Name that president
Which president declared war on England in 1812?
James Madison
In an effort to remain neutral, Washington issued this when France and Britain went to war?
Proclamation of Neutrality
Washington did not run in the Election of 1796. Instead, he left office and warned against what 2 things in his Farewell Address?
Avoid political parties and avoid foreign alliances
How would you best define sectionalism?
Rivalry based on special interests in an area
Cabinet
Which president set the precedent of voluntarily leaving office after 2 terms?
George Washington
Most of the battles during the War of 1812 happened where?
Great Lakes
Which political party believed that voting rights should be expanded to ordinary citizens like farmers and laborers?
Democratic-Republican
Was the Missouri Compromise meant to be a permanent solution?
No; it was a temporary fix
Seizing people against their will and forcing them to service in the military.
Impressment
Who was the president during the Era of Good Feelings?
James Monroe
Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
John Adams won the Election of 1796. What political party did he belong to?
Federalist
What 2 things were decided upon in the Missouri Compromise?
1. Missouri becomes a slave state, Maine becomes a free state
2. 36'30 line determines if future states are free or not
Adams signed the Sedition Act into law. This law sought to ban what?
printing, writing, or speaking in a malicious way about someone in government
This president reduced the number of government employees, reduced the national debt, and cut down on military expenses?
Thomas Jefferson
Washington's response to this event showed that the federal government was strong enough to maintain national security.
Whiskey Rebellion
At first, the Democratic Republican presidential candidates got most of their support from which part of the country?
The South
The American System established a protective tariff, created a new National Bank, and created a Transportation Revolution. Who’s idea was this?
Henry Clay
The theory that the Supreme Court has the ultimate authority to decided whether a law is unconstitutional is called
Judicial review
This president was angered by the XYZ Affair, when French agents demanded a bribe from American diplomats.
John Adams
The Embargo Act, a leading cause of the War of 1812, was passed to prohibit trade with whom?
All foreign countries
The 12th Amendment was passed to avoid disputed outcomes in future presidential outcomes. This was a direct result of the tie between which two presidential candidates in 1800?
Jefferson and Burr
What invention made travel and trade faster 5x faster on rivers than before, even up-river?
steamboat
Federalists believed that the Constitution should not be interpreted word for word and that the government should take all steps needed to govern the nation. What term do we use to describe this idea?
loose constructionist