Shared Flashcard Set

Details

AHSGE History
Ch. 3 United States Government
16
Other
Not Applicable
01/24/2005

Additional Other Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
This is the right of the Supreme Court to decide whether a law passed by Congress was constitutional or not.
Ch. 3
Definition
Judicial Review
Term
The case that established the Supreme Court’s right to Judicial Review is called what?
Ch. 3
Definition
Marbury vs. Madison
Term
This is the colonial government made of elected representatives.
Ch. 3
Definition
House of Burgesses
Term
One of the first political parties of the United States; they opposed the Federalists who wanted a strong national government.
Ch. 3
Definition
Democratic-Republican
Term
The division of Congress into two houses to assure fair representation of the states is known as what?
Ch. 3
Definition
The Great Compromise
Term
The revival of evangelical Christianity in American colonies in the 1740s is known as what?
Ch. 3
Definition
Great Awakening
Term
I believed that the government should have legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Who am I?
Ch. 3
Definition
Baron de Montesquieu
Term
I am the English philosopher who believed that the government should get its power from the people it governed. Who am I?
Ch. 3
Definition
John Locke
Term
Not only am I the author of the Declaration of Independence, but I am also the first Secretary of State of the United States. Who am I?
Ch. 3
Definition
Thomas Jefferson
Supporting users have an ad free experience!