Remember, it's not enough to just memorize the meanings of these terms. You will be presented with questions that require you to apply your knowledge and understanding.
Essay topics
a) The Constitutional Framers' understanding and feelings about democracy and equality
b) The Structure and nature of the Supreme Court
c) Political disagreements between Federalists and Republicans
“power of the purse”
Federalism
Federalist/anti-federalist
Electoral College
Constitutional Convention of 1787
separation of powers
John Locke
Declaration of Independence
checks and balances
House of Representatives
Senate
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Whiskey Rebellion
Shays’ Rebellion
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Connecticut Compromise
George Washington
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Executive, legislative, judicial branches (major powers of each)
Framers of the Constitution
States rights/state sovereignty
Earl Warren/Major Justices
14th amendment
Bill of Rights
due process
equal protection
civil liberties
judicial review
XYZ Affair
Whiskey Rebellion
Alien and Sedition Acts
Election of 1796
Election of 1800
Hamilton's Financial Plan
Jay's Treaty
Barron v Baltimore
Earls v Bd of Ed
Dred Scott Decision
Writ of Certiorari
Checks and Balances
Ben Franklin
monarchy b)
theocracy
aristocracy
republic
democracy
dictatorship
state
sovereignty
economy
government
Inventing a Nation
-Major Characters
-Major Events
Supremes' Greatest Hits (Introduction)
A Kind of Revolution (Howard Zinn)
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