U.S history general terminoligy

Question 1

Executive branch

Answer 1

Enforces laws (president)

Question 2

Legislative branch

Answer 2

Congress who makes laws and puts them out

Question 3

Judicial branch

Answer 3

Deems laws constitutional or not

Question 4

The bill of rights

Answer 4

First 10 amendments

Question 5

checks and balances

Answer 5

one branch can’t overpower the others and they can limit and check or control other branches as a result.

Question 6

Federalism

Answer 6

Nation and states share power
antifederalist = small state governments
Federalist= National Gov

Question 7

Alien acts 1798

Answer 7

made it difficult to become a citizen and easier to arrest and deport non citizens.

Question 8

Sedition act 1798

Answer 8

arrested people for criticizing the government.

Question 9

Embargo act 1807

Answer 9

an act by Thomas Jefferson that supported the policy of neutrality. It is a government ban on trade with a foreign nation. as a result farmers and shipowners could not bring resources to other nations for profit and were paralyzed.

Question 10

The monroe doctrine

Answer 10

supported neutrality by protecting the whole western hemisphere including latin america from trade with europe.

Question 11

The truman doctrine

Answer 11

the United States would provide economic and military aid to democratic nations threatened by communism. supported containment policy