American Civilization Final Exam

The 35th President of the United States, this man helped to avert the potential disaster of the Cuban Missile Crisis and was the only non-Protestant ever elected to his office.

These laws, which were characteristic of the south, segregated almost every aspect of social life for African Americans.

The author of this text felt that taxation without representation was extremely unjust and wrote words that would later form the basis form the basis of republicanism in the U.S.

This was the result of President Andrew Jackson ignoring the Supreme Court's ruling and "escorting" the Cherokee to Oklahoma.

This concept was named in the 1840s by John L. O'Sullivan and used a justification for American expansion into what was then territory held by both the British and Mexico.

Through this Amendment, established or state sanctioned churches are unconstitutional.

In this way, an individual from either the executive branch man be called to answer for their improper behaivior and possibly even be removed from office.

The 43rd President of the U.S., this man helped coin a foreign policy that is based on pre-emptive action, which helped him to "end" a war that his father started.

This Founding Father was a celebrated writer, famous for his "Poor Richard's Alamanack" and is also pictured on the 100 dollar bill.

Their names are Major Biden, Bo Obama, Spot Fletcher Bush and Buddy Clinton.

They are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior.

Established first as seminaries, these institutions of higher education have rocketed to the forefront of leading academic study.

Though it would be overturned 56 years later, this court case established de jure segregation.

This was made legal nationwide after Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015.

In this year, the landmark case Roe v. Wade established abortion rights in the U.S.

The members of this house of congress are elected in a cycle to ensure their voices are very current, which means every two years.

Due to the ineffectiveness of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that this practice was the only way to achive racial balance,  yet even this was struck down in 1974.

Due in part to their discrimination, this religious group quickly assimilated to American culture and have become quite secular.

Only in the 1930s were the first governmental social services introduced, yet this type of social service in which one does not pay directly for benefits was not introduced until Johnsons's "War on Poverty".

This hesitant approach to judicial review is generally aprreciated by those people who do not want any action taken on an issue.

later replaced by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, these articles formed the basis of America's first government and have nothing in common but name with the southern states during the Civil War.

Short the DHS, this executive agency was created in 2002 by President Bush to assist in the "War on Terror".

Unless 60 members of the senate vote for closure, this talkative custom can effectively "kill" any bill put before the chamber.

In 1959 this state was the 49th, and thus penultimate state, to be added to the United States of America.

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Define "secularization".

What is republicanism?

How many original colonies founded the US?

Most of the original colonies didn't like the idea of being one big country and would have rather stayed a singular colony. What was the resoning for staying together nonetheless?

What is federalism?

What is the Bill of Rights?

What government job does one have for life?

What is checks and balances?

How does the executive influence the legislative?

How does the executive influence the judicial? 

How does the legislative influence the executive?

How does the legislative influence the judicative?

How does the judicative influence the legislative?

How does the judicative influence the executive?

How does an impeachment work?