history exam II

Which president came the closest to being removed from office by the senate, falling only one vote short of conviction?

What was the ninth state to ratify the constitution, therby making it offical?

Who was the only president to have been impeached twice?

The removal of a government official due to an offense

Created Standard Oil

Became the largest steel manufacturer in the world

The clause that states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land

Representatives in the House of Representatives are elected every

Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause applied not only to African-Americans but all other races as well

Powers of Congress that are listed in the Constitution

written defamation

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”

nonverbal communication, such as burning a flag or wearing an armband

Until the 12th Amendment, the person who finished second in Electoral College voting became

Guaranteed citizenship to all people born in the United States

President who promised Americans a Square Deal and earned a reputation as a trust buster

Extended the right to vote to african americans

What is celebrated on "Juneteenth?"

Very effective president who later became a Supreme Court Justices best known for getting stuck in the White House bath

a person involved in the ownership and management of industry

complete and total forgiveness of past crimes if certain conditions are met

What is the punishment for treason

dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power

to give someone something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering or injury incurred

Which branch of government is in charge of makin sure that the laws of the land are upheld?

Law and order is maintained by the military

When is the vice president allowed to vote in the senate?

The first state to grant women the right to vote

The common name for the clause that states that Congress can make all laws "necessary and proper"

Gave all women over the age of 21 the right to vote in elections

a person cannot be tried or convicted for the same crime twice

Who is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces?

Supreme Court decision holding that anyone accused of a felony where imprisonment may be imposed had a right to a lawyer

Article VII of the Constitution required howmany states to ratify it before it came into effect?

The first female Supreme Court Justice

The New Jersey plan proposed

Granted citizenship to all former slaves.

higher prices for goods and services caused by too much money in circulation

Who becomes President if the President is incapacitated or removed from office

part of the 14th Amendment guaranteeing that persons cannot be deprived of life, liberty or property o

the rights of individuals to political, economic and social equality

civil war hero who became president after johnson

To deprive someone of the right to vote

Who was the last vice president to become president due to the president dying or being removed from office?

The Virginia plan proposed

The official process of one nation/state surrendering a convicted criminal to the nation/state where person is wanted

Who wrote the preamble to the Constitution?

the government can force people to sell their property, or take a portion of someone’s property, if there is a

Which president resigned before they could be impeached?

Businessmen willing to take risks by investing in and managing new businesses

spoken defamation

SC ruled that racial segregation was ok as long as the conditions for white/non-white citizens were “separate but equal.

Which state was the last of the original thirteen to ratify the constitution?

Supreme Court upheld the Second Amendment’s protections when they conflicted with state and local laws

What was the first form of government the United States tried after declaring independence?

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

Elected president in 1824 by Congress because no candidate had received a majority of Electoral College votes:

Organized units of citizen soldiers.

reasonable grounds for believing that a person is guilty of a crime

SC decision that set guidelines for police questioning of accused persons to protect them against self-incrimination and

A Latin phrase meaning that you can't be held in jail without being charged with a crime.

The Connecticut Compromise settled on

How many presidents have died, been assassinated or removed from office?

government can’t interfere with the practice of religion

How old does someone need to be to be elected president?

SC rules the bill of rights was enforceable by the federat courts only against fed government, not against the states

overturned the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson and made “separate but equal” unconstitutional

What was the first state to ratify the constitution?

When someone illegally prints or coins money

Senators serve for

From where did the Founding Fathers most likely get the idea for a bicameral legislature?

A statement recited by the president upon his election stating that he will uphold the Constitution