<p>Which of the following documents would be most useful in evaluating President Jackson’s commitment to democratic values?</p>
<p>(A) the Specie Circular
(B) veto message on the rechartering of the Second Bank of the United States
(C) congressional hearings on the “corrupt bargain”
(D) Supreme Court case on the Indian-removal issue
(E) the Force Act</p>
<p>B. Jackson believed in mass democracy, and his basis for vetoing the Bank of United States was that it benefited only the rich and not the larger, poorer class. This would best highlight what Jackson believed were democratic values.</p>
<p>Which court was more liberal: the Warren court or the Burger Court? What famous court cases did each of them deal with?</p>
<p>How many formal alliances was the United States party to prior to their joining the Grand Alliance with the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union in World War II, and with whom were these alliances formed?</p>
<p>What is the Lend Lease plan?</p>
<p>The Warren Court was substantially more liberal than the Burger Court, although both courts may be considered to be liberal by contemporary standards. The Warren Court handed down decisions expanding civil and criminal rights, especially Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that mandated the racial desegregration of public schools, but also extending new rights to the accused in Mapp v. Ohio prohibiting the admission of illegally obtained evidence into court, Gideon v. Wainwright regarding the public’s provision of counsel for those unable to procure it themselves, Escobedo v. Illinois requiring the police to inform persons of the right to remain silent, and Miranda v. Arizona extending the ruling of Escobedo to informing the accused of their right to an attorney. The Warren Court also expanded free speech protection up to the point where it presents a “clear and present danger” in Yates v. United States, ruled that requiring the reading of Bible passages in school violated the First Amendment in Engel v. Vitale, and ruled in Griswold v. Connecticut that the right to use contraceptives was guaranteed as part of the right to privacy.</p>
<p>The Burger court was comprised of more conservatives and strict constructionists than the Warren Court, but still handed down the decision of Roe v. Wade, guaranteeing abortion rights based on a liberal interpretation of the Constitution.</p>
<p>Lend-Lease Plan= way for America to still be neutral yet help out the Allies who were in need of armaments.</p>
<p>Why did the federalists cease to be a political power after the War of 1812?</p>
<p>The ill-conceived Hartford Convention in 1814 painted Federalists as downright traitors for suggestion secession at a time of war. Furthermore, the convention coincided with the victory at the Battle of New Orleans, which combined to form a political disaster for the Federalists.</p>
<p>FDR gave the four freedoms speech to gain support for the lend-lease plan which let the british buy US arms on credit
was this the one with the analogy “fire hose in teh night”? I forgot</p>
<p>Who was the first president to act in favor of the strikers? and at which strike?</p>
<p>not 100% sure, but i think it might be t. roosevelt in the coal strike of 1902. </p>
<p>describribe the major immigration patterns, the major immigrant groups for each time period: antebellum, reconstruction, progressives, WWI-WWII period</p>
<p>antebellum - southeastern europeans (irish, germans)
reconstruction - southern and eastern euros from places like Poland, etc.</p>
<p>Progressives- same ^ and Japanese and Chinese
WW1- Immigration act of 1919 and 1920 restricted immigration
WW2- immigration restrictions, then repealed later on. Many asians came from that period on. </p>
<p>i might be a bitt off on some. so double check.</p>
<p>why did seward cede Alaska?</p>
<p>can someone explain to me, in basic terms, some compromises about slavery in new lands pre-civil war? like the wilmot proviso, compromise of 1850, etc.</p>
<p>also, differentiate between big stick/dollar diplomacy with examples.</p>
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First of all, just think Henry Clay if you don’t know who did it. Um, Wilmot Proviso said that all territory in the Mexican Cession should be free, but it struck down. Missouri Compromise made the 36’30 line the boundary for slavery (north=free, south=slave). The Dred Scott decision said that since slaves were technically property, they weren’t citizens, had no standing in the courts, and basically meant that all states had to be slave. The Compromise of 1850 was a series of laws that said a lot of things. Um, it said that popular sovereignty would be used to determine free vs slave in I think Kansas, CA would be admitted as a free state, new more strict fugitive slave law (most important part of the compromise), and then there were some less important parts to it like Texas got some money for something, and other stuff. I can’t think of anything else right now.<br>
Teddy Roosevelt came up with Big Stick, it basically was like don’t mess with us and if you do we’ll go to war with you and own you. But to appear not threatening. An example is when we had the golden (or white or something) fleet travel around the world to intimidate other countries. Dollar diplomacy was under Taft and I don’t really get what this says either. Someone explain that for both of us lol.</p>
<p>oooo…totally…ok:
So to kind of make this an essay, I would start with Manifest Destiny or something similar to that for an introduction. Talk about how Americans thought it was their “calling” to spread their influence in the colonies and expand.
Wilmot proviso: The new land acquired from mexico will not be slave states
Compromise of 1850: California came in as free, slavery was banned in District of Colombia, but hey this is all for the northerners right? So to balance that out a bit, the Fugitive Slave Act was made more strict. It had to do with runaway slaves and the demand for them to be returned to their proper owners. Oh and remember this never got passed.
Missouri Compromise: Brought in Maine as slave state and Missouri as free state.
Kansas-Nebraska Act: This was rather important because it brought in the idea of popular sovereignty by Stephen Douglas. Basically states get to vote for making their state slave state or free state (popular vote). This act basically began the major hostilities between north and south. </p>
<p>Then you can talk about some troubles like John Brown’s raid on Harper’s ferry, and Lincolns whole presidency of 1860 for limiting spread of slavery. Not an abolitionist remember, he just didn’t want slavery to spread anymore.</p>
<p>No clue on big stick/dollar diplomacy</p>
<p>thanks unleashed.</p>
<p>after some research, big stick was used to support the creation of Panama (TR incited revolts against Columbia because Columbia didn’t want the panama canal built). we occupied cuba in 1906. dollar diplomacy - taft, unsuccessfully, tried to control hondarus by buying up its debt to british bankers.</p>
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Compromise of 1850 was passed.</p>
<p>Question: I haven’t yet started studying, how should I productively wing a fast-paced review? Any tips? How are others approaching?</p>
<p>I don’t really want to reread the textbook-- we used Foner’s, of which I am no fan.</p>
<p>Umm. I would suggest studying from the 19-page APUSH Cram Packet.
[APUSH</a> Cram Packet.doc](<a href=“File sharing and storage made simple”>http://www.mediafire.com/?bwbmgxnxyvu). Study it hard, and you should get yourself a pretty good score. If you add that to some attention in class, chances are pretty good that you’ll get a 5. Good luck.</p>