Washington/Hamilton
Close advisers to the President were known as his
What is the cabinet?
Which group supported a loose interpretation of the Constitution?
What is the Federalists.
What challenge did John Adams face in following George Washington as president?
What is he was the guy after the guy.
Napoleon needed money to finance wars he was fighting in Europe so he sold what to the United States?
What is Louisiana Territory?
What problem did the 12th Amendment aim to solve?
a. Defining presidential succession
b. Preventing vice presidential election and creating two ballots
c. Establishing voting rights
d. Limiting presidential terms
b. Preventing presidential election and creating two ballots
What position did George Washington take towards the war between Great Britain and France
What is to remain neutral?
Which group supported giving the states more power in the government?
What is the Democratic Republicans.
How did the Sedition Act directly impact freedom of speech?
What is it made it illegal to criticize the president or Congress?
This person joined Lewis and Clark to serve as a guide and interpreter.
Who is Sacajawea?
What was Jefferson's primary economic goal during his presidency?
a. Reduce national debt
b. Increase federal spending
c. Create a national bank
d. Establish international trade agreements
What is to reduce the national debt.
He proposed to pay off foreign debts by issuing bonds, wanted to create a national bank, wanted the government to assume all state war debts
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
What is the Federalists?
It raised residency requirements for citizenship from 5 years to 14 years
What is the naturalization act.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
What is 15 million dollars.
How did the Non-Intercourse Act differ from the Embargo Act?
a. It increased international trade
b. It forbade trade only with Britain and France
c. It completely stopped all maritime commerce
d. It allowed trade with all countries
What is - b. It forbade trade only with Britain and France.
Which precedent did Washington establish regarding presidential leadership?
What is two term limit and farewell address.
What compromise did Hamilton propose, to get the votes for the national bank, regarding the location of the capital?
What is move it to Washington, DC.
This act allowed John Adams to jail or deport aliens who were deemed to be "Dangerous".
What is the Alien Act.
The judges appointed by John Adams on the last day of his presidency.
What are the Midnight Judges?
How did Alexander Hamilton influence the 1800 election outcome?
a. He convinced Federalists to not vote, helping Jefferson win
b. He negotiated with Aaron Burr
c. He ran as a candidate himself
d. He directly supported Jefferson
What is he convinced Federalists to not vote, helping Jefferson win.
Why did Southern states initially oppose Hamilton's debt plan?
What is they had little debt from the Revolutionary War.
Why was the creation of the National Bank controversial during the early years of the U.S. government?
What is it was not in the constitution.
What was a positive aspect of John Adams' presidency?
What is preserving neutrality.
What was the most significant outcome of the Marbury v. Madison case?
What is Judicial Review?
What was the name of the Lewis's dog that was stolen at one point?
What is C-Man.