The Year in Review

• Early English colonists to the Americas were seeking ______________ freedom.

religious

During the years of early colonial settlement, colonists built their settlements near what kind of geographic feature?

Bodies of water (harbors/rivers

• What was the name of the meeting of colonial representatives that lead to the Declaration of Independence? (ch5 section 4)

Second Continental Congress

Who was chosen to write the final draft of the Declaration of Independence?

T. Jefferson

• One of the main ideas in the Declaration of Independence is that the people have the right to “alter or abolish their government” if that government violates their __________.

Natural rights

• The Battle of Saratoga is considered the turning point of the American Revolution because it led to ________________ joining the war against the British.

France

• During the debates over ratification of the U.S. Constitution, in addition to the concern over the division of power between the states and the federal government, Anti-Federalists were MOST concerned over not including a ____________________ to protect the people.

Bill of Rights

____ 3 Branches of Government (Legislative, Executive, Judicial)

____1 Branch of Government (Legislative) ____ Power to tax ____ States maintained maximum power

and independence ____ States and National government share

power ____ National government is supreme over

the states

Comparing the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution ( AOC or USC)

USC

AOC

USC

USC

USC

AOC

• At the Constitutional Convention, the GREAT COMPROMISE settled the disagreement over representation in Congress by giving each state ______ senators and a number of representatives based on _____________?

2

population

At the Constitutional Convention, the ______________________ settled a disagreement over how slaves would be used in the population number for representation in Congress and taxation by allowing only a percentage or fraction of slaves to be counted

Three-fifths Compromise

• ______ take land for public use _____ build roads ____tax ______ maintain the armed forces _____ try criminals in court ______ declare war _____ establish local governments

Identify each power listed below as either belonging to the STATE, the NATIONAL Government or those that are CONCURRENT:

State

National

Concurrent

Concurrent Concurrent

Concurrent

National

• The English Bill of Rights created a situation where the King cannot suspend laws without the consent of Parliament which led to a _______________ monarchy form of government.

limited

• The Principle of the Constitution which provides a method for one branch to limit the power of the other two branches is called ___________________________.

Examples include: Presidential _______ of a bill passed by Congress, a law declared Unconstitutional by the ___________, a Presidential nominee rejected by the ________.

Checks and Balances

VETO

SUPREME COURT

SENATE

• The Principle of the Constitution in which power is SHARED by the National and State governments is known as _________________________.

Federalism

• The Principle of the Constitution in which the people give the government power is known as ____________________________. (We the People!)

Popular Sovereignty

• The Principle of the Constitution in which the people VOTE for representatives to make decisions for them is called ___________________________.

Republicanism

Which branch of gov’t is responsible for making the laws?

Legislative

Which branch of gov’t makes sure laws are carried out or enforced?

Executive

Which branch of gov’t interprets law and makes sure laws are Constitutional?

Judicial Branch

Which branch can impeach the president for illegal activities? **checks and balances

Legislative

• Identify the missing step in “How a Bill Becomes a Law?” p. 225

Step 1. Committee Vote Step 2. Floor Debate Step 3. ______________________ **this must

happen before the President signs Step 4. Executive Signature

Vote in Both Houses

• 2 Examples of political parties today are __________________ & _________________

**Identify each as either True or False regarding the roles of political parties:

___conduct campaigns for political office ___ communicate political beliefs to voters

___create Constitutional requirements for holding office

___ recruit candidates

Republicans / Democrats

TRUE

TRUE

TRUE

False

____ Obey laws _____ serving jury duty ____ pay taxes on income ____ support national government policies

____ run for political office ____ serve in the armed forces _____ contribute to charities

•Check all statements apply to the responsibilities of US Citizens today:

• According to our First Amendment Rights, we have the right to freedom of religion, speech, petition, press and _______________. These freedoms do have limits to ensure that public __________ and ___________ are maintained.

ASSEMBLY

PEACE SAFETY

• Which of the following would violate your first amendment rights?

____ punishing an individual without a trial _____entering a home without a warrant

___ arresting someone for criticizing the President _

_____quartering troops in homes

• The Second Amendment guarantees the right to _____________________.

Bare Arms

• The Right to Remain Silent is found in Amendment # ___________.

5

• The first territorial acquisition that allowed the United States to begin the focus on Westward Expansion was the ________________________ in 1803.

Louisiana Purchase

The above territory gave the United States full control of the _________________ River

Mississippi River

• Which executive power did Jefferson officially cite in order to ensure that the LA Purchase would be found Constitutional? _________________________

Negotiate Treaties

• Although the ___________________________ temporarily solved the issue over slavery when Missouri and Maine entered the Union as new states, the issue of slavery will continue to remain a problem in the future due to continued expansion west.

Missouri Compromise

• In 1823, the United States issued the Monroe Doctrine as a foreign policy mainly because the United States wanted to prevent further colonization in the Caribbean region (Latin America) by ____________________ countries.

European Countries

• The Mexican government hoped that Americans would develop the land in ____________ and so encouraged immigration.

TEXAS

• The development of __________________ as a means of transportation for trade items brought the _____________ part of the country into the national economy.

STEAMBOATS

WESTERN

• The _____________________________ relocated thousands of Cherokee from Georgia to Indian Territory for the purpose of making land available for miners and farmers.

INDIAN REMOVAL ACT

• Job opportunities building railroads was a major reason people _______________ (vocab word) to America from other parts of the world, especially from China.

immigrated

• In his anti-slavery newspaper, “_____________________”, William Lloyd Garrison, was outspoken in calling for the immediate _____________________ (vocab word) of slaves.

The Liberator

emancipation

The ____________________ decision by the Supreme Court in 1857 (slave who sued for his freedom) helped to increase tension between the North and South because the decision denied ____________ the power to regulate the slave trade in the territories

DRED SCOTT

CONGRESS

• The varied economic conditions and interests of each region of the United States prior to the Civil War led to _____________________. (vocab word – loyalty to your region.)

SECTIONALISM

The Southern economy before the Civil War increasingly produced more __________ (cash crop) as opposed to developing industry

cotton

• ______ The North and South had equal

percentages of their population working for railroads.

______ The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South

______ Most of the nation’s railroads ran through the South

______ The North had a major advantage when compared to the South.

Comparing Union and Confederate Resources: Identify each of the following phrases as either True or False.

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE

FALSE

The following Amendments to the Constitution were added in order to guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law.

• The 13th Amendment - ____________________________________________

• The 14th Amendment - ____________________________________________

The 15th Amendment - ____________________________________________

ABOLISHED SLAVERY

Established rights for all citizens no matter race or color

Right to Vote for African Americans

_______ Samuel Tilden was given the presidency in return for setting up a Republican cabinet

_______ The Radical Republicans agreed to disband if R. Hayes was given the presidency

_______ Samuel Tilden was given the presidency if the South agreed to ratify the 15th Amend.

_______ Rutherford Hayes was given the presidency in return for the removal of federal troops from the South.

• Presidential Election of 1876 : Identify each of the following statements concerning a the compromise that was reached by Republicans or Democrats, as either True or False:

FALSE

FALSE

FALSE

TRUE

• The new regional “division of labor” created by improved transportation meant that

the _________ specialized in cotton, the _________ in grain and livestock, and the _________ in manufacturing. (regions of the country)

SOUTHWEST

EAST (NE)