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Column 5
100
What is the ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office?
inauguration
100
What is an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow?
precedent
100
What are the actions or stands that a nation takes in relation to another nation?
foreign policy
100
What is the total sum of money a government owes to others?
foreign debt
100
What is a certificate which promises to repay the money loaned plus interest on a certain date?
bond
200
What is another term for tax?
tariff
200
What are opposing groups called within a political party?
factions
200
What is an act not permitted by the Constitution called?
unconstitutional
200
What is stirring up rebellion against the government called?
sedition
200
What is another phrase that means "to cancel"?
nullify
300
Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
300
Who was the first Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson
300
What did the Judiciary Act accomplish?
organized the first federal court system
300
What did Southerners want in exchange for accepting Hamilton's plan to solve the national debt?
the newly built capital must be in the South (Washington, D.C.)
300
Name one precedent that George Washington set as the first president:
serving only two terms, forming a cabinet
400
In his farewell address, what did George Washington advise America to do?
avoid any long term treaties and remina neutral
400
What are the group of officials chosen to assist the President called?
the Cabinet
400
In 1796, why did Thomas Jefferson become the Vice President?
he finished second to John Adams in the election
400
When France tried to blackmail the United States into paying money to negotiate a treaty, Americans referred to it as what?
the XYZ Affair
400
What did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions declare?
each state could judge whether or not a law was fair
500
Why did Southerners oppose Hamilton's economic plan to solve the national debt?
it favored northern states by repaying their debts while most southern states had already paid their's off, it paid off speculators who had purchased bonds from poor southern farmers during the war
500
Name the two leaders of the each political party and give one way they differed:
(256 chart)
500
Give one reason Americans opposed the French Revolution and one reason they supported it:
OPPOSE: it became too violent, the rest of Europe was aligning against France to put down the revolution SUPPORT: they helped us during the American Revolution, they were fighting for the same things we fought for
500
What is a political party?
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office
500
Why did Federalists support the Alien and Sedition Acts and Republicans oppose them?
they acts sought to weaken the Republican party by keeping immigrants from becoming citizens (14 years instead of 5) and keep them from criticizing the government by violating their first amendment right of free speech
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