AMSCO APUSH Unit 4 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Strict Interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER- The idea that the government should obey the
Constitution as it is literally written
Loose Interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER- A way of interpreting the Constitution that
allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution doesn't forbid it from taking
Judicial Review - CORRECT ANSWER- Allows the court to determine the constitutionality
of laws
implied powers - CORRECT ANSWER- Powers not specifically mentioned in the
constitution
Louisiana Purchase - CORRECT ANSWER- territory in western United States purchased
from France in 1803 for $15 million
Lewis and Clark Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER- Sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore
the northwestern territories of the United States
John Marshall - CORRECT ANSWER- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by
John Adams; decided several land mark cases
Marbury v. Madison - CORRECT ANSWER- This case established the Supreme Court's
power of Judicial Review
Fletcher v. Peck - CORRECT ANSWER- Supreme Court case which protected property
rights and asserted the right to invalidate state laws in conflict with the Constitution
, McCulloch v. Maryland - CORRECT ANSWER- Supreme Court ruling (1819) confirming
the supremacy of national over state government
Dartmouth College v. Woodward - CORRECT ANSWER- Supreme Court ruling that states
could not interfere with private contracts
Gibbons v. Ogden - CORRECT ANSWER- Supreme Court ruling that stated that regulating
interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government
Tariff of 1816 - CORRECT ANSWER- Helped American industry by raising the prices of
British manufactured goods, which were often cheaper and of higher quality than those produced
in the U.S.
American System - CORRECT ANSWER- Economic program advanced by Henry Clay that
included support for a national bank, high tariffs, and internal improvements; emphasized strong
role for federal government in the economy.
Economic Nationalism - CORRECT ANSWER- emphasis on home control of the economy
Era of Good Feelings - CORRECT ANSWER- A name for President Monroe's two terms, a
period of strong nationalism, economic growth, and territorial expansion. Since the Federalist
party dissolved after the War of 1812, there was only one political party and no partisan
conflicts.
Panic of 1819 - CORRECT ANSWER- Economic panic caused by extensive speculation and
a decline of European demand for American goods along with mismanagement within the
Second Bank of the United States. Often cited as the end of the Era of Good Feelings.
Tallmadge Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER- Sought to forbid the further introduction of
slaves into Missouri and mandated that all children of slave parents born in the state after its
admission should be free at the age of 25; failed to pass the Senate.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Strict Interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER- The idea that the government should obey the
Constitution as it is literally written
Loose Interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER- A way of interpreting the Constitution that
allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution doesn't forbid it from taking
Judicial Review - CORRECT ANSWER- Allows the court to determine the constitutionality
of laws
implied powers - CORRECT ANSWER- Powers not specifically mentioned in the
constitution
Louisiana Purchase - CORRECT ANSWER- territory in western United States purchased
from France in 1803 for $15 million
Lewis and Clark Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER- Sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore
the northwestern territories of the United States
John Marshall - CORRECT ANSWER- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by
John Adams; decided several land mark cases
Marbury v. Madison - CORRECT ANSWER- This case established the Supreme Court's
power of Judicial Review
Fletcher v. Peck - CORRECT ANSWER- Supreme Court case which protected property
rights and asserted the right to invalidate state laws in conflict with the Constitution
, McCulloch v. Maryland - CORRECT ANSWER- Supreme Court ruling (1819) confirming
the supremacy of national over state government
Dartmouth College v. Woodward - CORRECT ANSWER- Supreme Court ruling that states
could not interfere with private contracts
Gibbons v. Ogden - CORRECT ANSWER- Supreme Court ruling that stated that regulating
interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government
Tariff of 1816 - CORRECT ANSWER- Helped American industry by raising the prices of
British manufactured goods, which were often cheaper and of higher quality than those produced
in the U.S.
American System - CORRECT ANSWER- Economic program advanced by Henry Clay that
included support for a national bank, high tariffs, and internal improvements; emphasized strong
role for federal government in the economy.
Economic Nationalism - CORRECT ANSWER- emphasis on home control of the economy
Era of Good Feelings - CORRECT ANSWER- A name for President Monroe's two terms, a
period of strong nationalism, economic growth, and territorial expansion. Since the Federalist
party dissolved after the War of 1812, there was only one political party and no partisan
conflicts.
Panic of 1819 - CORRECT ANSWER- Economic panic caused by extensive speculation and
a decline of European demand for American goods along with mismanagement within the
Second Bank of the United States. Often cited as the end of the Era of Good Feelings.
Tallmadge Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER- Sought to forbid the further introduction of
slaves into Missouri and mandated that all children of slave parents born in the state after its
admission should be free at the age of 25; failed to pass the Senate.
