Flashcards: Challenge 1 American Government
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Created by:
chocoholicc247 on April 6, 2011
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This set has dates for terms, as well as constitution facts.
Groups:
CCQC Challenge 1, CC, All Cycles, EEL, Challenge A, B, & I, CC of Hillsboro, CC- Challenge 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Magna Carta | 1215 |
| Columbus | 1492 |
| Jamestown | 1607 |
| Plymouth | 1620 |
| Lexington+Concord | 1775 |
| Declaration of Independence | 1776 |
| Saratoga | 1777 |
| Valley Forge | 1777 |
| Articles of Confederation | 1781 |
| Constitution | 1787, 1789 |
| Bill of Rights | 1791 |
| Cotton Gin | 1793 |
| Louisiana Purchase | 1803 |
| War of 1812 | 1812 |
| Missouri Compromise | 1820 |
| Monroe Doctrine | 1823 |
| Gold Rush | 1848 |
| Erie Canal | 1825 |
| Trail of Tears | 1831 |
| Manifest Destiny | 1840's |
| Mexican War | 1846 |
| Seneca Falls | 1848 |
| Underground Railroad | 1810-1850 |
| Women's Suffrage | 1800's-1900's |
| Civil War | 1861-1865 |
| Emancipation Proclamation | 1863 |
| Reconstruction | 1867-1877 |
| Transcontinental Railroad | 1863-1869 |
| Robber Barons | 1934 |
| Statue of Liberty | 1886 |
| Yellow Journalism | 1895-1898 |
| Spanish-American War | 1898 |
| Imperialism | 1850-1900 |
| Panama Canal | 1904-1914 |
| World War I | 1914-1918 |
| Spanish Flu | 1917-1920 |
| Isolationism | early 1900's |
| Stock Market Crash | 1929 |
| Franklin Roosevelt | 1882-1945 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | 1884-1962 |
| The Dust Bowl | 1930's |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | 1930-2006 |
| Camp David | 1935 |
| New Deal | 1933-1936 |
| Social Security | 1935 |
| Pearl Harbor | 1941 |
| Hiroshima+Nagasaki | 1945 |
| United Nations | 1945 |
| Containment | 1946 |
| Marshal Plan | 1947-1951 |
| Korean War | 1950-1953 |
| Brown V. Board | 1954 |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | 1962 |
| Space Race | 1955-1969 |
| Kennedy Assassination | 1963 |
| Rosa Parks | 1913-2005 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | 1929-1968 |
| Great Society | 1964-1965 |
| Berlin Wall | 1961-1989 |
| Neil Armstrong+Edwin Aldrin | 1969 |
| Watergate Trials | 1970's |
| 9/11 | 2001 |
| How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention? | 55 |
| The Constitution was written in_______ | Pennsylvania |
| The _______ lists the goals of the Constitution. | Preamble |
| The ______ branch makes laws | Legislative |
| Representatives must be at least ___ years old. | 25 |
| Representatives must be at least ___ years a US citizen. | 7 |
| Representatives must from the _____ in which they are elected | district |
| Representatives serve a _____ year term. | 2 |
| Representation in the House of Representatives is based on the ______ of the state. | Population |
| The Head of the House of Representatives is the _________________. | Speaker of the house |
| Senators must be at least ____ years old | 30 |
| Senators must be _____ years a US citizen. | 9 |
| Senators must live in the ______ which they are elected from. | state |
| Senators serve a ___ year term. | 6 |
| The senate has _____ representation. | equal |
| There are ____ (how many) senators from each state. | 2 |
| The Head of the Senate is the __________. | Vice President |
| The Executive Branch ________ laws. | enforces |
| Presidents must be at least ____ years old. | 35 |
| Presidents must be a ______ US citizen. | born |
| Presidents must have lived in the US for ____ years. | 14 |
| The president serves a ____ year term. | 4 |
| The President can serve no more than ___ terms. | 2 |
| The Judicial branch _________ laws. | interprets |
| Judges serve for ______ (how long). | life |
| Powers given to the Federal Government are called __________ powers | delegated |
| Powers kept for the states are called __________ powers. | reserved |
| Powers that are shared by the Federal and State governments are called ________ powers | concurrent |
| Amendments are proposed by ______. | 2/3 |
| Amendments are approved by _____. | 3/4 |
| Article VI of the Constitution says the Constitution is the ______________. | supreme law of the land |
| The constitution was adopted _____ of the 13 states approved it. | 9 |
| There have been ______ amendments to the Constitution. | 27 |
| The first 10 amendments are called the ______________. | Bill of Rights |
| Who is the head of the executive branch? | The president |
| Who is in the judicial branch? | supreme and federal courts |
| Who is in the legislative branch? | Congress |
| What Check does the legislative branch have over the Executive branch? | impeach |
| What check does the president have over the legislative branch? | Power of veto and recommend legislation. |
| What Check does the president have over the judicial branch? | appoints judges |
| What check does the congress have over the judicial branch? | approve judge appointments |
| What check does the supreme court have over the legislative branch? | Declare laws unconstitutional |
| What check does the supreme court have over the executive branch? | Declare actions unconstitutional |
| Which amendment says that you can't be forced to testify against yourself? | 5 |
| The ____ amendment guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. | 1 |
| The 2nd amendment guarantees the right to ___________ | bear arms |
| The ____ amendment protects us from illegal search and seizure. | 4 |
| The 3rd amendment says that there shall be no quartering ____________ in homes during peacetime. | of troops |
| The 6th amendment says that if you are accused of a crime, you have a right to trial ___________. | with jury |
| Which amendment says there shall be no cruel and unusual punishment? | 8 |
| The 10th amendment says that rights not given to the federal government belong to the _______________. | states and the people |
| The 13 amendment freed the ______. | Slaves |
| The 14th amendment gave ___________ to slaves. | citizenship |
| The 15th amendment gave freedmen the right to ______. | vote |
| The 16th amendment made __________constitutional. | income tax |
| The 18th amendment made __________ illegal. | prohibition |
| Which amendment repealed the 18th amendment? | 21 |
| The ____ amendment limits the president to 2 terms. | 22 |
| Which amendment gave women the right to vote? | 19 |
| Which amendment said there would be no poll tax? | 24 |
| The 26th amendment gave 18 year-olds the right to _______. | vote |