Missouri compromise Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

POLS 206 TAMU EXAM 1 Questions and Answers Enumerated Powers -Answer-- Specific powers given to Congress - Stated under Article I, section 8 - necessary and proper clause - implied powers Reserved powers -Answer--10th Amendment - Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the States or to the people - Forms the basis for many state laws - As long as the powers are not explicitly given to the national government and the Supreme Court has not deemed such a law uncons...

Popular Sovereignty - Answer- A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. The Louisiana Purchase - Answer- 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US. 15 Million The War of 1812 - Answer- A war () between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France. Cotton Gin - Answer- A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 Manifest Desti...

Era of Good Feelings CORRECT ANSWER Term to describe James Monroe's period as president (). The Democratic-Republicans party dominated politics. On the surface everything looked fine, however there were conflicts over tariffs, the national bank, internal improvements, and public land sales. (p. 150) sectionalism CORRECT ANSWER The Era of Good Feelings was damaged by the sectional controversy of the Missouri Compromise. Sectionalist tension over slavery became apparent during that time. (p. 1...

PRAXIS 5004 Social Studies ETS Practice Test Already Passed C.Egypt The Egyptians used hieroglyphics as their form of writing. Which of the following ancient civilizations used hieroglyphics as a way to communicate? A.Greece B.Rome C.Egypt D.China D.The Battle of Yorktown In 1781, General George Washington and the Continental army attacked and captured the British fort at Yorktown, Virginia. This victory led to the surrender of British General Cornwallis and peace negotiations to end the ...

CLEP Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 The Line of Demarcation - ANSWERSThe line by the Pope to dived the world in half. Giving one half to Spain and the other the Portugal. The Spanish convinced to Pope to do this because both countries wanted to colonize but Portugal was the super power of the sea. Treaty of Tordesillas - ANSWERSA 1494 agreement between portugal and spain, moving the Line of Demarcation farther west. Henry Clay - ANSWERSEngineered the Missouri Compromise The Mis...

How many slaves states were there in 1854? free? s- 15 f-17 why did the missouri compromise need to be repealed for this new law? bc congress should not have the ability to prohibit slavery in the territories which group of americans preferred the missouri compromise and why? people in the north preferred the missorui compromise bc they considered it a binding agreement Popular Sovereignty A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. why did northern abolitionists looked at a map o...

Arkansas History Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Natural divisions of Arkansas - Correct Answer ️️ -Ozark Mountains Ouachita Mountains Arkansas River Valley West Gulf Coastal Plain Mississippi Delta Describe economy & culture found in the Paleo-Indians Era - Correct Answer ️️ - Developed spear points Describe economy & culture found in the Archaic Era - Correct Answer ️️ -Had permanent camps as opposed to Nomadic Describe economy & culture found in the Woodland Era - ...

Which of the following ancient civilizations used hieroglyphics as a way to communicate? A.Greece B.Rome C.Egypt D.China : C.Egypt The Egyptians used hieroglyphics as their form of writing. Which of the following events of the American Revolution occurred last? A.The passage of the Intolerable Acts B.The dumping of tea into Boston Harbor C.The signing of the Declaration of Independence D.The Battle of Yorktown : D.The Battle of Yorktown 2 | P a g e In 1781, General George Washing...

The Line of Demarcation Correct Answer-The line by the Pope to dived the world in half. Giving one half to Spain and the other the Portugal. The Spanish convinced to Pope to do this because both countries wanted to colonize but Portugal was the super power of the sea. Treaty of Tordesillas Correct Answer-A 1494 agreement between portugal and spain, moving the Line of Demarcation farther west. Henry Clay Correct Answer-Engineered the Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise of 1820 Co...

US Government Honors (Court Cases) Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Marbury v. Madison - ANSWER (1803) Established principle of judicial review (the Court's power to rule an act of Congress unconstitutional). The Court did not again invoke this power until the Dred Scott decision in 1857. McCulloch v. Maryland - ANSWER (1819) Established that the federal government's power must be considered supreme within its sphere and that states do not have the power to interfere with the exercis...