US History EOC Review

A collection of flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from US History EOC Review.

Salutatary Neglect

British policy of leaving the colonies largely self-governed during the Seven Years/French & Indian War.

Magna Carta

A document that limited the power of the king and established the principle of trial by jury.

English Bill of Rights

Established separation of powers, no taxation without representation, and individual rights.

Natural Rights

Inalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, derived from John Locke.

Popular Sovereignty

The principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.

Judicial Review

The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

Federalism

A system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.

Separation of Powers

The division of government into separate branches, each with distinct powers and responsibilities.

Checks and Balances

A system that ensures no one branch of government becomes too powerful by providing mechanisms for oversight and regulation.

Articles of Confederation

The first governing document of the United States that created a weak federal government.

Emancipation Proclamation

An executive order issued by President Lincoln freeing all slaves in the Confederate states.

Manifest Destiny

The 19th-century doctrine that the expansion of the US across the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

The Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s.

New Deal

A series of programs and policies implemented by FDR to restore economic stability during the Great Depression.

Civil Rights Movement

A struggle for social justice, particularly for African Americans, aimed at ending racial discrimination and attaining equal rights.

Brown v. Board of Education

The landmark Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

Prohibition

A nationwide ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933.

Social Darwinism

The belief that societies and races compete for survival and that the fittest will rise to power.

McCarthyism

A campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions, characterized by heightened fears of subversion.

Watergate Scandal

A political scandal involving the Nixon administration's attempt to cover up its involvement in the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.

Affordable Care Act

A comprehensive healthcare reform law enacted in March 2010 aimed at providing affordable health insurance.