Test: Movement West; The Constitution, Articles I-II

Using the word bank below, write the appropriate number to the left of the following
descriptions.
1. _____ He helped cut the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap
. _____ !he seemingl" fated necessit" of the United #tates to occup" the land
$from sea to shining sea%
&. _____ Was the starting point for the 'regon !rail and the #anta (e !rail
). _____ When was the California Gold Rush*
+. _____ ,etween the -ississippi Ri.er and the Rock" -ountains
/. _____ 0arge animal that was hunted in the Great 1lains
2. _____ !went"3one of these are located between #an 4iego and #an (rancisco
5. _____ #panish word for fort
6. _____ When did -e7ico win its independence from #pain*
18. _____ !he man who led the first organi9ed group of :merican settlers into !e7as
in 15
11. _____ !he dictatorship of this man actuall" led to the independence of !e7as
1. _____ When did !e7as become an independent nation*
1&. _____ !he first president of !e7as
1). _____ What was the !e7as Constitution was modeled after*
1+. _____ ;ntroductor" e7planation
1/. _____ When were the :rticles of Confederation ratified*
12. _____ When was the Constitution ratified*
15. _____ !he principle that the people are the source of all go.ernmental power
16. _____ !heir problem was that the" didn<t gi.e the federal go.ernment enough
power
8. _____ : statement of fundamental laws
1. _____ What is :rticle ; of the Constitution about*
1
. _____ What is :rticle ;; of the Constitution about*
&. _____ What is :rticle ;;; of the Constitution about*
). _____ !he constitutional doctrine of di.iding go.ernmental power among the
legislati.e, e7ecuti.e, and =udicial branches
+. _____ !he constitutional doctrine in which each branch of the go.ernment shares
some of the powers of the other branches in order to limit their actions
/. _____ : count of the population
2. _____ !he process b" which Congress allocates the number of representati.es for
each state, based on changes in the census
5. _____ !he process b" which each state draws the boundaries of its congressional
districts, according to the number of representati.es allocated b" Congress.
6. _____ -anipulating the electoral area
&8. _____ !he highest officer in the legislati.e branch
&1. _____ !he process b" which a ci.il officer of the U.#. is charged with
wrongdoing
&. _____ !he onl" U.#. official who is a member of two branches of go.ernment
&&. _____ !he number of members in a group re>uired to be present to carr" out
official business
&). _____ Unlimited and often irrele.ant debate on a bill designed to pre.ent a .ote
on its passage
&+. _____ !he president<s power to re=ect a bill passed b" Congress
&/. _____ !he power of the president to pre.ent passage of a bill b" refusing to sign
it during an ad=ournment of Congress
&2. _____ !he power to re=ect specific pro.isions in a law without defeating the
entire bill
&5. _____ !he first capital of the U.#.
&6. _____ !he second capital of the U.#.
)8. _____ !he third capital of the U.#.
)1. _____ : court order directing that an officer who has custod" of a prisoner show
cause wh" the prisoner is being held

). _____ !hese criminali9e actions after the fact ?after the" ha.e been committed@
)&. _____ Astablished the constitutionalit" of e7ecuti.e pri.ilege
)). _____ Astablished that the president can be sued while in office for actions
unrelated to his official conduct
)+. _____ #a"s that the president ma" not be elected for more than two terms
)/. _____ !his limited the power of the president to deplo" combat troops for more
than si7t" da"s without the appro.al of Congress
)2. _____ !he president<s selected ad.isors, usuall" consisting of the heads of the
e7ecuti.e departments
)5. _____ Consists of informal ad.isors to the president
)6. _____ : large and comple7 administrati.e organi9ation
+8. _____ !he first president of the United #tates ?according to common opinion@
Word Bank
1. 1251
. 1252
&. 151
). 15&/
+. 15)6
/. :rticles of Confederation
2. ,ison
5. ,ureaucrac"
6. Cabinet
18. Census
11. Checks and balances
12. Clinton v. Jones
1&. : constitution ?lower case Bc<@
1). 4aniel ,oone
1+. !he e7ecuti.e branch
1/. A7 post fact laws
12. (ilibuster
15. George Washington
16. Gerr"mandering
8. !he Great 1lains
1. ;mpeachment
. ;ndependence, -issouri
&. !he =udicial branch
). Citchen Cabinet
+. !he legislati.e branch
/. 0ine item .eto
2. -anifest 4estin"
5. -ission
6. Dew Eork
&8. 1hiladelphia
&1. 1ocket .eto
&. 1opular so.ereignt"
&&. 1reamble
&). 1residio
&+. Fuorum
&/. Reapportionment
&2. Redistricting
&5. #am Houston
&6. #anta :nna
)8. #eparation of powers
)1. #peaker of the House
). #tephen :ustin
)&. !he !went"3#econd :mendment
)). !he U.#. Constitution
45. U.S. v. Nixon
)/. Geto
)2. Gice 1resident
)5. War 1owers Resolution
)6. Washington 4.C.
+8. Writ of habeas corpus
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:nswer the following >uestions
1. 4escribe the factors that led to the anne7ation of (lorida.
. What countries made claims to 'regon Countr" in the earl" 1588s*
&. How is the representation of the larger states a two3edged sword*
). Who has the power to impeach a president*
+. Who has the power to con.ict an impeached president*
/. A7plain the difference between loose and strict construction.
2. 4oes the Constitution allow for the importation of sla.er"* A7plain.
5. How does the electoral college force candidates to pa" attention to local issues*
6. What are the alternati.es to the present s"stem of electing the president* 'ffer
two.
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