Us History Unit 2 Government (Mr Plewa)

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The rivalry between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton led to the establishment of two new political P_ _ _ _ _S

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PARTIES

TJ: Democratic Republican

AH: Federalists

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Thomas Jefferson's new Democratic Republican Party stood for:

1. Limited G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T

2. Economic F_ _ _ _ _ M

3. A G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E

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Limited Government

Economic Freedom

Agriculture

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Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Part stood for:

1. Production/ Factory based E _ _ _ _ _ Y

2. Greater F _ _ _ _ _L Control

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1. Production Based Economy

2. Greater Federal Control

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Federalist favor a S _ _ _ _ Federal Government over the S _ _ _ _

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Federalists favor a STRONG federal government over the States

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Anti-Federalists want the S _ _ _ _ to have more control

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Anti Federalists want the STATES to have more control

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The five founding ideals are:

1. D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Y

2. R _ _ _ _ S

3. L _ _ _ _ Y

4. O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Y

5. E _ _ _ _ Y

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1. DEMOCRACY
2. RIGHTS

3. LIBERTY

4. OPPORTUNITY

5. EQUALITY

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"A system of government in which everyone participates equally"

D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Y

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DEMOCRACY

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"A privilege given to a person by the government"

R _ _ _ _ S

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RIGHTS

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" The freedom to do what you want "

L _ _ _ _ _ Y

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LIBERTY

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"The choice or chance to do what you want to improve your life "

O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Y

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OPPORTUNITY

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"The idea that everyone is treated equally and/or fairly"

E _ _ _ _ _ Y

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EQUALITY

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The Articles of Confederation, were an agreement among all thirteen original states in the United States of America that served as its first C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N.

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CONSTITUTION

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The Articles of Confederation were considered weak because...

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It did not set up or establish a federal Government with extensive powers over the states. Only a weak general government with limited powers was created.

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The Articles of Confederation was an agreement between all of the S _ _ _ _ S

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The Articles were an agreement made between all of the STATES - they didn't set up a new federal government though!

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The weakness of the government created by the Articles became a matter of concern for key nationalists. On March 4, 1789, the general government was replaced with the federal government under the United States Constitution. It provided for a much stronger federal government with Three Tiers:

1. E _ _ _ _ _ _ E 2. L_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _E 3. J _ _ _ _ _ y

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1. EXECUTIVE

2. LEGISLATURE

3. JUDICIARY

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The EXECUTIVE is the:

P _ _ _ _ _ _ T OF THE U _ _ _ _ _D S _ _ _ _ _ S

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PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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The L _ _ _ _ _ _ _E is made up of an upper and a lower house.

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LEGISLATURE

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The job of the LEGISLATURE is to MAKE LAWS. Bills are created in the L _ _ _ _R House and passed to the U _ _ _ _R House.

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Lower House (House of Representatives)

Upper House (Senate)

Two houses = "Bicameralism"

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The constitution created a "Separation of powers" that provides for C _ _ _ _S AND B _ _ _ _ S

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CHECKS AND BALANCES

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The judiciary is also known as the:

S _ _ _ _ _ _E C _ _ _ T

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SUPREME COURT

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The job of the judiciary is to interpret the:

C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _N

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CONSTITUITION

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If the Supreme court finds a law to be unconstitutional it will S _ _ _ _ E it Down.

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STRIKE it down.

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Federal judges serve for L _ _ E

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LIFE unless removed for misconduct.

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The President has the power to:

1. Make F _ _ _ _ _ Treaties

2. Commander in C _ _ _ F

3. V _ _O Bills

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1. FOREIGN TREATIES

2. COMMANDER IN CHIEF

3. VETO BILLS

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The election of 1800 is known as:

The R _ _ _ _ _ _ N of 1800

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REVOLUTION OF 1800

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The election of 1800 is known as the revolution of 1800 because:

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Thomas Jefferson beat John Adams' Federalist Party. It was the death of the Federalists. From here on it was a democratic - republican government and a two party system.

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The 12th Amendment set up a system for:

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Electing the President and Vice-President and the electoral college system.

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The 13th Amendment abolished:

S _ _ _ _ _ Y

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SLAVERY (except as a punishment for people that committed a crime)

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The 14th Amendment:

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1. GRANTED BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP.

(included former slaves that had been freed)

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The 15th amendment:

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Prohibits the federal or state government from denying people the right to vote based on RACE, COLOR OR PREVIOUS SLAVERY

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The compromise of 1877:

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The Compromise of 1877 was a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election, pulled federal troops out of state politics in the South, and ended the Reconstruction Era.

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The Black Codes:

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The racist laws in the Southern states that made it illegal for African Americans to work without a license, get married to whites, forfeit money if they were sacked etc

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Examples of Jim Crow laws that were

SEPARATE BUT EQUAL

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1. Separate train cars

2. Black barbor's can't cut the hair of whites

3. White women caught with inter-racial babies get jail for 18 months

4. No mixed card games

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Brown v Board of Education established that the separate schooling of blacks and whites was UN______________L

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UNCONSTITUTIONAL

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EMMETT TILL was:

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A black 14 year old that was murdered for talking to a white shop-keeper in the south. Remembered for getting attention to the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

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LITTLE ROCK 9 received armored guards so that they could attend H _ _ H S _ _ _ _ L

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HIGH SCHOOL in the south because the state wouldn't let them enter a white only school. President Eisenhower sent the National Guard in!

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Martin Luther King was successful in using N _ N

V _ _ _ _T P _ _ _ _T to gain attention for the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

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NON VIOLENT PROTEST

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MLK gave a famous speech at W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N

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WASHINGTON

aka March on Washington

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24th Amendment outlawed:

P _ _ L T _ _ _ S

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1. POLL TAXES

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CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964:

1. No R _ _ _ _ T state action

2. Established E _ _ _ L R _ _ _ Ts for everyone.

3. Gave C _ _ _ _ _S Power to enforce.

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1. No Racist state action

2. Established Equal Rights for everyone - i.e no discrimination based on color, sex, religion, national origin.

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VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965:

1. No laws that made voting harder on account of R _ _ E

2. States with a history of R _ _ _ T voting laws needed to get federal approval before changing their voting laws.

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1. RACE

2. RACIST

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19th Amendment:

W _ _ _ _ _S RIGHT TO V_ _ E

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Women's right to Vote.