US History Modern America (Prentice Hall) Ch 1 Review

These flashcards will help students review the CA Standards for History as they pertain to Ch 1 in the Prentice Hall US History Modern America - CA Standards 11.1.1, 11.1.2, 11.1.3, 11.1.3

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Cards In This Set

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These people did not want to ratify the Constitution because it gave more power to the national government over the states.
Antifederalists
Type of legislature we have because of the Great Compromise
Bicameral
What government is based on according to the Declaration of Independence
Consent of the people
Type of government where people participate in the government
Democracy
People questioned this because of the Enlightenment
Authority
This was added to the Constitution because the Antifederalists objected to ratification
Bill of Rights
This is considered the supreme law of the land in the US
Constitution
His allowed the government to do deal with change in the future by allowing the Congress to do whatever was necessary and proper
Elastic Clause
Intellectual movement that taught that reason could solve all problems and society could make progress and improve through
Enlightenment
Where the idea of separation of church and state is found
Establishment Clause in the First Amendment
Level of government that showed it had power by how it dealt with the Whiskey Rebellion
Federal
Thie amendment protects your rights of self-expression
First Amendment
Great evangelist of the Great Awakening
George Whitefield
Where the idea of democracy first came from
Greece
This man wanted to create a National Bank.
Hamilton