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Qtr 1 Final Review
Laws, legislation and policies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Declaration of Independence | Formally acknowledged the separation of the American Colonies from England |
| Articles of Confederation | A set of laws establishing a new government written by the Second Continental Congress |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution |
| Great Compromise | Proposed that the state’s representation in the House of Representatives would be determined by the size of the state’s population |
| Marbury V Madison | Supreme court case which established the principle of judicial review |
| 13th amendment | Abolished slavery |
| 14th amendment | Declared former slaves to be citizens with the same rights |
| 15th Amendments | Citizens can't be denied the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition. Protects the right to vote |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Legally freed all slaves in rebellious Confederate states |
| Louisiana Purchase | Led by Lewis and Clark in which it doubled the size of the US. Known as the biggest real estate deal for US. |
| Sherman Antitrust Act- 1890 | First federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | 1882 bans entry to most Chinese |
| Jim Crow laws | Laws in Southern and border states that supported separate but equal (although things were not equal) |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Court decision that “supported separate but equal”. Affirmed segregation |