protected by the Bill of Rights? | True |
| What was signed in Nov. 1794 to settle disputes between US and Britain? | Jay's Law |
| What was signed in Oct. 1795 to settle border and trade disputes between US and Spain? | Pinckney's Treaty |
| What supported the idea that states could challenge the federal government? | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions |
| What gave the US claim to most of the Native American territory? | Treaty of Greenville |
| What was the rebellion of French people against their king called in 1789? | French Revolution |
| What was the set of laws passed by the Federalist-controlled Congress to crush opposition to the war? | Alien and Sedition Acts |
| What did Congress charter to make the economy more stable? | Bank of the United States |
| What was the bribery scandal with the French? | XYZ Affair |
| What set up the federal court system? | Judiciary Act of 1789 |
| What was the fight between General Wayne's troops and the Native Americans that ended the frontier war? | Battle of Fallen Timbers |
| The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention helpd in May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall was to what? | Improve the Articles of Confederation |
| According to George Washington's Farewell Address, what was the key to national success? | Political unity |
| After Shay's Rebellion, Americans admitted that the Articles of Confederation failed to do what? | Uphold the ideas set forth in the Declaration of Independence |
| How did American farmers feel about the government in 1790? | They didn't want government interfering in their daily lives |
| An amendment to the Constitution is what? | An official change |
| How was a vice president chosen in 1796? | He was the presidential candidate that came in second |
| What is federalism? | The sharing of power between a central government and the states of a country |
| How does a search warrant protect a person's individual rights? | It guards someone suspected of a crime from having officials go through their property for no reason |
| What contributed to the Whiskey Rebellion? | Farmers could not afford the tax on whiskey |
| The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was one of the earliest expressions of which basic principle of American government? | Separation of church and state |
| Concurrent powers, or those shared by the states and the federal government, include the powers to do what? | Tax, borrow money, and enforce laws |
| Citizens accept responsibility for protecting others' Sixth Amendment rights to a public trial by doing what? | Serving on juries |
| People who buy items at low prices and hope to sell them for a profit are called what? | Speculators |
| Which duty of a citizen ship is encouraged, but not required? | Voting in elections |
| Interstate commerce is the act of what? | Trade between two or more states |
| To which person or group did the framers of the Constitution grant legislative power? | Congress |
| What is an executive order? | A presidential command that has the power of law |
| What is the electoral college? | A body of delegates from each state that represents the people's vote in choosing the president |
| In the opinion of the French diplomat Alexis de Tocqueville, why should American citizens motivated to take political action become members of interest goups? | Political associations do important work that even the largest government could not accomplish on its own. |
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