Washington's Presidency
This was the most pressing of the issues that President Washington encountered upon taking office.
What is the national debts accrued during the American Revolution?
During Jefferson's presidency, he doubted whether or not the Constitution allowed for him to make this decision, despite doing it anyway.
What is making the Louisiana Purchase?
This man, was a leader of the Federalist Party, and served as the Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington, he strongly supported the National Bank as a means of stabilizing the economy, controlling tax revenue and the national currency.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This principle written in the US Constitution, established the Supreme Courts' authority to interpret and rule on cases based on Constitutional Law.
What is Judicial Review?
This US president was the only president to be elected unanimously for two consecutive terms, and is the only US president that ran "unopposed" meaning he did not have an opponent.
Who is George Washington?
Appointing cabinet members, setting a limit of two terms, and setting up the federal court system were examples of these, that President Washington was responsible for as the 1st President of the United States.
What are precedents?
In 1823, this proclamation by President James Monroe warned Europeans against further colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The primary disagreement between Federalists and Democratic Republicans was over the powers of this organization.
What is the federal government?
In this landmark Supreme Court case James Madison was in question for refusing to issue notices of federal appointments signed by Adams before leaving office.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This President was elected in 1800, an is famous for leading the Democratic-Republican party, and the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Alexander Hamilton's plan to stabilize the US economy consisted of starting this institution.
What is a National Bank or Bank of the United States?
In 1820 this agreement in Congress stymied unrest with the admission of new states. It established the 36th Parallel as the Northern boundary for the admission of "slave states."
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Democratic-Republicans supported this economic activity to drive the nation's economy.
What is agriculture?
The case of Gibbon v. Ogden provided that the Federal government was responsible for and had the authority to regulate this.
What is interstate commerce?
This president supported the Alien & Sedition Acts, aimed at suppression political dissent of Democratic-Republicans that were concerned with the potential for War with France as tensions rose over the attacks on US ships trading in Great Britain.
Bonus: Which president was he by number? (ex. 1-5)
Who is John Adams?
Washington warned Americans during his Farewell Address to avoid these, because they would divide citizens.
What are Political Parties?
This event in 1791, where farmers in Western Pennsylvania were challenging the idea that the federal government had the power to impose taxes, and/or enforce them on the citizens was quelled when Washington led federal troops into Pennsylvania.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
The Democratic Republicans under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson held this belief: That the federal government should have less power and influence and supported the idea for lower level government to maintain control of the citizenry.
What is States' Rights.
McCulloch v. Maryland ruled that states were forbidden from doing this to the federal government, and its properties.
What is taxing?
This US President declared war on Great Britain in 1812 in response to the impressment of US sailors, and attacks on US merchant ships.
Who is James Madison?
During Washington's Farewell Address, he again set a precedent, warning the American people to avoid these in order to maintain the freedom and prosperity of America; because he feared that America would be dragged into foreign conflicts.
What are foreign alliances/entanglements?
The practice of impressment by Great Britain will eventually lead to the hostilities with the United States in this conflict.
What is the War of 1812?
Federalist favored this idea which would allow them to manipulate laws based on interpretation and intent rather than the words of the Constitution.
What is a loose interpretation?
This man served as the longest tenured Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court and ruled on Supreme Court cases like: Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, and Worcester v. Georgia.
Who is Chief Justice John Marshall?
This President was elected in 1816, presided over the Era of Good Feelings, an issued a proclamation warning European nations of the consequences of further attempts at colonization in the Western Hemisphere?
Who is James Monroe?