US History Chapter 8, Lesson 1
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- Q1the authority of the peoplepopular sovereignty30s
- Q2in which the powers of government are strictly defined.limited government30s
- Q3government in which the people rule through elected representativesrepublican form of government30s
- Q4powers specifically given Congress in the Constitutionenumerated powers30s
- Q5those powers that belong to the statesReserved powers30s
- Q6power shared by the states and federal governmentconcurrent powers30s
- Q7If a state law contradicts the Constitution or federal law, the Constitution or federal law prevailsthe "Supremacy Clause."30s
- Q8to make sure no person or group in government has too much powerseparation of powers30s
- Q9ruled in the 1857 that enslaved African Americans were not citizensDred Scott decision30s
- Q10ratified in in 1868 granted full citizenship to formerly enslaved African Americans.the Fourteenth Amendment30s
- Q11added to the constitution in 1791, they guarantee basic freedoms and libertiesBill of Rights30s
- Q12the number of times the Constitution has changed as a result of formal amendment2730s
- Q13powers that are suggested but not directly stated in the Constitutionimplied powers30s
- Q14extended voting rights to womenNineteenth Amendment30s
- Q15gave African American men the right to voteFifteenth Amendment30s