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Midterm 2 Flashcards

1
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What is the type of government where the citizens rule though their representatives

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Republic

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2
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Which one of the following plans called for a unicameral legislature

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New Jersey PLan

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3
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In which city did the Constitutional Convention take place

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Philadelphia

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4
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In what type of government are the powers shared between the nation and the state governments

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Federal

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5
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Which plan allowed for the upper house to be elected by the lower house

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Virginia PLan

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6
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What ordinance call for a survey of the land in the old Northwest Territory to be divided into townships

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Ordinance of 1785

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7
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Which ordinance said that once 60,000 free people lived in a territory could write a constitution and apply for statehood

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Northwest ordinance of 1787

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8
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Which ordinance called for a one square mile section to be set aside for a school

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Ordinance of 1785

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9
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What present day athletic conference has many schools that are located in the old Northwest Territory

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BIG TEN

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10
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What term refers to a loose association of states

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COnfederation

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11
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Powers that are delegated in the Constitution belong to which of the following levels of government

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Federal

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12
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Powers that are reserved in the constitution belong to which one of the following levels of government

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State

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13
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What is the purpose of the checks and balances that are provided for in our federal constitution

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It keeps each of the branches of government on an equal basis; not allowing one to become too powerful

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14
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Which branch of government has the power to enforce the laws

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executive

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15
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How is the number of electors determined for each state in the electoral college

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It is the number of members that a state has in the House of Reps plus its number of senators

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16
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How many states had to ratify the constitution before it went into effect

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9

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17
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What was the last state to ratify the Constitution

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Rhode Island

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18
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He wrote the federalist papers

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John Jay and Alexander Hamilton

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19
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He wrote the letters of a federal farmer

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Richard Henry Lee

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20
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He wrote the New Jersey PLan

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William Patterson

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21
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He was the author of the virginia PLan

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James Madison

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22
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He was elected president of the Constitutiona Convention

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George Washington

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23
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List the four freedoms of the first amendment

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Speech
press
relgion
assembly

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24
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What is guaranteed to citizens in second Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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25
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What are the three areas cover under the 4th amendment

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no unreaosnable search and seizure
Have to have a warrant
have to have probable cause

26
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What is double jeopardy in the 5th amendment

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Cannot be tried for the same accusation if you were found innocent the first time

27
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Can you be required to testify against yourself

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No

28
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List the four rights under the 6th amendment

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speedy trial
impartial jury
Present and consent witnesses
right to counsel

29
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What are the two things from which the 8th amendment protects citizens

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No excessive bail

no cruel and unreasonable punishment

30
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State or paraphrase the 10 amendment

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the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited it by the states, reserved to the states respectively, or to the people

31
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which of the following statements is not true regarding the industrial revoltion

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It began in the US

32
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Which one of the following is a reason for the beginning of the industrial revolution in the US

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The us was forced to manufacture its own goods bc of a british blockade

33
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Which man won’t the presidency election of 1816

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James Monroe

34
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Which one of the following terms refers to money that is used for investment to build factories and buy machinery

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Capital

35
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which part of the US developed an economy based upon a cash crop and excluded the development of factories

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South

36
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Which supreme court case declared that the bank of the US could not be taxed, bc the “power to tax, is the power to destroy”

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McMulloch v Maryland

37
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Which man developed the Missouri Compromise

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Henry CLay

38
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Which supreme court case declared that the cherokee nation was a “nation within a nation” and a state must not interfere with them

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Worcester v Georgia

39
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What event was the result of the President Jackson war one the Bank of the US

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The panic of 1837

40
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Which of the following was a provision of the Adams-Onis treaty

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Spain sold florida to the US

41
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What was the date of the deaths of both Jefferson and John Adams

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July 4, 1826

42
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What is true about the spoils system

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It assures loyalty to the president

43
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The election of 1824

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John Q Adams 84
Andrew Jackson 99
Henry Clay 37
William Crawford 41

44
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The election of 1828
Winner
Loser

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Andrew Jackson

John Q Adams

45
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Two parts of missouri compromise

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Maine is admitted as a free state
Missouri is admitted as a slave state
Rest of the Louisiana Territory is split at 36’ 30 degrees N

46
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This man was president during the era of good feelings

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James Monroe

47
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He opposed the tariff of abominations

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JOhn C Calhoun

48
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Known as the great compromiser

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Henry Clay

49
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Known as hold hickory

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Andrew Jackson

50
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Developed a textile mill in Massachusetts with 2 other men

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Francis Cabot Lowell

51
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Developed the cotton gin

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Eli Whitney

52
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He accompanied the Indians along the trail of tears

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General Winfield Scott

53
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Built a textile mill to make thread in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

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Samuel Slater

54
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President of the Bank of the US

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Andrew Jackson

55
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Developed the theory of nullification

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John C Calhoun

56
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”..Mr. Van Buren, but I will kill it”

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Andrew Jackson

57
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“Is it the fourth”

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THomas Jefferson

58
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“The reign of King Mob”

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Justice Joseph Story

59
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“Thomas Jefferson Survives”

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John Adams

60
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“John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it”

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Andrew Jackson

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