Social Studies Unit 5 Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Filibuster | what word means to give a long speech to block the passage of a bill? |
| Vice president | what political position is the primary leader of the senate? |
| first | what amendment prevents double jeopardy, which means a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime? |
| Edward Didley | first and last name of the whig governor of nc |
| Dorothea Dix | what person is known for establishing sevices and resources for the mentally ill and poor? |
| North Carolina | waht is the first public state university in america? |
| Trail of Tears | the name of the 1,200 mile walk that many native americans had to take to relocate. |
| internal improvements | the whig party supported and wanted to progress in the area of banks and __________________. |
| Eli Whitley | who invented the cotton gin? |
| land | before the manhood suffrage bill passed, voting was determined by how much ____ you owned. |
| Seperation of powers | the division of government toles into different branches is called what? |
| thirteenth | what amendment abolished slavery? |
| naturalized | this type of citizen was not born in the US, but was made a citizen by law and a process they must go through. |
| manly | last name of whig governot of nc that led to the parties decline. |
| Yes | is a person a citizen of the US who is born in another country, but has parents that are US citizens? |
| Wilmington and Weldon | what railroad was the longest in the world when it was completed in 1840? |
| Whig | what political party went away after their candidate for governor didnt support manhood suffrage? |
| Texas | The US declared was with Mexico because of the annexation of what state? |
| Fourth | which amendment protects against an illegal search and seizure? |
| Bill of rights | what are the first ten amendments of the constitution called? |
| Underground | Lode mining is a process of searching for gold where? |
| 2/3 | For a bill vetoed by the president to become a law, it must be passed by what percentage of the congress? |
| Senate | congress consists of the house of reps and the ______. |
| speaker of the house | this person is next in line to be president after the vice president |
| happiness | according to the declaration of inderpendence, the basic rights of all people are life, liberty, and the pursuit of _________. |
| Virginia | the raleigh and gaston railroad connected the capital of NC to the capital of what state? |
| mississippi | what river were the Cherokee forced to move west of? |
| sixth | which amendment lists basic rights such as the right to freedom of speech, religion, press ...? |
| individualism | what word means to be concerned only with your own needs and freedoms? |
| farms | most poor kids didnt go to school in the early 1800's, instead, they worked on family _____. |
| 1920 | what year did women get the right to vote? |
| Psali | according to cherokee legend, what person gave themselves up to save the others in hiding? |
| miranda rights | when a person is commited of a crime they are always read this document called what? |
| Indian removal act | the name of the act that president Jackson signed in 1830 that made Native Americans relocate. |
| Cotton Gin | what invention helped farming grow in NC? |
| preamble | what is the very first part of the Constitution called? |
| second | which amendment covers the right to bear arms? |
| Army | what is the largest branch of the armed forces? |
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