Honors United States History

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U.S. MapDirections: Label & color the U.S. map. Label the following (A6 & A7):

The 50 statesAtlantic OceanPacific OceanGreat LakesMississippi River

Pittsburgh, PADetroit, MINew Orleans, LAWashington, DCMexicoCanada

TEST on Friday!

For your test on Friday:

•U.S. Map•Important U.S. History terms you MUST know! (17 terms)

The Constitution

•The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America

•It contains the framework of the government of the United States

•It also contains the rights of the people & the states

The Bill of Rights

•The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution

•Guarantee the rights of citizens of the United States

Federal

•Pertaining to the NATIONAL government of the United States

•There are three levels of government: 1. federal (national), 2. state, and,

3. local

Executive Branch

•Branch of the government that ENFORCES the law

•The “police” of the government•Consists of the President & Vice President, according to the Constitution

•Today, consists of the President’s cabinet & the cabinet departments

Legislative Branch

•Branch of the government that MAKES the law

•The legislative branch creates legislation (laws)

•Consists of the Senate & House of Representatives, together called Congress

•Has the authority to declare war on other nations

Judicial Branch

•Branch of the government that INTERPRETS the law

•The court determines what laws mean and if they are constitutional

•Consists of the Supreme Court, according to the Constitution

•Today, the judicial branch also consists of other federal courts & circuit courts

The Union

•Another name for The United States of America

•The U.S. is a “union of states”

•Generally, the U.S. was referred to as “The Union” before the Civil War

States’ Rights

•The idea that the states have political power & rights, guaranteed in the 10th Amendment

•Limiting federal powers on individual states as much as possible

•Government powers should be concentrated in the states, rather than the national government

Nullification

•The theory that a state has the right to nullify and void a federal law that violates the rights of the state

Nationalism

•Emphasis on the interests of the nation as a whole, rather than on the interests of a region of the country.

Sectionalism

•Emphasis on the interests of a region of the nation, rather than on the interests of the entire nation.

Reform

•To change in hopes to make better

•Reform movements emerged throughout U.S. history to improve the lives of minorities, women, and workers

Neutrality

•To be neutral, with no opinion and taking no action

•Neutrality usually deals with foreign affairs in U.S. history

Laissez Faire

•French for “let it be”•The belief that the government should not interfere with economic affairs

Tariff

•A tax on imports (good from another country)

•Tariffs make imports more expensive

•Tariffs are passed to protect American made goods

Secede

•To withdraw from The Union

Suffrage

•The right to vote