Social Studies Vocabulary

What does the 1st Amendment guarantee?

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom from cruel or unusual punishment

• Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, speech

• Rights not given to the federal government are rights of the states

What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?

• Gave rights not given to the federal government to the states

• Abolished slavery in the United States

• Against the Constitution, believed it needed a bill of rights to give people more freedom

• Supported the Constitution, believed it created a more stable Union

What was the main reason for the Industrial Revolution in America?

• Millions moved to the U.S. to find a job

• America began making money from building factories

• Allows Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

• U.S. desire to own land from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast

What is the concept of Judicial Review?

• The belief that governments do what the people vote for

• The right to freedom from cruel or unusual punishment

• The ability of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

• The desire to own land from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast

What does the term "Manifest Destiny" refer to?

• The right to freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, speech

• The U.S. desire to own land from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast

• The movement of millions to the U.S. to find a job

• The abolition of slavery in the United States

What are "Unalienable Rights" ?

• Rights to build factories and make money

• Rights all people have from birth; life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

• Rights to claim territory and expand empires

• Rights to work as slaves on plantations

What was the Mexican Cession?

• Land U.S. got after U.S.-Mexican War; included California

• Millions moved to the U.S. to find a job

• America began making money from building factories

• Movement of people from rural farm areas to cities to work in factories

What is Urbanization?

• The process of people moving to cities to work in factories

• The movement of millions to the U.S. to find a job

• The desire to own land from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast

• The abolition of slavery in the United States

What is the 8th Amendment?

• Guarantees the right to bear arms
• Establishes the right to a speedy and public trial
• Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment
• Allows for the quartering of soldiers in private homes

What is the 10th Amendment?

• The 10th Amendment gives the federal government unlimited power
• The 10th Amendment was repealed by the 14th Amendment
• The 10th Amendment states that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.
• The 10th Amendment only applies to certain states