Test Study Guide

Question 1

Who were the earliest American immigrants?

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Pilgrims, Puritans, business opportunists, criminals, and indentured servants

Question 2

Believed and performing the church of England from outside it structure, wanted to completely break away from the church of England

Answer 2

Pilgrims

Question 3

Established the Massachusetts Bay colony, desired to reform their church from within

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Puritans

Question 4

Typically had seven year contract of service

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Indentured servants

Question 5

Provides the foundation for the system of government

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Constitution

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1930s to today. Dealing with World War III and the global economy.

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Modern era

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1789–1930s. Handling the issue of slavery and the establishment of states and federalism.

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Development era

Question 8

Events leading up to 1789. Establishing the early American government leading up to and after the revolution.

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Founding era

Question 9

List grievances against the king of England, justifies a revolution, cements the idea of natural rights

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Three purposes of the declaration of independence

Question 10

Showed that the national government was weak, needed to seek a stronger national government

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Shays rebellion

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Agree to allow the south to count 3/5 the population in each state to balance the power of north and south

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3/5 compromise

Question 12

The first man to serve a full-term as president of the continental Congress under the articles of confederation

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John Hanson

Question 13

“Father of the constitution“

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James Madison

Question 14

Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks, and balances, judicial review, federalism

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Six basic principles of the constitution

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The division of power among a central government and several regional governments

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Federalism

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Grants to state and local governments with more broadly, defined purposes and fewer strings attached

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Block grants

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Each state must respect the validity of laws from other states

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Full faith and credit

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The legal process in which a fugitive from justice in the state is returned to that state from another

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Extradition

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To deter and punish terrorist act in the United States

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Patriot act

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States can discriminate against residence from other states

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Interstate relations

Question 21

Protects the rate of speech and press

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The first amendment

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Protects the right to keep and bare arms

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The second amendment

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Prevents government from forcing homeowners to allow soldiers to use their homes

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The third amendment

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Bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property

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The fourth amendment

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States that serious criminal charges must be started by a grand jury

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The fifth amendment

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Provides the right to a speedy and public trial, trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases, and to be informed of criminal charges

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The sixth amendment

Question 27

Extends the right to a jury trial and federal civil cases

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The seventh amendment

Question 28

Bars, excessive bail and fines and cruel and unusual punishment

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The eighth amendment

Question 29

States that listing specific rights in the constitution does not mean that people do not have other rights that have not been spelled out

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The ninth amendment

Question 30

Says that the federal government only has those powers delegated in the constitution

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The 10th amendment