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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is federalism? | Power is balanced between a central government and state governments. |
| What is a republic? | People elect representatives to make policy decisions for them. |
| What are some examples of shared powers? | collect taxes, establish courts, make and enforce laws |
| What are some requirements for becoming president of the United States? | at least 35 years old, natural-born American citizen, resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years |
| What is an example of how the legislative branch checks the powers of the executive branch? | approve people that the President appoints to be on his/her cabinet |
| When a bill is going through the steps to become a law, after the committee in Congress votes on a bill, what happens next? | The Senate and the House debate and vote on the bill. |
| What difficulty resulted from the lack of a strong national government under the Articles of Confederation? | Individual states protected themselves in ways that harmed other states. |
| What are some powers of Congress under the Constitution, as stated in Article I, Section 8? | borrow money, declare war, repel invasions.. |
| What did the Great Compromise call for? | A two-house legislative branch in which states would be equally represented in one house and by the state's population in the other house. |
| Where did America borrow their political ideas about democracy from? | the ancient Greeks |
| What are some guarantees in the First Amendment? | freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, right to free speech |
| Which federal agency is primarily responsible for overseeing U.S. foreign policy? | Department of State |
| What are some processes for becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen? | support themselves financially; be over 18; obey the laws of the U.S. and Constitution; pass a series of tests to prove they can read, write and speak English; take U.S. history test |
| Why did colonists want to settle the Ohio River Valley in the mid-1700's? | The area was rich in fertile soil, forests, and wild animals. |
| What was a pull factor for Irish immigrants coming to the United States between 1780-1850? | job opportunities |
| What did the Missouri Compromise try to balance? | It kept the number of free states and slave states in balance. |
| What was the main contribution of Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolution? | He convinced France to join the fight against the Britain. |
| How did Great Britain respond to the Boston Tea Party? | they passed the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) and closed Boston Harbor. |
| What did the Monroe Doctrine say? | The United States, not Europe, should complete the settlement of North America. |
| What was a policy of Andrew Jackson's presidency? | the forced relocation of Native Americans |
| If a Louisiana merchant needed to transport sugar from St. Louis, MO in 1850, which method of transportation should he use? | steamboat |
| Which amendment addressed temperance, the banning of alcohol? | Eighteenth amendment |
| What were the effects of the Industrial Revolution on northern and southern states? | The textile industry boomed in the North and greater demand for cotton in the South |
| What did abolitionists believe? | slavery went against the American ideals of liberty and equality |
| What was Enlightenment? | There is a social contract between governments and citizens. Rights such as equality and liberty |
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