Quizs for PART 1: Reconstruction Era (REG)

Impeachment

• When the House formally charges someone with misconduct: 50+% vote

• A process to remove a president from office

• A method of voting in Congress

• A type of judicial review

Ku Klux Klan

• A group of former Union soldiers who fought for civil rights

• A secret society formed by former Confederate soldiers who terrorized/killed Black people across the South

• A political organization advocating for the rights of African Americans

• A religious group promoting racial equality

Scalawag

• A white Southerner who sided with black Freedmen and Northern newcomers

• A term for a dishonest person

• A Southern politician who opposed Reconstruction

• A Northern soldier during the Civil War

Due Process

• The right to be treated fairly by the government; the individual has an opportunity to be heard and defend their rights.

• The ability to appeal a government decision without any restrictions.

• The requirement for the government to provide free legal representation in all cases.

• The right to privacy in personal matters without government interference.

Homer Plessy

• Arrested for sitting in the 'white only' section on a railroad car

• A famous poet from the 19th century

• An author known for his novels about the South

• A civil rights leader in the 1960s

14th Amendment

• 1) Citizenship for African Americans

• 2) Repeal of 3/5 Compromise

• 3) Denial of former Confederate officials from holding national or state office

• 4) Repudiate (cancel) Confederate debts.

Abraham Lincoln

• 16th President of the U.S. who saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the enslaved people of the South.

• First President of the U.S. who led the country during the Revolutionary War.

• President who initiated the New Deal during the Great Depression.

• President known for the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

13th Amendment

• Ended slavery, except as punishment for a crime.

• Established the right to vote for all citizens.

• Prohibited the sale of alcohol.

• Granted women the right to vote.

Rutherford B. Hayes

• Became President after the Hayes-Tilden election in which electoral votes were contested in 4 states; his compromise ended Reconstruction.

• Served as President during the Civil War and was known for his military leadership.

• Was the first President to be impeached and removed from office.

• Promoted the establishment of the National Parks system during his presidency.

Conviction

• When the Senate formally declares a political leader guilty of misconduct and should be removed from office: ⅔ vote

• A legal term for a person found not guilty in a court of law

• The process of appealing a court decision

• A type of punishment given to a political leader for minor infractions