Vocabulary
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Alien & Sedition Acts
Election of 1800
12th Amendment
100
This is a broad interpretation of the Constitution
What is loose construction?
100
This battle in modern-day Ohio and Indiana led to the Treaty of Greenville in 1795.
What is the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
100
These were the four controversial laws passed by Federalists in Congress.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
100
Republican leaders supported this individual for president in 1800
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
The 12th Amendment was added to the Constitution to prevent these.
What are ties?
200
This is the crime of encouraging rebellion against the government.
What is sedition?
200
Farmers west of the Appalachian Mountains did this in response to a new excise tax on whiskey.
What is refused to pay a new tax on whiskey and attacked tax collectors?
200
This Federalist President enacted the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Who is John Adams?
200
This individual was selected to run for vice president by the Federalists
Who is Charles Pinckney?
200
In an electoral tie, the Constitution sends the election to this to break the tie.
What is the House of Representatives?
300
This is George Washington's parting message to the nation, warning of threats to the nation's future.
What is Washington's Farewell Address?
300
These acts allowed the president to jail or deport non-citizens suspected of activities that threatened the government.
What is the Alien Act?
300
This act made encouraging rebellion against the government a crime.
What is the Sedition Act?
300
The Electoral College vote resulted in a tie between these two individuals.
Who are Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr?
300
The 12th Amendment calls for the Electoral College to cast separate ballots for these two positions.
What are president and vice president?
400
This is a narrow interpretation of the Constitution
What is STRICT CONSTRUCTION?
400
This event proved that the Constitution had created a strong enough government to deal with internal conflicts.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
400
Republicans viewed this act as an attack on the rights of free speech and free press.
What is the Sedition Act?
400
This Federalist broke the deadlock in the House of Representatives and asked his supporters to vote for Jefferson.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
400
This amendment was added to the Constitution in this year.
What is 1804?
500
To refuse to recognize a federal law.
What is to NULLIFY?
500
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison drew up the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions opposing the Alien and Sedition Acts based on this.
What is the States' Doctrine of the Constitution?
500
The Alien and Sedition Acts led to this action from Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resoulutions?
500
This event was a victory for Jefferson and his Republican Party and for the new system of government established by the Constitution.
What is a peaceful transfer of power?
500
The Election of 1800 is also known as this due to the peaceful transfer of power.
What is the REVOLUTION of 1800?