Charlene BharuchaCharlene BharuchaPrd.1Prd.1

Checks and BalancesChecks and BalancesThe abuse of power is controlled by 3 The abuse of power is controlled by 3 branches of government.branches of government.Have the power to approve or Have the power to approve or disapprove certain actions of the other disapprove certain actions of the other branches.branches.

They have equal rights to make lawsThey have equal rights to make laws..

BlockadeBlockade To cut off suppliesTo cut off supplies

A military and A military and economic tool used to economic tool used to force a nation or area to force a nation or area to suffer shortages and to suffer shortages and to give up fighting.give up fighting.

It is called naval when It is called naval when ships are used.ships are used.

Representative DemocracyRepresentative Democracy

Government that votes Government that votes for representatives who for representatives who serve in the government serve in the government to make and enforce law to make and enforce law and the best interest of and the best interest of the people.the people.

The U.S. has a The U.S. has a representative democracyrepresentative democracy

Another term for Another term for democracy is republic.democracy is republic.

Protective TariffProtective Tariff

A high tariff A high tariff established to established to protect a protect a particular particular industry.industry.

Adaptations to the EnvironmentAdaptations to the Environment

People learn to People learn to use and live with use and live with their environment.their environment.

Adaptations might Adaptations might include wearing include wearing cooler clothing in cooler clothing in hot weather or hot weather or building adobe building adobe houses in a dry houses in a dry climate.climate.

Federalist PapersFederalist Papers

Series of essays written to Series of essays written to support ratification of the support ratification of the constitution.constitution.

The anti- federalists The anti- federalists argued that the argued that the constitution was taking constitution was taking power away from the power away from the States and Individuals.States and Individuals.

Their arguments against Their arguments against ratification led to passage ratification led to passage

of the Bill of rightsof the Bill of rights..

US Constitution 1787 ratified 1789US Constitution 1787 ratified 1789 The constitution set up a The constitution set up a

government based on government based on federalism in which power is federalism in which power is divided between the state divided between the state governments and the federal governments and the federal government, with some government, with some powers shared be each.powers shared be each.

Constitution established a Constitution established a representative democracy representative democracy with 3 branches of with 3 branches of government: legislative, government: legislative, executive, and judicial.executive, and judicial.

Popular SovereigntyPopular Sovereignty

The power of government The power of government rests with the people who rests with the people who express their ideas through express their ideas through voting: popular sovereignty voting: popular sovereignty was used before the Civil was used before the Civil War.War.

Civil War allowed voters in a Civil War allowed voters in a new territory to decide to new territory to decide to whether to allow slavery. whether to allow slavery.

Nullification CrisisNullification Crisis

South Carolina threatened to South Carolina threatened to secede from the United States secede from the United States if the Tariff government tried if the Tariff government tried to collect tariff duties in their to collect tariff duties in their state.state.

South Carolina used the South Carolina used the doctrine of states rights to try doctrine of states rights to try and nullify the tariff laws.and nullify the tariff laws.

South Carolina backed down South Carolina backed down from their threat to secede and from their threat to secede and a compromise tariff bill was a compromise tariff bill was passed.passed.

States RightsStates Rights

States Rights was the States Rights was the idea that states had the idea that states had the right to control all right to control all issues/laws in their state issues/laws in their state not specifically given to not specifically given to the federal government the federal government by the specific words of by the specific words of the constitution.the constitution.

It was used by Southern It was used by Southern States to argue that they States to argue that they had the right to nullify had the right to nullify federal laws they did not federal laws they did not agree with.agree with.