US Review

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  1. 4. The __________ was included in the Constitution to assure Southerners that the North was not trying to rid the country of slavery.
  2. 7. The 14th Amendment gave former slaves ____________.
  3. 8. Enlightenment philosopher who argued that the best way to prevent an abuse of power was to separate the powers of government into three branches
  4. 10. The idea that the judicial branch should be able to make sure that Presidential actions and Congressional laws are Constitutional
  5. 12. In addition to poll taxes, Southern states used _____________ to deny the vote to African Americans.
  6. 16. The idea of popular sovereignty says that the government gets its power to govern from the _________
  7. 17. As the NIneteenth Century progressed, the North became increasingly __________ while the South remained agricultural.
  8. 18. ___________ is characterized by the government representing the interests of the “little man” and decreasing the power of the federal government
  9. 19. The court case that was used to justify having separate facilities for the different races
  10. 21. Group that feared the Constitution would create too strong of a national government
  11. 22. The idea of dividing government between the nation and state
  12. 24. One of the precedents that George Washington set as the first President was to have a ____________ that advised him on political issues.
  13. 26. The main dispute between those who favored "loose construction" and "strict construction" was over how much power the _____________ should have.
  14. 27. The __________ were in support of the new Constitution.
  15. 30. The colonists felt that because they weren’t __________ in Parliament, they should not have to pay taxes.
  16. 31. The __________ helped slaves escape to the North.
  17. 32. ___________ is the belief that America had the God-given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean
  18. 33. The 13th Amendment _____________ the slaves.
  19. 34. A series of compromises were proposed in the mid-1800s in order to keep the ____________ between slave and free states.
  20. 36. The Civil War brought many changes to American society, including Westward expansion, the building of colleges and universities, and a _____________.
  21. 37. One of Jackson’s policies as President was Indian Removal, most notably ordering what has since become known as the __________, forcing the Cherokee to move to Oklahoma.
  22. 38. The __________ fought to end slavery in America.
  23. 39. One way that the framers of the Constitution tried to address the divisive issue of slavery was to include an agreement that would allow the ______________ to continue for 20 years.
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  1. 1. Common Sense, written by ________, was significant in convincing colonists that they needed to fight for independence.
  2. 2. The court case in which the principle of judicial review was established
  3. 3. To reassure the anti-Federalists that individual liberties would not be trampled on by the new national government, the Federalists agreed to add a ___________ to the Constitution.
  4. 5. As America expanded westward, it came into conflict with the country of __________.
  5. 6. Those who supported the idea of _______________ argued that the states shouldn't have to follow laws they deem unconstitutional. In the most extreme situation, they argued they could leave the union over it.
  6. 9. The Second Great Awakening, with its focus on improvement, ushered in a wave of __________ such as creating public education, temperance, and improving mentalpatients’ treatment.
  7. 11. One way that the framers of the Constitution tried to prevent mob rule was by creating the _________ which took choosing the President out of the hands of everyday citizens.
  8. 13. Jackson’s strategy of rewarding his supporters with government jobs and appointments is known as the ___________.
  9. 14. ___________ laws legalized segregation in the South after Reconstruction.
  10. 15. Based on the Supreme Court decisions while he was Chief Justice, it can be concluded that _____________ wanted a strong national government.
  11. 20. The __________ was included in the Constitution to address the discrepancy between Northern and Southern free populations.
  12. 23. The Declaration of Independence includes such Enlightenment ideas as the equality of man, __________, and the government’s responsibility to protect the citizens’ rights.
  13. 25. The Articles of Confederation had created a weak ______________, which the Constitution was trying to fix.
  14. 28. The 15th Amendment granted ____________ to former slaves.
  15. 29. The court case in which the right of the national government to regulate interstate commerce was established
  16. 35. The Federalists supported a _____________ interpretation of the Constitution because they wanted to strengthen the national government.