Vocabulary
an immigrant living in a country in which he or she is not a citizen.
What is an Alien
the first Secretary of the Treasury
Who is alexander hamiliton
forcing people into service, as in the navy
what is impressment?
The _____________ created the federal court system and established a six-person Supreme Court
Judiciary Act of 1789
what is a note issued by the government, which promises to pay off a loan with interest
what is bond
the first Secretary of State
who is Thomas Jefferson
to cancel or make ineffective
what is nullify?
The _________ was caused by a 1791 tax on corn, and it was the most serious test of President Washington’s authority to enforce federal laws and policies. Pennsylvania farmers rebelled against this tax in 1794 and President Washington himself led 13,000 American troops that suppressed this rebellion.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
what is a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics
What is Faction?
the first Secretary of War
Who is Henry Knox
activities aimed at weakening established government
What is Sedition?
Many Republicans saw these two acts as a violation of the Constitution, especially the First Amendment. The two leading Republicans, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, persuaded the legislatures in the states of _____ and _____ to pass resolutions declaring these laws to be unconstitutional. These resolutions are considered by many historians to be the initial examples of the theories of states’ rights and nullification.
What is the state of Virginia and Kentucky?
What is rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution;the belief that states’ rights supersede federal rights and law
What is state's rights?
the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is John Jay?
a tax on import of exports
what is tarrif
Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton’s financial plans included the issuing of bonds to pay off the national debt and the creation of a national bank; as a compromise for the passage of these plans, the nation’s new capital was placed in the South along the Potomac River, which forms part of the border between Maryland and Virginia. The original name of this capital was the Federal City; today, we better know this area as _______________.
What is Washington, D.C.?
a tradition
what is precedent?
the first Attorney General
Who is Edmund Randolph
not agreeing or consistent with the Constitutional
what is Unconstitutional?
The official group of advisors to the President are known as?
What is the Cabinet