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US HISTORY REGENTS PREP. WITH 92 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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US HISTORY REGENTS PREP. WITH 92 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
13th amendment - -abolished slavery
-14th amendment - -Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal
protection of the laws
-15th amendment - -citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious
condition of servitude
-3/5 comprimise - -Only 3/5 of the states slave population counted toward representation in Congress
-abolitionists - -people who believed that slavery should be against the law
-alexander hamilton - -United States statesman and leader of the Federalists (est. the 1st Bank of the
US)
-annex - -an addition to (ex. Louisiana Purchase)
-articles of confederation - -a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states (the first
"constitution")
-assembly line - -mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which
successive operations are performed on it (time period: industrial revolution)
-brown vs. board of education - -Decision saying, segregation in SCHOOLS is a violation of the 14th
amendment, 1954
-cabinet - -a group of advisors to the president (not in the constitution, example of elastic clause)
-census - -a period count of the population to determine representation in Congress
-checks and balances - -A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other
branches in order to prevent abuse of power (Exec., Judicial, and Legislative)
-cherokee trail of tears - -The moving of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. Only 1 out of 5 lived. then
the indian removal of 1830
-civil disobedience - -a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in
protest against discrimination) (ex. Bus Boycott)
-civil war - -a war between factions in the same country ex. North Vs. South
-cold war - -a state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare (after WWII between US and
USSR)
, -collective bargaining - -negotiation between an employer and trade union
-communism - -a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership (ex. USSR during Cold War)
-constitution - -the Supreme Law- determines the fundamental political principles of a government
-containment - -(military) the act of containing something or someone (ex. communism)
-declaration of independence - -the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental
Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
-delegated powers - -Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for
example, the authority to print money.
-democracy - -a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect
people to represent them
-detente - -the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations) at the end of the
cold War
-domino theory - -the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then
neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
-elastic clause - -the part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws "necessary and
proper" to carrying out its powers
-electoral college - -the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-
president
-emancipation proclamation - -Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it declared that all
slaves in the confederate states would be free
-fdr - -32nd President of the United States
responsible for the New Deal
-federal reserve system - -the central bank of the United States
-federalism - -the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
-fourteen points - -the war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote
lasting peace; called for self-determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements,
reduction of arms and a league of nations
-frederick douglas - -Famous black abolitionist that escaped from slavery who would later right a
narrative of his own life that described his life. He promoted the abolitionist cause and drew the line
where evil must be denounced.
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