What does bicameral legislature mean?

• 2 houses, a Senate and HOR

• 3 houses, one for each branch of gov't

• 2 houses, a President and Cabinet

• 2 houses, a HOR and President

Answer explanation

Congress has a bicameral legislature. Bi is a prefix for two. So, there is the House of Reps and Senate

How is a state's number of representatives determined?

• There are two for every state

• It is based on the geographic size of the state

• Population of the state

• amount of revenue the state produces

Answer explanation

The House of Representatives is based on the number of people in each state. The more people in the state, the more representatives that state receives.

Article II of the Constitution focuses on which branch of government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• States' Rights

Article III of the Constitution focuses on which branch of government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• States' Rights

What is nationalism?

• A compromise between slave states and free states

• A political party

• The death of the Federalists

• Great pride in one's country

Answer explanation

The first wave of Nationalism occurred after the War of 1812.

Which event(s) occurred during the Era of Good Feelings?

• Nationalism

• Death of the Federalist Party

• Missouri Compromise

• Monroe Doctrine

Who are the people in the back corner of the cartoon?

• American Indians

• Latin Americans

• European Leaders

• African Leaders

Why is the globe split in half?

• To represent the eastern and western hemispheres

• To show neutrality

• To demonstrate the wars between the two worlds

• To show America is a superpower

Answer explanation

The western hemisphere is the U.S. and Latin American countries, the eastern hemisphere is the Europe.

What piece of legislation is the cartoon referring to?

• Monroe Doctrine

• American System

• Missouri Compromise

• Nullification

Answer explanation

Monroe Doctrine says that the European nations, or eastern hemisphere, needs to stay out of the U.S. and Latin American countries affairs.

What does nullification mean?

• States have the right to edit federal law

• States have the right to challenge, or not follow, federal law

• Federal government can cancel out a state law

• States have the right to cancel out a state law