The first ten amendments to the Constitution are referred to as these
What is the Bill of Rights?
Washington was of this political party officially
What is no political party!?
This is one example of the unwritten constitution
What are the formation of political parties or the presidential cabinet?
TJ and the DRs had mostly this view of the Constitution
What is a strict interpretation/construction?
These are the first two political parties in the US
What are the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans?
This states that all states need to obey federal law and the constitution
What is the supremacy clause?
Washington used this power to put down the Whiskey Rebellion
What is his power as commander in chief?
This is something that the president can do that has the force of law
What is an executive order?
Jefferson disagreed with the Alien and Sedition acts because of this
What is they targeted DRs/violated first amendment?
This is the number one importance of Marbury v Madison
What is judicial review/ determining laws con or uncon?
Federalism is...
What is the division of power between state and federal governments?
This is one result of the Whiskey Rebellion for the Federal Government?
What is president will enforce law, fed is stronger because has power to tax, violent rebellion will be put down by the Fed?
Other than a veto and override, this is another example of checks and balances
What is ratifying a treaty, senate approving supreme court justices, judicial review, impeachment?
Adams and Jefferson obeyed these two parts of GW's farewell address by avoiding getting involved in the French Revolution. These are the two parts that mattered...
What is neutrality and what is no treaties/entanglements with other countries?
This is why Southern states disliked Alexander Hamilton's financial plan
What is the Southern states already paid off their debts/only benefitted the North?
This is why separation of powers is important (and included in the Constitution)
What is to prevent a tyranny, or to prevent one branch from consolidating power?
This was the main reason for Hamilton's excise tax on Whiskey
What is to help pay off the national debt?
This is the part of government that impeaches government officials, like the president (be specific!)
What is the House of Representatives?
Jefferson was against Hamilton's assumption plan, which was this
What is taking on state and private debt by the federal government with the goal of paying it off through taxation?
This is what nullification means/does
What is the right of a state to cancel/void/ignore a federal law that they deem unconstitutional?
If the federal government does not have the power to do something, this group can
What are the state governments?
The theory of nullification was created in these documents
What are the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?
The is what the Northwest Ordinance did
What is allowed a path for statehood to territories (create new states)?
Jefferson used this power of the presidency to get the Louisiana territory
What is his treaty-making power?
Hamilton and congress used this part of the Constitution to pass the national bank
What is the elastic clause?