How to use these sheets: Identify and describe the terms in context. Be able to explain how each of the terms relates to US History. Simple definitions are not enough! The Constitution and its Foundations Greece and Rome Direct democracy Indirect democracy Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights Colonial Experiences Virginia House of Burgesses, colonial legislatures, Connecticut Fundamental Orders Salutory Neglect, Colonial Mercantilism, Taxation without representation Proclamation of 1763 ----------Revolution Petition, protest, boycott, Boston Massacre, Tea Party, Revolution Declaration of Independence The Enlightenment Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu Natural rights, social contract Consent of the governed Declaration of war Why was it written? What impact did it have on the revolution? What impact has it had in US history and on the world? What philosophy/ideals were put forth in the Declaration of Independence? Why did the colonists include a list of grievances American Revolution Causes Loyalists, Patriots Thomas Paine, Common Sense Critical period Articles of Confederation Strengths and weaknesses Shays’ Rebellion - causes/effects To what extent was 1763 a turning point in colonial America? Were the colonists justified in declaring and fighting for their independence? The Declaration of Independence was a revolutionary document. Agree/disagree. Has the United States fulfilled the ideals of the Declaration of Independence? To what extent did the Articles of Confederation provide an effective system of government for the new nation? Why was Shays's Rebellion significant? Final Study Guide: United States History 11R Regents Exam: Tuesday June 16 8:00 AM (Report by 7:45) Bring: blue or black ballpoint pens Format: 50 multiple choice, Documents, Thematic essay, DBQ essay
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How to use these sheets:
Identify and describe the terms in context. Be able to explain how each of the terms relates to US History.
Simple definitions are not enough!
The Constitution and its Foundations
Greece and Rome
Direct democracy
Indirect democracy
Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights
Colonial Experiences
Virginia House of Burgesses, colonial legislatures, Connecticut Fundamental Orders
Salutory Neglect, Colonial Mercantilism, Taxation without representation
Proclamation of 1763 ----------Revolution
Petition, protest, boycott, Boston Massacre, Tea Party, Revolution
Declaration of Independence The Enlightenment
Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu
Natural rights, social contract
Consent of the governed
Declaration of war
Why was it written?
What impact did it have on the revolution? What impact has it had in US history and on the
world?
What philosophy/ideals were put forth in the Declaration of Independence?
Why did the colonists include a list of grievances
American Revolution
Causes
Loyalists, Patriots
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Critical period
Articles of Confederation Strengths and weaknesses
Shays’ Rebellion - causes/effects
To what extent was 1763 a turning point in colonial America? Were the colonists justified in declaring and fighting for their independence?
The Declaration of Independence was a revolutionary document. Agree/disagree.
Has the United States fulfilled the ideals of the Declaration of Independence?
To what extent did the Articles of Confederation provide an effective system of government for the new nation?
Why was Shays's Rebellion significant?
Final Study Guide: United States History 11R Regents Exam: Tuesday June 16 8:00 AM (Report by 7:45)
Bring: blue or black ballpoint pens Format: 50 multiple choice, Documents, Thematic essay, DBQ essay
Timeline of early American history - sequence of events (Declaration, Articles, Constitution, Bill of Rts.) and
the connection between the events.
Constitutional Convention - goals and compromises
Great Compromise, 3/5 Compromise, Presidency, Tariff
Preamble to the Constitution - what are the goals of the government does our government today still fulfill these
goals? Use specific examples!!
Federalism
Delegated powers – Article 1, Section 8
Reserved powers – 10th
amendment
Implied powers – elastic clause
Concurrent powers
Separation of power – what are the branches? what do they do?
Checks and balances – examples of how each branch checks up on the others
Ratification of the Constitution
Federalists and the Anti-Federalists (arguments of each!!)
Roles of the president
Indirect election – Electoral College – how can it be reformed?
2000 election
Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison
The Unwritten Constitution
Cabinet
Political parties
Ratification of Constitution
Strict construction v. Loose construction
Bill of Rights
Why was it added to the Constitution?
Federalist v. Anti-Federalist
What rights are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? (especially 1,2,4,5,6,8)
Bill of Rights Issues Raised in Court Cases:
Speech – unpopular, symbolic, wartime, clear and present danger, students’ rights
Free Exercise / Establishment Clause – separation of church and state, school prayer, freedom of religion
Search and Seizure – probable cause, warrants, students’ rights, reasonable cause
Rights of the Accused – double jeopardy, self-incrimination, right to counsel, public defender, trial by jury
Cruel and Unusual punishment – death penalty
Precedent
Judicial activism
Judicial restraint
Judicial interpretation
Majority opinion
Dissenting opinion
Supreme Court cases –
Schenck v. US
Tinker v. DesMoines
Board of Education, Island Trees School District v. Pico
Texas v. Johnson
Hazelwood Schools v. Kuhlmeier
West Virginia State Board of Ed. v. Barnette
Lee v. Weissman
Mapp v. Ohio
Veronia School District v. Acton
Pottawatomie v. Earls
Gideon v. Wainright
Miranda v. Arizona
Escobedo v. Illinois
Morse v. Frederick
What issues needed to be compromised at the Constitutional Convention? How did the issues reflect early
sectionalism in the United States?
How did the Founders attempt to form a more perfect union? Analyze how the Constitution stregnthened and
limited the power of the federal government.
To what extent is the Constitution relevant today?
Evaluate the arguments made for and against the ratification of the Constitution.
Analyze the impact of the Marshall Court in US History.
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? How are the fundamental rights that are listed in the Bill of
Rights be applied in everyday situations?
What are civil liberties? Why have people's rights periodically expanded and restricted?
How does the government balance the rights of individuals with the common good? When should freedom be
sacrificed for the common good?
How does government both reflects society and shape society?
Analyze the impact of the Supreme Court decisions throughout U.S. history.
George Washington
Proclamation of Neutrality – background, description, results
Farwell Address -- warnings
Precedents - Unwritten Constitution – custom and tradition – two term presidency (until the 22nd
amendment), political parties (Federalists and Republicans), judicial review
Early Financial Issues
The assumption plan
The National Bank – Alexander Hamilton
Protective Tariffs
Whiskey Rebellion
Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
National Bank
McCulloch v. Maryland
Jefferson -- Louisiana Purchase
Background, Description, Results
Did it promote US interests?
Strict construction v. Loose construction
Lewis and Clark
Monroe Doctrine
Analyze George Washington's legacy in American history.
Was the emergence of political parties in America inevitable? Have political parties been good for America?
Evaluate George Washington's foreign policy of neutrality.
Hamilton's financial Plan set the new nation on the road to economic stability. Agree/Disagree.
How did the competition for power between the federal government and state goverments manifest itself in the
new nation?
War of 1812 – US role in the world?
James Monroe -- Monroe Doctrine
Background, Description, Results
Market Revolution
Technological changes (and the effects of those changes – keep in mind the effect on women and
slavery)
Transportation developments (and the effects of those developments)
How did the US government encourage expansion?
End of Property requirement for voting (expands democracy)
The Election of 1828 -- Jackson – impact on politics – president of the common people?
Jacksonian Democracy
Spoils system (ultimately leads to civil service reform)
Tariff issue – South Carolina – Nulllification Theory and Crisis
Veto of the Bank Charter – why?
Pet banks
Cherokee – assimilation
Indian Removal Act
Worcester v. Georgia
Trail of Tears
Settling the West – frontier --Manifest Destiny
Indian policies
How did the government promote westward expansion? (Homestead Act, land grants to railroads)
Reform Movements
Women
Cult of Domesticity – changing roles in the early 19th