Second Test Flashcards
Two people who were war hawks
Henry clay and John c Calhoun
war hawk
An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign nations
Who was the first president to send a declaration of war to congress
James Madison
What victory gave the US control of the Great Lakes during the war of 1812
Battle of Lake Erie
What two generals became national heroes after the war of 1813
Perry and Elliot
Who said “the best government is the one that governs the least”
Thomas Jefferson
What is the debt ceiling
An upper limit set on the amount of money a government can borrow
What French leader sold Louisiana to the United States
Neapolitan
What president played a key role in making the Supreme Court an equal power to the presidency and congress
Madison
Who were Louis and Clark
Explorers during he early 1800s
They explored the newly purchased Louisiana territory from France
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner
Why did he write it?
Francis scot keys
He wrote it because the flag was still standing
What is Jeffersons goal as president
To reduce the influence on the national government
Why did Jefferson conduct his presidency with an air of informality
He was demonstrating the democratic style of his presidency
What is judicial review?
What case have the Supreme Court this power?
It’s review by the Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act
The Marbury vs Madison gave them this power
Why was a US declaration of war a stupid thing to do
Two days before the war, the British stopped attacking US ships
