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Chapter 14: The Presidency – Flashcards 22 terms

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Chapter 14: The Presidency – Flashcards
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The Framers of the Constitution generally expected that the ________ would ultimately decide the winner of presidential elections
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House
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An obvious and important difference between a president and a prime minister is that the latter always has
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majority support in parliament
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In a parliamentary system, the voters cannot choose
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their prime minister
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__________ did not hold national office before becoming president
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All of the above
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More recent presidents have rarely been _________ just before becoming president
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legislators
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Customarily, the members of the president's cabinet are
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all of the above
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If you are an ambitious member of the British Parliament, prudence will dictate that you
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avoid displeasing the leader of your party
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With substantial Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress, President Kennedy, during the last years of his presidency, was able to secure passage of _________ of his proposals
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only one-fourth
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The text cites the 1946 Marshall Plan and the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to illustrate that
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both were produced by divided governments
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The text suggests that a "unified government" might be
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somethng of a myth
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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None of the above
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"Unified government" may have been present when
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Both A and B
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Which individual described the business of the president as "usually not much above routine" and mostly "mere administration"?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Which elastic clause has been a significant source of presidential power?
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"Take care that the laws be faithfully executed"
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The greatest source of presidential power can be found in
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politics and public opinion
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The constitution requires that the president be a resident of the United States for at least ______ years
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14
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The Constitution requires that the president be at least _____ years old
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35
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The president's salary is approximately _______ per year
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$400,000
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The text observes that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention feared
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monarchy and anarchy about equally
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Alexander Hamilton stood at the Consitutional Convention and gave a five-hour speech calling for
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an elective monarchy
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The cause of those who argued for a single, elected president at the Constitutional Convention was, no doubt, aided by the fact that
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everybody assumed that George Washington would be the first president
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An aspect of George Washington's personality that encouraged the delegates to the Constitutional Convention to approve an elected presidency was his
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self-restraint
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Federalist paper #10, 47, 51 (Summary, Analysis, & Key Points) – Flashcards 30 terms

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Federalist paper #10, 47, 51 (Summary, Analysis, & Key Points) – Flashcards
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The Federalist Papers Summary of Essay #47:
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Summary Part 1
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James Madison begins this paper by telling his readers that he is going to examine a specific principle of republican government: "separation of powers." One of the principal objections to the constitution is that it violates this important principle. Its opponents claim that the three branches of government are not sufficiently separate and independent and that power is too unevenly distributed. It is feared that the new government will collapse, and that liberty will be threatened.
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Summary Part 2
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Madison agrees with those who place great importance on the separation of powers, especially on the point that an unequal division of power could result in the loss of liberty. If one branch has too much power, it does not matter how many men govern or how they obtain office. Too much power in one branch of government "is the very definition of tyranny." If these claims were true, Madison says that no other arguments would need oppose it. He, however, is convinced that this charge cannot be supported. How separate should each branch of government be?
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Summary Part 3
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Montesquieu, the French political writer, formulated this principle of government. He took the British constitution as his model, which he called "the mirror of political liberty." However, the most casual glance at that constitution reveals that the branches of the British government are far from totally separate or distinct. For example, the English king acts in a legislative capacity when he enters into treaties with foreign sovereigns: once treaties are signed they have the force of legislative acts. The English king not only appoints and removes judges; he frequently consults them. The judicial branch, then, acts in an advisory capacity to the executive branch. The legislative branch advises the king on constitutional matters and, in cases of impeachment, the Houses of Lords assumes judicial power. From these few facts, Madison infers that Montesquieu, when he wrote that "there can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person . . . or, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers," did not mean that the powers should remain absolutely separate or that each branch should not have any control over the other branches.
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Summary Part 4
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Madison continues that if one looks at the state constitutions, there is no state in which the branches of government are absolutely separate and distinct. The state constitutions do not violate the separation of power doctrine set forth by Montesquieu, Madison concludes, and neither does the United States Constitution.
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The Federalist Papers Analysis of Essay #47:
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Analysis Part 1
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In this essay, Madison clearly delineates his philosophy concerning separation of powers. Calling the accumulation of legislative, executive, and judicial power in the same hands - whether of one, of a few, or of many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective - the very definition of tyranny, Madison considers their separation essential to the preservation of liberty. He points out that when the legislative and executive powers are united there can be no liberty, because apprehensions may arise lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws to execute them in a tyrannical manner. Furthermore, "were the power of judging joined with the legislative, the life and liberty of the subjects would be exposed to arbitrary control, for the judge would then be the legislator. Were it joined to the executive power, the judge might behave with all the violence of an oppressor."
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Analysis Part 2
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This was not the only time that Madison had talked about the separation of powers. Before the first Congress, Madison said on June 17, 1789, that the principle of the separation of powers "is to be found in the political writings of the most celebrated civilians and is everywhere held as essential to the preservation of liberty . . . ; and if in any case they are blended, it is in order to admit a partial qualification, in order more effectually to guard against an entire consolidation."
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Analysis Part 3
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The authors of the Federalist took a rather cautious attitude toward legislative supremacy. In their desire to secure free government, they were in favor of a system of government under which the legislature would not be more important than the other branches of government. This led them to follow the classic exponent of the separation of powers, Montesquieu. The Frenchman provided the additional machinery that was necessary to make a reality of the ideal of a government of laws and not of men, combined with the Lockeian concept of free government and the sacrosancity of property.
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The Federalist Papers Summary of Essay #51:
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Summary Part 1
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James Madison begins his famous federalist paper by explaining that the purpose of this essay is to help the readers understand how the structure of the proposed government makes liberty possible. Each branch should be, in Madison's opinion, mostly independent. To assure such independence, no one branch should have too much power in selecting members of the other two branches. If this principle were strictly followed, it would mean that the citizens should select the president, the legislators, and the judges. But the framers recognized certain practical difficulties in making every office elective. In particular, the judicial branch would suffer because the average person is not aware of the qualifications judges should possess. Judges should have great ability, but also be free of political pressures. Since federal judges are appointed for life, their thinking will not be influenced by the president who appoints them, nor the senators whose consent the president will seek.
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Summary Part 2
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The members of each branch should not be too dependent on the members of the other two branches in the determination of their salaries. The best security against a gradual concentration of power in any one branch is to provide constitutional safeguards that would make such concentration difficult. The constitutional rights of all must check one man's personal interests and ambitions. We may not like to admit that men abuse power, but the very need for government itself proves they do: "if men were angels, no government would be necessary." Unfortunately, all men are imperfect, the rulers and the ruled. Consequently, the great problem in framing a government is that the government must be able to control the people, but equally important, must be forced to control itself. The dependence of the government on the will of the people is undoubtedly the best control, but experience teaches that other controls are necessary.
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Summary Part 3
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Dividing power helps to check its growth in any one direction, but power cannot be divided absolutely equally. In the republican form of government, the legislative branch tends to be the most powerful. That is why the framers divided the Congress into two branches, the House of Representatives and the Senate, and provided for a different method of election in each branch. Further safeguards against legislative tyranny may be necessary.
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Summary Part 4
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In a representative democracy it is not only important to guard against the oppression of rulers, it is equally important to guard against the injustice which may be inflicted by certain citizens or groups. Majorities often threaten the rights of minorities. There are only two methods of avoiding evil. The first is to construct a powerful government, a "community will." Such a "will' is larger than, and independent of, the simple majority. This "solution" is dangerous because such a government might throw its power behind a group in society working against the public good. In our country, the authority to govern comes from the entire society. In addition, under the Constitution society is divided into many groups of people who hold different views and have different interests. This makes it very difficult for one group to dominate or threaten the minority groups.
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Summary Part 5
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Justice is the purpose of government and civil society. If government allows or encourages strong groups to combine together against the weak, liberty will be lost and anarchy will result. And the condition of anarchy tempts even strong individuals and groups to submit to any form of government, no matter how bad, which they hope will protect them as well as the weak.
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Summary Part 6
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Madison concludes that self-government flourishes in a large country containing many different groups. Some countries are too large for self-government, but the proposed plan modifies the federal principle enough to make self-government both possible and practical in the United States.
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The Federalist Papers Analysis of Essay #51:
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Analysis Part 1
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In this essay, Madison's thoughts on factionalism are delineated clearly. As we observed earlier, he assumed that conflicts of interests are inherent in human nature, and he recognized that, as a consequence, people fall into various groups. He wanted to avoid a situation in which any one group controlled the decisions of a society. Free elections and the majority principle protected the country from dictatorship, that is, the tyranny of a minority. However, he was equally concerned about the greater risk of tyranny of the majority. A central institutional issue for him was how to minimize this risk.
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Analysis Part 2
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Madison's solution characteristically relied not only on formal institutions, which could be designed, but also on the particular sociological structure of American society, which he took as a fortunate starting point for the framers of the new constitution. The institutional component in his solution was checks and balances, so that there were multiple entry points into the government and multiple ways to offset the power that any one branch of the government might otherwise acquire over another. In this system, "the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that each may be a check on each other."
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Analysis Part 3
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These institutional arrangements were reinforced by the sociological fact that the Republic contained a multiplicity of interests that could, and did, offset one another: "While all authority in it will be derived from and dependent on the society, the society itself will be broken into so many parts, interests and classes of citizens that the rights of individuals, or of the minority, will be in little danger from interested combinations of the majority." It is good that there are many group interests; that they be numerous is less important than that they be impermanent and shifting alliances whose components vary with the specific policy issue.
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Analysis Part 4
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Madison commenced the statement of his theory in Federalist 51 with an acknowledgement that the "have nots" in any society are extremely likely to attack the "haves." Like Hamilton, the Virginian believed class struggle to be inseparable from politics. "It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard against the oppression of its rulers," Madison writes, "but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other. Different interests necessarily exist in different classes of citizens. If a majority be united by a common interest the rights of the minority will be insecure."
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Analysis Part 5
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Madison, it is clear, had emancipated himself from the sterile dualistic view of society that was so common in the eighteenth century and that so obsessed Hamilton. Madison was one of the pioneers of "pluralism" in political thought. Where Hamilton saw the corporate spirit of the several states as poisonous to the union, Madison was aware that the preservation of the state governments could serve the cause of both liberty and union. Finally, the vastness of the United States, a fact that Hamilton considered the prime excuse for autocracy, was recognized by Madison as the surest preservative of liberty. To assert after reading this passage that Alexander Hamilton wrote Federalist 51 is to imply, first, that he was a magician in mimicking Madison's very words and tone of vote, and second that he was the most disingenuous hypocrite that ever wrote on politics. No unprejudiced or informed historian would accept this latter charge against Hamilton.
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Analysis Part 6
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It is interesting to note that the Federalist papers are unique, as shown in this paper, because of the extreme amount of thought that was put into the design of the Constitution, as shown in Madison's original thought process that were penned in 51. Many, if not most, changes in institutional design, occur as the reactions of shortsighted people to what they perceive as more-or-less short-range needs. This is one reason the Constitutional Convention was a remarkable event. The Founding Fathers set out deliberately to design the form of government that would be most likely to bring about the long-range goals that they envisaged for the Republic. What is most unusual about Madison, in contrast to the other delegates, is the degree to which he thought about the principles behind the institutions he preferred. Not only did he practice the art of what nowadays is deemed institutional design, but he developed, as well, the outlines of a theory of institutional design that culminated in this essay.
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What was the purpose of the papers?
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-Outline the reasons for the ratification of the constitution -Outline necessity of a government that would be forced to compromise as a result of the separate powers of each branch -Argued that the proposed constitution did not need a separate bill of rights since the constitution had safeguards protecting individual rights
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#10
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Written by Madison. Outlined the reasons for the ratification of the constitution
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Centered on what issues?
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-"Tyranny of the majority" and said that factions were inevitable. -It made the claim that a republic would counter these factions. Said republic is defined as individual states that have a defined power relationship with a central government. -States that this federal system would keep factions formed in the states from taking control of the national government
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#47
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Written by Madison. Made the argument that separation of powers and checks and balances should exist among the three branches of government
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What does article 47 state?
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-explains that checks and balances protects each branch of government from becoming too powerful -this form also protects the country from invasion -without checks and balances and separation of power, citizens would face a loss of liberty
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#51
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Written by Madison. Defines the relationship among the three branches of government as independent
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What does article 51 explain?
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to stay independent, no branch should have the total power to choose members of the other branches. -By creating a bicameral (two house) legislature, it protects the people from legislative tyranny -explains that each branch of government should be selected in different ways
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CH. 8 U.S. History 28 terms

Josephine Mack
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CH. 8 U.S. History
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What did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
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D. The ability to conduct foreign relations
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How did the Articles of Confederation incorporate the power of the states?
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C. Nine states had to vote to amend the articles.
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Who was responsible for passing tax bills under the Articles of Confederation?
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C. State governments
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The Articles of Confederation were finally approved in 1781, when all the states agreed to surrender their
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B. power to declare war.
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What was a shared feature of all the state constitutions drawn up during the American Revolution?
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D. Two houses: upper and lower
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Virginia's constitution was the first to
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B. eliminate the office of governor.
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What was the effect of property qualifications on voters and candidates in the new states?
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A. They silenced political opposition to the new government.
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Writers of the new state constitutions believed that voting requirements should
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A. prevent women from demanding the vote.
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Why were some states reluctant to include \"equality language\" in their bills of rights and constitutions?
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B. Such language could spark slave rebellions in the North.
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What led to the largest emancipation of blacks in the deep South immediately after the Revolution?
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D. The decreasing importance of slave labor
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What financial problem did the confederation government face after the war?
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A. The lack of power to issue currency
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How did Massachusetts respond to Shays's Rebellion?
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C. It issued paper money.
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What was the legacy of Shays's Rebellion?
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B. State legislatures took action to curb the powers of Congress.
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Who, along with Alexander Hamilton, was instrumental in calling for the Philadelphia meeting in May 1787 to discuss the Articles of Confederation?
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A. Patrick Henry
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What was the consensus among delegates to the Constitutional Convention about the Articles of Confederation?
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C. They thought the federal government's powers should be restricted.
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Which issue dominated debate at the Constitutional Convention?
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D. Whether or not presidential powers should be increased
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At the Constitutional Convention, the proposal to create a two-chamber legislature—with representation in both houses based on each state's population—was known as the
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D. Virginia Plan.
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What was the smaller states' major objection to the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention?
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A. Representation based on population in both houses
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As a part of the Great Compromise, delegates at the Philadelphia convention agreed
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C. that the lower house would be apportioned by population of the states.
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How did delegates decide to count slaves when determining the apportionment of representatives?
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A. Slaves were counted under the three-fifths clause.
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When the Constitution was drafted, slavery was
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A. not named but recognized and guaranteed.
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In a new distinction between democracy and republicanism, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention
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B. gave a direct voice to the people only in the House.
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How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention create a presidency out of the reach of direct democracy?
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A. They devised the Electoral College.
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According to the Constitution, who would settle disputes between states and citizens of different states?
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C. A national judiciary
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Who had to ratify the Constitution before it could go into effect?
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D. Nine states in ratifying conventions
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During the process of ratifying the Constitution, what was true of the three most populous states, Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York?
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C. Substantial majorities opposed the Constitution in all three states.
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The core of Antifederalists' opposition to the Constitution centered on what fear?
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D. Distant power might infringe on people's individual liberties.
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In essay 10 of The Federalist, James Madison maintained that the constitutional government would
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C. prevent any one faction from subverting the freedom of other groups.
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Federalist Papers & Anti-Federalist 14 terms

Kevin Stewart
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Federalist Papers & Anti-Federalist
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What were the federalist papers?

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essays published in New York newspapers over course of 2 years (1787-1788); 85 total essays
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Who wrote the Federalists Papers?

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James Madison (29), John Jay (6) and Alexander Hamilton (51)
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How many essays were published in the Federalist papers?

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85; Hamilton wrote 51, Madison wrote 29 and Jay wrote 6
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What name were the Federalist Papers papers released under?

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The authors used the pseudonym Publius; were released anonymously
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What were the Federalist essays promoting?

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the ratification of Constitution
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What were critics of the Federalist Papers worried about?

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a national government would have too much power
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Federalist 10

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James Madison argued in favor of ratification of the Constitution argued factions are a natural, yet concerning, product of freedom and asserted there are two ways to control factions: remove the cause or limit the effect factions could be controlled better by a large republic where there are many competing factions also argued that elected representatives from larger groups of constituents would be more competent rather than a pure democracy
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federalist 51

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James Madison 1. A large nation mitigates the effects of a faction by multiplying the number of interests 2. If republic isn't enough to prevent the formation of a faction in Congress \"auxiliary precautions\" What are the auxiliary precautions??? 1. Separation of powers, 2. legislative checks and balances, 3. executive veto paper, & 4. judicial review
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Who didn't support the ratification of the Constitution?

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Anti-Federalists
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How many states needed to ratify the Constitution?

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9 of the 13
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What did the Anti-Federalist, the Federal Farmer believe?

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The proposed Constitution will eventually become a consolidated government because: 1. it lacks safeguards 2. the small number of representatives was a fatal error 3. the remote and extreme states would be at a disadvantage
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What did the Anti-Federalist, Centinel believe?

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Anything short of despotism could bind so great a country under one government because: 1. Representatives would not competent to attend to the various local wants 2. If have appropriate # of representatives, there would be too little time, so it can't work in a nation so large =Therefore, Constitution doesn't make sense- too much power at national level
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What did the Anti-Federalist, Brutus believe?

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You CANNOT have a free republic of such an immense extent 1. because history says so 2. Representatives cannot act interests of constituents because it's not possible due to sheer number ( 2/States & 1/30,000) & Requires trust which is established through knowing and interacting with constituents... you cannot get to know 30,000 Diversity will led to constant fighting People will always be clashing, so legislative process will be delayed
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Federalist 9

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Alexander Hamilton agrees that in the past, all republics had failed to secure the rights of their citizens and had perished in the grip of either tyranny or anarchy... BUT Hamilton writes that the framers of the Constitution have discovered or improved upon the \"science of politics,\" and this will make possible an American republic that is both durable and safe for the rights of the people. Among these improvements are: 1. the election by the people of representatives to make all laws 2. separation of powers 3. legislative checks and balances 4. judges who hold tenure during good behavior 5. the \"enlargement of the orbit\" or the size of the territory that is to exist under the national government.
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History Paper Football
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When and where was George Washington chosen as president ? Answer: April 30,1789 in New York
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What were the Bill of Rights? Answer: 10 amendments that were added to the Constitution
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Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States? Answer: John Jay
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What prohibited American Citizens from fighting in the war and barred French and British warships from Americans ports? Answer: Proclamation of Neutrality
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What gave Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and the right to trade at New Orleans? Answer: Pinckney's Treaty
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The War of 1812 was fought between the U.S. and Great Britain from 1812 to when? Answer: 1815
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What was signed in 1814 that ended the war? Answer: Treaty of Ghent
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History Paper Football
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How many deaths occurred in the war of 1812? Answer: 2,260
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On what date was the war declared? Answer: June 8, 1812
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How much money did Thomas Jefferson pay for the Louisiana Territory from France? Answer: $15,000
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What two things did the Bill of Rights do? Answer: Limited powers of government and protected the rights of people
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What were taxes on foreign imported goods? Answer: custom duties
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What prohibits trade with another country? Answer:embargo
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What were armed private ships called? Answer: privateer
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What name was given to people who risk money in order to make a larger profit? Answer: Speculator
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What name is given to the amount of money the nation's government owes? Answer: National debt
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What three executive departments were set up by Congress in 1789? Answer: The State Department, The Treasury Department, and The War Department
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When were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? Answer: December 1791
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What are paper notes promising to repay the money in a certain length of time? Answer: bonds
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Between which two states was the new capital district located? Answer: Virginia and Maryland
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Rutgers History
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first dean of douglas college, founded it in 1918, was called NJ college for women at the time, dies by rowing on Lake Placid and never returned, name changed to douglass in what year; largest womens college in the country
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Mabel Smith Douglass, 1955 renamed
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first intercollegiate football game played what date, who vs who, what was the score, what place was it held
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nov 6 1869, princeton vs. college of new jersey, score 6-4, Neilson Field where CA gym is today
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year range for building of old queens, when completed what did it include inside, who donated it, and who can use this item? What has the building it been designated as?
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1809-1825, college bell, Colonel Henry Rutgers, only can be rung by past presidents, National Historic Landmark
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Rutgers first chartered on what date for what purpose? Who chartered it?
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nov 10, 1766, all-man queens college affiliated with the dutch reformed church; NJ's last colonial governor William Franklin (illegitimate child of Ben Franklin) chartered it
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where did name rutgers come from and when did the name change?
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1825 name changed, named in honor of trustee and revolutionary war verteran Colonel Henry Rutgers
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who did Rutgers beat to become NJ's land-grant institution (and create the Scientific School) and what year, who is this attributed to
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1864, beat Princeton, George Cook
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year the alumni association of rutgers is formed
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1831
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first greek letter frat formed in what year and what is its name
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1845, Delta Phi
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rutgers university yearbook and Targum (slang for what) and what year founded; hint: same year as first intercollegiate foot ball game
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1869, cheat sheet
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why was school color of scarlet chosen
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couldn't find any orange flags
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what is name of alma mater, who wrote it, in what year, what scottish melody was it named after, what year did he graduate from rutgers
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\"on the banks\", howard fuller, 1873, On the Banks of the Old Dundee, graduated 1874
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where is stolen canon returned to and in what year was it stollen
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1877, in front of old queens
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RU college of pharmacy founded in what year? First african american to graduate from rutgers in same year, what did Frank Grant say when princeton broke his leg
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1892, \"id die for dear old rutgers\"
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first dorm, what year does it open, who designed it
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winants hall, 1890, Van Campen Taylor
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what is kap and skulls motto and what does it mean
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spectemur agendo - let us be judged by our actions
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cap and skull draws inspiration from Skull and Bones from which university
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yale
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exact date cap and skull founded, where was it began
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jan 18, 1900; Chi Psi lodge
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cook college starts this to teach farmers at Cook, what year and what is this
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1906, \"Ag Field Day\"
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3rd african american to graduate from rutgers, valedictorian, fifteen varsity letters, All-American football player, part of Cap and Skull
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Paul Robeson
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cap and skull evolution of members per year:
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1900 to 1923 = 8, 1923 to = 12
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trifold selection criteria for cap and skull
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activites, scholarship, service
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Holland Society of NY give Rutgers a monument to symbolize its ties with the Dutch church, what is it called and where Is it located
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William the Silent, Voorhees Mall
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year the stadium built in university heights (where High Point Solution stadium is now)? Hint: financed by the New Deal Works Progress Admin
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1938
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year rutgers merges with University of Newark + year merged with College of South Jersey and its School of Law
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1946, 1950 respectively
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previous mascot and for what years was it active
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1925-1955, Chanticleer (fighting rooster)
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founding of rutgers medical school, first undefeated foot ball season, who was the coach
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1961, John bateman
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year rutgers gets Army's Camp Kilmer
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1964
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year EOF program established, was established in response to the Freedom race Riots in Newark
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1967
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what is livi campus named after, and why was it significant at the time
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William Livingston first post-collonial governor of NJ; first coed, residential, liberal arts college at rutgers
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Cap and Skull Hiatus for what time period
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1969 to 1981
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year women are admitted to rutgers (douglass not part of rutgers yet)
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1970 (or 1972 is when taken into affect
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year of first dance marathon
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1971
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year that first NJ Folk Festival established by Douglass, oldest continuously run folk festival in the state
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1975
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rutgers joins Association of American Universitites
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1989
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recent event that caused rutgers to spend more money on sports
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rutgers beats 3rd-ranked Cardinals in 2006
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RU joins big 10, UMDNJ acquisition, Camden campus is stopped from folding into Rowan
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2012
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1st oldest instution? ___ oldest institution
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8th
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only school that functions as a ____,___,____
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colonial college, land grant institution, and state university
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made general George Washington's map to yorktown, designed street grid for manhattan
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Simeon DeWitt
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coined the term \"antibiotics\", first cure for teburulosis, first rutgers faculty member to win nobel prize
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Selman Waksman, won nobel prize in 1952
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economist, won Nobel Prize in 1976
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Milton Friedman
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sculptor who addressed social issues
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George Segal
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US Supreme Court Justice, offered seminar about women in the law
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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rutgers motto and translation, where is it written?
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Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra, translated as \"Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also\", circular seal
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coat of arms: what are the 4 quarters?
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arms of House of Orange to recognize dutch founders, arms of King George III (chartered Rutgers), seal of NJ, arms of Colonel Henry Rutgers
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spirit chant
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R-U Rah Rah....
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rutgers fight song name
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The Bells Must Ring
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what people do now to remember the princeton cannon war
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go to princeton and paint the cannon scarlet
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traditions at commencement
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break clay pipes over the Class of 1877 cannon monument, walk under the 1902 memorial gateway
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name 10/25 members of the cap and skull current classF
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Aditya Parikh, Anirudh Thuppul, Anne Kavalerchik, Bernadette Burke, Brian Schendt, Chisanim Egbelu, Esther Kang, Gailen Davis, James Liu, Justin Lucero, Kaustubh Deshpande, Laura Gunderson, Madison Little, Marie Callahan, Monika Juzwiak, Nicole Scaramella, Riasat Zaman, Zahra Khan
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cartoon character who is an alumnus of rutgers, who is the creator
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Mr. Magoo, Henry Saperstein
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Douglass Residential College's motto
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wisdom and self control
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where did Rutgers hold its first classes What year and who was the tutor?
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tavern called the Sign of the Red Lion, 1771, Frederick Frelinghuysen
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year of division of the Rutgers Scientific School into the College of Engineering (now the School of Engineering)?
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1914
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responsible for much of the campus mischief, Rutgers' second fraternity
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Zeta Psi
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sacred path connected what 2 buildings? year sacred path douglass tradition began and what is the tradition. What colors/charms are for each class?
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college hall and federation hall; 1919; \"moving up of the classes\", In the early days, first-year students were not allowed to walk along the path between College Hall and George Street—the Sacred Path—until the night of the ceremony, when they were escorted by upper-class women starting at Voorhees Chapel along Sacred Path by torchlight, and participation in the Old Pinecone Tradition. Frosh = white lantern, Soph = pink clock, Junior = red key, Senior = black graduation cap, alumni = green ivy
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year yule log douglass tradition began and what is the tradition? Where originally held and where is it held now?
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1918 same year as Douglass college founding, Originally in College Hall but now in Voorhees Chapel, tradition is to hold cancles, singe songs, read passages about the winter season
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Name 3 buildings named after Alumni Ralph Voorhees, what did he do at rutgers
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Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Voorhees Chapel, Voorhees Hall, Voorhees Mall, graduated phi beta kappa played baseball
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what place on college ave used to be the site for rutgers commencement?
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Voorhees Mall
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Current Dean of Douglass college, 1 accomplishment so far
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Dr. Jacquelyn Litt, She initiated a new Global Education Program, a Douglass Career Development Program, and a renewed focus on programs to support women in STEM fields, including a new residential learning community for first year women students enrolled in the School of Engineering.
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Antilles Field: what is it used for, who donated it, who gave the field its name and why, where located
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located just behind college hall, home of Douglass College's Commencement exercises. Donated by James Neilson, money for construction provided by Leonor Loree who gave the field its name, name is after the transport vessel Antilles which saved Mr. Loree and his family and was later sunk by Germans
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Passion Puddle; alternative name, what is the legend, what is \"traying\", what is the rumor
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also known as College Pond, is the imaginary border between Cook and Douglass. The lawn which surrounds the Puddle is the site of Cook Commencement and is the most photographed area of the campus. In the late 1800's a legend began between Cook and Duglass saying that if a Cook man held hands with a Douglass woman and circled the Puddle three times, they would then be engaged and live happily ever after. The nickname Passion Puddle came about partly because of this legend but mostly because it became a popular site for couples to spend a romantic evening. The Puddle is also a great place to go \"traying.\" After a good snowfall, many students borrow dining hall trays and use them to fly down the hill to the Puddle. For a period of time in the 1970's rumors existed that there was a monster in the Puddle. As it turns out, some Cook students from the Scuba Club used their talents and would dive into the pond and come out of the water unexpectedly, scaring the daylights out of unsuspecting couples.
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site of cook commencement
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passion puddle
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what is the Rutgers Slab?
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The Rutgers Slab is a mysterious block of stone with a painted scarlet \"R\" on top. No one is exactly sure when the R first appeared or who painted it but it was done meticulously in the official University typeface (Fritz Quadrata).
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Alt name for kissing bridge, why built, constructed by who, additional info
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The Ravine Bridge was built in 1926 to connect the Gibbons complex and the Music Building with the rest of the campus so that students would no longer have to walk on the highway. The bridge, which is one of the smallest suspension bridges in the U.S., was constructed by Roebeling of Trenton, who also designed and built both the Brooklyn and George Washington Bridges. The bridge marks the spot where the Old Minisink Indian Trail crossed the ravine. In Douglass' earlier years, it was an unwritten tradition that only Juniors and Seniors were allowed to cross the bridge. legend: if a student received a kiss from a young man on the bridge, she would be pinned, engaged or married to him within a year
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1949 rutgers won team championship, what sport, and what division
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NCAA team championship in 1949 , fencing
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year of founding of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
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1880
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year of first summer session, how many courses and students
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1916, about 50 courses, 300 students
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total number of students enrolled, # grads
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51000 total students enrolled, 13000 graduate students
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Rutgers University was ranked No. 1 for ____________ by Princeton Review's \"Best 351 Colleges\" in the year ____.
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\"Diverse Student Population\" , 2003
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Among AAU universities, Rutgers is 2nd in total minority enrollment, 1st in ___________ enrollment, ________ in Asian enrollment, and ________ in Latino enrollment
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1st in African-American enrollment, 5th in Asian enrollment, and 5th in Latino enrollment
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percentage of enrolled students from NJ
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86%
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1/3 of students enrolled were in the top __________ of their high school
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top 10% of the graduating class at their high school
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building that was purchased by George H Cook in 1868 for $18000
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Riverstede
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distinguished, former member of the Board of Governors of the University, named the \"hub\" of rutgers university after him. This hub contains some of the few elm trees that survived a northeastern outbreak of Dutch Elm disease. What is the hub and who is he?
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Tracy Voorhees, Voorhees Mall
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Alumni from class of 1866, owned most of downtown new brunswick (cook/douglass today), campus originally named after him. What is his name and what was the campus called
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Nielson campus, James Nielson
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today it is home to the Art History department, originally built as a library after donor/alumni, who is the alumni and what is the building
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Voorhees hall, Ralph Voorhees
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The institute of _____ on the newark campus is the largest archive of _____ around the world
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Jazz Studies library, jazz materials
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how many gateways are on college ave campus? What are the names?
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4, class if 1882, 1883, class of 1902, Henry Rutgers Baldwin Memorial
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legend behind the gateway arches
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if a student passes through the gateway into voorhees mall more than twice during college they will be doomed to failure
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built in 1889 with state funds for an \"Agricultural hall\" to house the recently established Agricultural Experiment Station. Now houses the ________ department
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New Jersey hall, econ
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busch campus used to be called the _______
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university heights campus
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new brunswick's significance in the revolutionary war
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Alexander hamilton stalled the advance of british forces using the ford (highest point of the raritan river) to help Washington retreat safely to Trenton
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first Dean of Rutgers College, what building is named after him and what department does it house today?
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Francis C Van Dyck, Van Dyck Hall, history department
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oldest seminary in the united states at Rutgers, founded in ? Moved to Rutgers in 1810
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1784
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what is the rutgers tunnel and what is the legend
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old copper mine shaft from the mid 1700's, used as a means of escape for slaves on the Underground Railroad and smuggled alcohol during Prohibition
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professor of history and poly sci, president of rutgers and mayor of New Brunswick, has building named after him. Which building and who is he
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Austin Scott, Scott Hall
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best sandwich in the country by Maxim Magazine
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Fat Darrel
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Henry Rutgers Baldwin Memorial - year built, what purpose, what is written on it? Where does \"Baldwin\" come from?
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1901, Baldwin was a member of the Board of Trustees, writing on it is: Rutgers, Queens, Rutgers motto
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second oldest building at Rutgers, used to have the rutgers grammar school (formerly known as Rutgers Prep)
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Alexander Johnston Hall
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which Queen was queen's college named after
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Queen Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg, wife of King George III
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what was the second choice for the sight of Queen's college?
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Hackensack, trustee vote won 10 new brunswick, 7 hackensack
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Class of 1883 gateway was built with what and what is 1 fact about it?
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built with dead weights from the original ships used by the dutch settlers who founded new brunswick in 1680, fact = freshmen were not allowed to use it
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roads/buildings named after rutgers presidents
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Philip Brett (brett road), Theodore Frelinghuysen (Frelinghuysen road), Mason Gross, Edward Bloustein, Richard McCormick (McCormick dorm), Austin Scott (Scott Hall), William Henry Campbell (Campbell Hall)
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first rutgers president
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Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh
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descendant of colonel henry rutgers, who helped brought cap and skull back, what years was cap & skull dormant? Was also a cap and skull member
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Dean Howard Crosby, 1969-1982
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in what year were the skull-emblazoned caps introduced for cap & skull?
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1924
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year School for the Creative and Performing Arts was founded, who is it named after
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Mason Gross, 1976
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other building besides cooper dining hall that is closed and no longer in use, what was its use in the past?
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Schanck Observatory, used for rutgers scientific school with observatory, classroom, research equipment
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WHat building has stones engraved with various class years, what is the tradition regarding the stones?
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Kirkpatrick Chapel, on commencement day the chapel's scarlet walls are hung with portraits of past presidents of rutgers and 3000-pipe organ is played
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year geology hall was completed, what is in the geology museum and how did it get there?
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1872, leaker boiler in the seminary school forced the transfer of equipment and supplies to geology hall where a 17-year-old girl mummy from egypt was found in an unmarked crate
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this building named after a merchant of saddlery and a member of the board of trustees, today includes what?
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Van Nest Hall, today includes University Welcome center
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decade when trustees revamped the entire RU faculty, keeping only professor of geology George H Cook
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1850s
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attracted the first ______ students to attend an american university, decade that this occurred?
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japanese, 1860s, these students soon died from influenza
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what is phi beta kappa and what year was it founded at RU
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1869, oldest honor society for the liberal arts and sciences in the United States, with 284 active chapters. Widely considered to be the nation's most prestigious honor society
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the area surrounding the Bishop House on the College Avenue Campus, Known as the ___________
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Bishop Beach, \"beach without the sand\"
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ghost ground, originally started as a mortuary called McDede Burial company
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Miller Hall
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investigate nearby buildings to cooper reread your essay Q's
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place where mililtary officer spirit lives
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office of RV and Radio (RU TV)
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type of tree that was ________'s inspiration for writing his poem \"trees\", who wrote it
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joyce kilmer, kilmer oak
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First resident of college hall? What year was it handed over to rutgers and for what purpose?
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John N. Carpender, a trustee and graduate of Rutgers, purchased it. In 1918, the building was leased from the Carpender family for the newly established NJ College for Women - NJ college for women had its first activities here
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2nd bridge on douglass campus aside from the kissing bridge, where does it cross
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the horse bridge, crosses george street, steps are made for horses not humans
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building named after history professor, architecture is interesting and what legend did upperclassmen tell freshmen?
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Emily Hickman, Hickman Hall, building resembles old kind of rotating camera flash cubes so freshman are told that the hall rotates a quarter turn every half an hour
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the decision at the Constitutional convention to count slaves as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of deciding the population and determining how many seats each state would have in Congress
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3/5 compromise
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number of people in the house of represenatives
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435
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the upper house of the United States Congress
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senate
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lower house of congress based on state population
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house of representatives
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a vote that blocks a decision
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veto
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4 years
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terms of president
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supporters of the constitution
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federalists
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people who opposed the constitution
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antifederalists
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the first ten amendments to the Constitution, dealing mostly with civil rights.
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the bill of rights
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Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
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Great compromise
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A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
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checks and balances
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to interpret laws
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Function of judicial branch
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executes or carries out laws
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function of the executive branch
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To create laws, and collect taxes
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Function of legislative branch
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articles of confederation
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name of first constitution
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Opposite of the Virginia Plan, it proposed a single-chamber congress in which each state had one vote. This created a conflict with representation between bigger states, who wanted control befitting their population, and smaller states, who didn't want to be bullied by larger states.
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New Jersey Plan
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Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population. Also bigger states.
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Virginia Plan
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this conflict in Massachusetts caused many to criticize the Articles of Confederation and admit the weak central government was not working; uprising led by Daniel Shays in an effort to prevent courts from foreclosing on the farms of those who could not pay the taxes
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Shay's rebellion
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The constitutional amendment that establishes the four great liberties: freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, and of assembly.
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First Amendment
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The gov . was feeling weak because they didn't actually have more power than the states. They were like not the head. It had no strengths.
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Weakness of the government under Articles of Confederation
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The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Signifiicance: The Federalist papers were written by renowned Federalists such as Hamilton, Madison and John Jay.
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Federalists papers
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popular sovereignty that was used to show independence?
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" we the people "
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one of the British colonies that formed the United States.
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Delaware
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president- appoints federal judges, can grant reprieves and pardons for fereal crimes, can veto acts of congress, can call special sessions of congress
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Executive powers
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The powers to interpret laws, to determine their meanings, and to settle disputes in society
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Judicial powers
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congress- can override veto, controls spending of money, establishes lower federal court, can impeach and remove federal judges
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Legislative powers
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To become president there are many things that are involved. There are a total of 538 electoral votes. There are 435 from the house representatives, 100 from the senitors, and 3 from the district of Columbia. Therfore, at least 270 votes are needed to ecome president . The electors from each of those states are all apart of the Electoral College. This was created by our founding fathers because they didn't trust the people to elect fully. It was also a compromise on how to elect the president. The number of each electoral votes is based on that states population. The bad things about the system is that they risk the chance of electing a president tht didn't win the majority of the popular vote. Lastly, The "winner takes all system" is used in the election if a canidatee receives 1 more vote than the other in a state, so they would take all the votes from that state.
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Describe the system of electing the president. Be sure to share why the Electoral system was created, how the number of electoral votes each state recieves is determined, the number need for victory, the total number of electoral votes, process of winning, and problems of the system.
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the conflict in the plans for the legislative branch was how New Jersey and Virginia had different beleifs on how the legislative branch should be run. Virginia beleived that they should be represented based on polulation, but New Jerey beleived that the representaion should be equal for all states. The Great Comprimise resolved this problem by creating a two house legislature, with the lower house being the House of Representitives, which was represented by population: then there was the upper house which is the senate, with equal representation {2}.
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Describe the conflicts plans for the lguslative branch as dicussed at the Constituional Convention. Second describe how the great compromise resolved the conflict.
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US History Unit 5. Alexander Hamilton, George Washington’s farewell address, American political party. Testprep – Flashcards
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The first major domestic crisis of the US government under the Constitution resulted from
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the tax on whiskey.
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This quotation represents a major principle of US foreign policy known as _______, first espoused in the famous farewell address by President George Washington.
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neutrality.
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The XYZ Affair (1797) led to near formal war with
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France.
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When Virginia and Kentucky in the late 1700's and South Carolina in the 1830's refused to follow federal law they were practicing
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nullification.
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The first American political party to successfully have a President in office was the
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Federalists.
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The first major political issue faced by the US government after the ratification of the Constitution concerned the proposal of Alexander Hamilton to establish a
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National Bank.
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Which of the these was a precedent set by the first President of the United States, George Washington?
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the tradition of only serving two terms.
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Fundamentally, the dispute between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton during the Washington administration came down to the fact that
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Jefferson thought a strong central government would infringe on the rights of the people, while Hamilton believed that the central government needed to be strong to protect the rights of all.
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During George Washington's presidency, what was the major reason for conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?
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Hamilton's objection to Jefferson's strict interpretation of the Constitution.
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Alexander Hamilton based much of his financial program on his belief that
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the success of the new government required the support of the upper class.
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Political parties appeared in the United States shortly after the Constitution was adopted because
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differences arose over political and economic issues.
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Alexander Hamilton's plan for a "national bank" was politically significant because
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it caused the first direct conflict between supporters of strict interpretation versus loose interpretation of the Constitution.
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Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson disagreed over the proposed "National Bank" based on which issue?
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whether or not the Constitution gives the national government the power to establish the bank.
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The political followers of Thomas Jefferson took up the name "Democratic-Republicans," preferring
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a decentralized government with specific political powers.
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Based on the diplomatic philosophy of Washington, the United States did NOT become involved in what conflict?
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The French Revolution.
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Washington is urging future American leaders to
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keep freedom of religion the most important American right.
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When Madison uses the word faction, he is MOST likely be referring to
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political parties.
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What is the BEST explanation for the limited role of the government in the national economy in the years following the American Revolution?
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It evolved as a reaction to the oppressive economic policies that existed during the colonial era.
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According to the timeline, which political party was founded by a "Founding Father?"
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Democratic-Republican.
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Which constitutional idea did Alexander Hamilton use to argue for the ability to collect taxes?
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Necessary and proper.
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Which of these is one way President Washington helped to calm citizens' anxiety in his Farewell Address?
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by listing steps for America to remain a strong country.
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According to the Farewell Address, which of these BEST explains Washington's view on religion?
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Religion plays a large role in the United States' political success.
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According to this image, to whom was the Farewell Address directed?
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only those who lived in the United States.
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Which of these is an example of sectionalism?
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all states having separate economies.
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Which of these actions is an example of American leaders following the advice President Washington gave in his Farewell Address?
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the end of the French-American alliance in 1800, which ended the Quasi-War.
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According to George Washington's Farewell Address, which of these is MOST important to sustaining the United States and will be MOST frequently attacked by enemies?
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unity of the states.
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Which of these BEST describes the advice George Washington gave Americans about relationships with foreign powers in his Farewell Address?
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America should form temporary alliances with foreign nations only in extraordinary emergencies.
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The Whiskey Rebellion was significant in U.S. history MAINLY because
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the federal government used force to enforce the laws of the land.
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Which of these BEST describes the purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
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They were aimed at people who were criticizing President Adams' foreign policy.
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Why were the Alien and Sedition Acts controversial?
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Many thought they violated the Constitution.
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By which name is this diplomatic controversy better known?
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the XYZ Affair.
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Which Federalist Era domestic crisis represented the first major test of the national government's ability to enforce its laws within the states?
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the Whiskey Rebellion.
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What was the major reason for conflicts regarding domestic issues between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?
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Hamilton objected to Jefferson's interpretation of the Constitution.
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Which of these would have MOST favored the financial plans of Alexander Hamilton?
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banks in northern states.
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What was the MAIN difference in the beliefs of the earliest political parties?
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the power of government.
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- led by Alexander Hamilton - favored a strong central government - supported by businessmen, bankers, and merchantsWhich early American political party are these facts describing?
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the Federalists.
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- led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison - favored stronger state and local governments - supported by planters, farmers, and craftsmenWhich early American political party are these facts describing?
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the Democratic-Republicans
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Thomas Jefferson
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- Led the Democratic-Republicans - Favored involvement in French Revolution - Strict reading of the Constitution - Served as Secretary of State and as Vice President, too
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Alexander Hamilton
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- Favored a national bank - Favored an industrial economy - Favored strong central authority - Friendlier to Britain
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Flashcards and Answers – American History Chapter 8
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How did british viewers view jeffersonian society?
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with contempt
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settlers at the time were in search of
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opportunity
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a lot had changed since the revolution
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false
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african americans repped how much of the population
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one fifth
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blacks had limited opportunities in the cities and in the west
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true
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what fanned disagreement about the spread of slavery to western territories
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war of 1812 and purchase of louisiana
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what did the jeffersonians insist on
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strict interpretation of constitution, peaceful foreign relations, and reducing feds role in lives of citizens
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what did jefferson do before he retired
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interpreted constitution in way that premitted gov to purchase louisiana
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population of the us grew slowly
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false, 7,240,000 americans, a jump of 2 million in 10 years
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what percent of people were black slaves
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20
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the pop increase was a result of
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natural reproduction
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during jeffs presidency, few immigrants moved to new world
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true
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largest group of people were
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people under 16
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it was a time of optimism for white americans
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true
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why did entrepenuers and engineers advance in society
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because society rated personal merit higher than familial background
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what did the formation of regional identifications reflect
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improving transportation links that allowed people to travel more easily
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local writers were for rejection of democratic values
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false
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what was the difference in which people described themselves in the potomac river
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as southerners, as opposed to citizens in the chesapeak and carolinas
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the shifting focus of attention resulted from
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shared economic interests and outside attacks on slavery
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where did the most striking changes occur
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the west
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how did the west change from before american revolution
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before revo, only indian traders ventured across applations, after, more people went
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why did people go to the west
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because they were in search of farms and rich soil
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how did people get to the west
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by the northern route
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important commercial ports in the west
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pittsburg and cincinatti
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where were territorial governments formed
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louisiana, michigan, illinois, and missouri
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where did southerners go to in the west
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kentucky and tennessee
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what did westerners depend on heavily
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water transportation
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why were riverboats useful
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becuase of the high cost of hauling goods overland, they repped only economic means of carrying products to markets
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what river was a crucial commercial link
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mississippi
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why did westerners not feel secure
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because spain controlled new orleans
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families that moved west attemped to stay away from eastern costums
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false
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distinctive folkways in the west were a result of
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mixing of peoples of different background
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name two western heroes
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mike fink and daniel boone
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who was a famed trapper and indian fighter
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daniel boone
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who was a keelboatman
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mike fink
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americans who crossed the mountains were not excited to go to the west
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false
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why did many native americans live in the ohio valley at the beg of the nineteenth century
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because the land belonged to them
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what was the a challenge for the indians
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they lacked unity
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why did the indians lack unity
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dependent on trade and revaged by disease
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what pissed off shawnee leaders and tecumseh
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indians were selling parts of the land
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who was shawnee leaders prophet
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tenskwatawa
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who was shawnee leaders prophet brother
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tecumseh
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what did tecumseh want to do
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revitalize native cultures
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how did tecumseh and brother revitalize native cultures
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by brieflypursuaded people to avoid contact with whites, resist alcohol, and hold on to their land
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how did white intruders view tecumseh
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as a threat to progress
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creed nations warriors were crushed by jackson militia at what battle
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horseshoe bend
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jefferson wanted to destroy indians
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false
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how did jefferson create his vast reservation
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by sending agents to civilize indians and transform them into yeomen farmers
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enlightened thinkers wanted to preserve indian culture
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false
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vice presidential candidate richard johnson's main qualification was
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that he killed tecumseh
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before 1820 prosperity of us depended on what
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agriculture and trade
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what percentage of pop was involved in agriculture in 1810
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84
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jeffersonian cities served primarily as
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depots for international trade
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what percent of pop lived in urban centers
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7
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what cities had some of the highest population densities in countries history
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new york, philiadelphia, and baltimore
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why were rents high
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demand for housing exceeded supply
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how did american cities influence americas hinterland
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very little influence
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why did urban merchants seldem purchase goods from distance more than 150 miles
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because of high cost of land transportation
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there was a huge seperation between rural and urban americans during jeffersons presidency
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true
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sam slater was a designer of what
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textile machinery
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sam slater established what where
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cotton spinning mills in new england
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during slaters period factories produced far more clothing than households
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false
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fulton sailed up what river
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hudson
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why was American steamship a great innovation
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it opened up markets for domestic manufacturing especially in the west
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why did ordinary workers feel threatened by machines
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because they took pride in producing an object that expressed their own personalities and found industrial workplace alienating and because it might throw craftspeople out of work or transform entrepenuers into laborers
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goals of jefferson when he ran for presidency
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reduce size and cost of fed gov, repeal fed legislation such as alien acts, and maintain peace
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jefferson needed the full cooperation of congress repubs
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true
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jefferson had close ties with leaders of congress
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true
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what did jefferson never have to do during his two terms
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veto an act of congress
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how did jefferson select members of his cabinet
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by selecting people who supported his programs
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who became secretary of state
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james madison
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why did gallitin become treasurer
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because he understood complexities of fed budget
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top priority of fed government
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cutting national debt
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how did jefferson and gallitin view the deficit
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as an association with alex hamiltons finantial programs, measures harmful to republicanism
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how did jefferson diminish activities of fed gov
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by urging congress to repeal direct taxes
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how did jefferson help pay the debt
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by cutting the national budget, closing american diplomatic missions, and slashing military spending, retired warships
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how did jefferson respond to new englanders complaints that budget cuts left country defenseless
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stating that reducing size of military, he promoted peace
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how did the revolution influence jeffersons thinking
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thought more about military affairs
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how did jefferson ensure that soldiers would recieve professional leadership
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created army corps of engineers and westpoint
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at the end of jeffs first term, half the federal office were appointees of washington and adams
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true
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why did fisher ames and john jay withdraw from national affairs
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they refused to adopt popular forms of campaigning that repubs
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now that the fed party is dying, how did feds attempt to reform the party
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by tightening party organization, holding conventions, and campaigning energetically
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the fed party got revived and prospered
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false
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why was getting louisiana going to be harder than jefferson expected
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because he learned that spain had transferred title to france and napoleans army would occupy new orleans and close mississippi river to american trade
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the president preferred war to negotiations
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false
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who did jefferson ask to go to paris and explore possibility of purchasing new orleans
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james monroe and robert livingston
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what happened when livingston and monroe arrived in france
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napolean had list interest in the american empire because the army he sent to haiti suffered from tropical disease in which 30000 vets died
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talleyrand offered to sell entire louisiana for
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15 million
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the louisiana purchase doubled size of usa
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true
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how did americans respond to louisiana purchase
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enthuiastically
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why did jefferson want to amend the constitution
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because it did now authorize acquiring vast territories and thousands of foreign citizens
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jefferson ask lewis and clark to explore the west
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to see weather the missouri river has water communications for the purpose of commerce and a way to collect data of plants and animals
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lewis went to school to learn about scientific observation
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false, jefferson taught him
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where did the expidition of of lewis and clark start
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st louis
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why was the expidition of lewis and clark significant to jefferson
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because it fullfilled his scientific expectations and reaffarmed his faith in the future of the usa
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on what note did jefferson end his first presidency
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on a popular note
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what had jefferson done at the end of his first term
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maintained peace, reduce taxes, and expanded united states
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the presidents attempts to reform federal courts did what
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revealed power sectional loyalties
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why was the judiciary act of 1801 passed
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because the feds were realizing that they would soon loose control over the executive branch
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what did the judiciary act of 1801 do
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created circuit courts and 16 new judgeships
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why was jefferson angry with adams
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because he filled the judgeships through his midnight appointments with \"stalwarts\" and appointed John Marshall as the new chief jusitce because he could hold his own against the president
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why did jeffersons allies want to repeal the judiciary act
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because they were staffed by feds and expensive
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what was the feds defense againstjeffersons allies want to repeal the judiciary act
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they said that the consittution was for removing fed judges only when they were found guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors and by repealing the act, the legislative branch would be dismissing judges without a trial
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the judiciary act was repealed
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true
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why did william marbury complain about the new administration
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because it would not give him comission for office of peace for district of colombia
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why were the republicans furious when marshall agreed to hear the case of william marbury
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they thought that he wanted to provoke confrontation with the executive branch
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what happened in the marbury vs madison decision
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marshall berated secretary of state for withholding marbuty comission and concluded that the supreme court did not posess juristiction over such matters
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what was significant about the marbuty vs madison case in terms of the supreme court
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it was the first time the supreme court asserted its right to judge the constitutionality of congressional acts
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what did impeachment do
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enabled the removal of officeholders`
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maubury vs madison served as a predisessant for
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the judicial review
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chages against chase were
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purely political
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chases trial is considered
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one of the most dramatic events in legal history
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the senate acquited chase
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true
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Foreign Entanglements
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In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned of this in particular.
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Revolution of 1800
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The victory of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans ended the Federalist Decade in this.
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Jeffersonian Democracy
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A system of ideas. Included: the yeoman farmer best exemplifies virtue and independence, the federal government must not violate the rights of the states, the freedoms of speech and the press are essential, and the President should practice Republican simplicity.
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Marbury v. Madison
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A case in 1803 which established the principle of judicial review, that the Supreme Court should determine whether a piece of legislation is constitutional or not.
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American System
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Henry Clay's plan of internal improvements, developing infrastructure to increase trade and unity.
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Tariff of Abominations
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A tariff passed in 1828, after several tariffs passed between 1816 and 1828, all of which were intended to protect. This tariff went too far and provoked John C. Calhoun to formulate his doctrine of nullification.
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Worcester v. Georgia
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A case in 1831 in which, unlike other Native American tribes, the Cherokees challenged the removal order in court. Cherokees won, but Jackson refused to recognize "John Marhall's" decision.
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Second Bank of the United States
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President Jackson vigorously opposed this, claiming that it catered to special privileges. His war against this helped bring about the Whigs, a party which hated him.
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The Cult of Domesticity
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Another term for the concept of Republican Motherhood, a concept which said women should only be concerned with domestic, family, and religious affairs.
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Seneca Falls Convention
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Took place in 1848, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott, and issued the "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions."
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Dorothea Dix
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A woman not involved in the women's rights movement but in the reform of treatment of people with mental and emotional disabilities.
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The Liberator
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A radical abolitionist newspaper edited by William Lloyd Garrison. (Please note, Garrison was also a supporter of women's rights)
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Transcendentalism
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A philosophical and literary movement of the 1800s which emphasized living a simple life while celebrating the truth in nature, emotion, and imagination. (Think Thoreau and Emerson)
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The Mexican War
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A war which was strongly opposed by Abraham Lincoln and the Whigs. Ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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The Compromise of 1850
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The result of negotiations between Stephen A. Douglas, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun. Admitted California as a free state, abolished slavery in D.C. and so on.
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The Dred Scott Case
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Case in which it was stated slaves could not sue in federal court because they were not citizens.
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Border States
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Kentucky and Maryland were what during the Civil War?
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Battle of Antietam
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This Civil War battle ended with a Union victory, convincing France and England to remain neutral, and allowing Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Thirteenth Amendment
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Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
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Fourteenth Amendment
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Made former slaves citizens and provided for equal protection of the laws for all citizens.
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Fifteenth Amendment
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Provided suffrage for Black males. (Stirred controversy, caused a split, among women's rights supporters)
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Case in 1896 which upheld segregation, "separate but equal" accommodations.
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Case in 1957 which reversed Plessy v. Ferguson and outlawed segregation.
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Booker T. Washington
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Called on African Americans to seek economic opportunities rather than political rights.
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Century of Dishonor
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A book written by Helen Hunt Jackson and published in 1881. It aroused public awareness of the federal government's long record of betraying and cheating Native Americans.
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Frontier Thesis
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Frederick Jackson Turner's writing on the origin of the distinctive aggressive, violent, innovative and democratic features of the American character.
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Knights of Labor
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Organized all skilled and unskilled workers into one union, striving for a cooperative society.
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Industrial Workers of the World
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Organized all skilled and unskilled workers into one union, embracing class conflict and violent tactics.
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American Federation of Labor
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Organized skilled workers, repudiated violence, and fought for higher wages and better working conditions.
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Federal Reserve Act (of 1913)
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Act supported by Woodrow Wilson which established a system of district banks coordinated by a central board. Made currency and credit more elastic.
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Lost Generation
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A group of writers in the 1920s, including Fitzgerald and Lewis, which criticized materialism and conformity.
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Long Telegram
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An influential article written by George Kenna, an American diplomat, urging the United States to focus on containing the spread of Soviet influence.
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McCarthyism
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The making of public accusations of disloyalty without sufficient evidence.
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Dr. King
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Leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Beat Generation
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Group of writers of the 1950s, led by Kerouac, focusing on alienation, conformity, and materialism.
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The Great Society
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A plan which included: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Medicare, Medicaid, the War on Poverty, and programs offering federal aid for education.
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Betty Friedan
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Author of The Feminine Mystique and the first president of the National Organization for Women.
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George Wallace
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Once governor of Alabama, a segregationist that ran as the candidate of the American Independent Party in 1968 and won five states in the South.
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Bacon's Rebellion
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Exposed tensions between backcountry farmers (former indentured slaves) and the tidewater gentry. Prompted the gentry to reevaluate their commitment to the system of indentured servants.
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Stono Rebellion
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A rebellion of slaves which took place in South Carolina in 1739. They tried to flee to Spanish Florida.
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Abigail Adams
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Told her husband in a letter to "remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them."
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John Marshall
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A judicial nationalist who opposed states' rights.
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Wagner Act
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Act in 1935 which ensured the workers' right to organize and bargain collectively. Led to a dramatic increase in labor union membership.
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Taft-Hartley Act
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Act of 1947 which aimed to limit the power of labor unions.
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Columbian Exchange
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The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the New World and Europe following the discovery of America in 1492.
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Gospel of Wealth
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The belief that the rich were the guardians of society's wealth and had a duty to serve society in humane ways. (Think Andrew Carnegie)
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Taylorism
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A system of scientific management developed by Frederick W. Taylor, seeking to develop a disciplined labor force by eliminating wasted motion.
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Vertical Integration
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When a company controls both the production and distribution of its product such as in Andrew Carnegie's control over the steel industry.
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Horizontal Integration
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When one company gains control over other companies that produce the same product.
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Massive Retaliation
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A military doctrine associated with President Eisenhower's secretary of state, John Foster Dulles. The idea was that the United States would retaliate with massive force against any attack by the Soviet Union, or other hostile power.