1st Nine Weeks Test Review

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What is the purpose of checks and balances?

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System in which the three branches of govt. are capable of making sure no one branch becomes more powerful than the other two.

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What are the Bill of Rights?

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first ten amendments of the US Constitution that guarantee individual citizen's rights.

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What does the 10th Amendment to the Constitution guarantee?

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Powers reserved to the states

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What is popular sovereignty?

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Principal that our govt. is powered by and subject to the will of the people.

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What did the 13th Amendment do?

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abolished slavery

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What did the 14th Amendment do?

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Gave citizenship rights (and due process) to former slaves.

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What were Alexis de Tocqueville's five values crucial to America’s success as a constitutional republic?

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liberty, egalitarianism, laissez-faire, individualism, and populism.

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What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled on the issue of segregation in 1896?

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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How did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Segregation of public facilities is constitutional- provided states and localities follow the "separate but equal" doctrine.

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Why did people move to California in the 1840s?

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Find gold by mining for it.