Building Your STAAR Cheat Sheet

You CANNOT bring a cheat sheet and timeline made before the test to use on
the Mock STAAR or STAAR exam. You CAN practice making a timeline and
cheat sheet to create on a blank sheet of paper when the exam begins. You
can use your cheat sheet created during the test administration to help
organize your information as you test. This is probably the most
worthwhile test preparation activity you can do!
Remember this is an example. You may not be able to create a timeline this
comprehensive, but every bit of information you can include helps. Start with
the six key dates and build from there. What goes on your cheat sheet should
be based on the information that is difficult for you to remember. The
information included here are just some suggestions of facts and concepts
students sometimes have trouble keeping straight.
7 Principles of the Constitution

Compromises

Popular Sovereignty- Power from people

Great Compromise- big &
small states
Individual Rights- Govt. is to protect them
creates 2 house legislature
Federalism- Power divided/shared state & national govt. 3/5 Compromise- counting
of slaves
Republicanism- Representative govt.
Bill of Rights- to calm AntiFederalists
Separation of Powers- 3 branches
Missouri Compromisebalance of slave &
Checks & Balances- Each branch keeps others in line
free states, 36/30 line
Limited govt.- No part of govt. is all-powerful
Nullification Compromisetook away tarif
to prevent Southern secession
Bill of Rights
1850- vote of people to determine
slavery
1- speech, press, assembly, petition, press
in new states (Mexican
Cession)
2- bear arms
3- Quartering troops
Reconstruction
Amendments
4- Search & Seizure
13- Free (ends slavery)
5- Due Process, no self-incrimination or double jeopardy 14- Citizens (citizenship to
all born in U.S.)
6- Rights of accused, speedy & public trial
15- Vote (All male citizens
right to vote)
7- Jury trial for civil cases
8- Cruel & Unusual punishment
Land Acts
9- Non-enumerated rights
NW Ordinance- how territory
becomes
10- Powers reserved to the states
state: 5,000 landowners,
60,00 population
territorial govt. established
Political Parties
Homestead- 160 acres for
settlers in west
Federalist- Hamilton, strong govt.
Morrill- western land for
colleges

Democratic-Republican- Jeferson, small govt.

Indian land

Dawes- breaking up of

Democratic-Republicans split:
Jackson- first Democrat president
Judicial Review
Whig party emerges in opposition to Jackson
state cant tax
Whig party becomes Republican- Lincoln first
Republican president
interfere w/

Court Cases
Marbury v. Madison

Civil War Leaders

Govt. had
Union (North):
land
General- Grant, President- Lincoln
AfricanMedal of Honor: Carney- African-American
Bazzar- South-American Immigrant
cases
Confederacy (South):
General- Lee, President- Jeferson Davis
Other- Stonewall Jackson

McCullough v. Marylandnational bank

Gibbons v. Ogden- states cant
Interstate trade
Worcester v. Georgia- only Ntl.
authority over Native American
*Dred Scott v. Sanford- ruled
* Chief Justice Roger Taney, other 4
John Marshall