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Miller Basic Knowled
Card Quiz #13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To what political party did John Marshall belong? | Federalist |
| Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 until 1844? | John Marshall |
| What was the result of the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison? | Established judicial review; Supreme court could decide if a law was unconstitutional or not |
| What is meant by judicial review? | The Supreme court has the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutonal |
| What is meant by unconstitutional? | A law which goes against the constituton and so cannot be a law |
| What are McGuffey's Readers? | A set of books created by William H. McGuffey to teach reading |
| What ship brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620? | Mayflower |
| Where did the Mayflower land? | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| What important American document was produced and signed on the Mayflower? | Mayflower Compact |
| When did the Mayflower land in America? | 1620 |
| What is manifest destiny? | The belief that the United States should expand across North America |
| What was the religious denomination of Cotton Mather? | Puritan |
| What Massachusetts minister was a supporter of the Salem Witch Trials? | Cotton Mather |
| The Mason-Dixon Line separated what two states? | Pennsylvania and Maryland |
| What two people first surveyed the Mason-Dixon Line? | Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon |
| The Mason-Dixon Line was a symbolic division between north and south concerning what activity? | slave--North(no slavery); South(slaveholding |
| What agreement was reached by the Pilgrima aboard the Mayflower in 1620? | Mayflower Compact |
| What was the first written constitution in North America? | Mayflower Compact |
| What did Horace Mann work toward? | free, nondenominational public schools |
| Who was the "father of the American public school? | Horace Mann |