Vocabulary
Acts
Treaties
People
Political Parties
100
Bond
What is a certificate that represents money the government has bought from a private citizen?
100
Sedition Act
What was an act that prevented citizens from voicing or publishing criticisms of government?
100
Treaty of Greenville
What gave the United States rights to most Indian lands in the Northwest Territory?
100
George Washington
Who was the first president of the United States?
100
Democratic-Republican Party
Who wanted to limit the federal government's power?
200
Presidential Cabinet
What is a group of advisors appointed by the president to help him run the country?
200
Judiciary Act of 1789
What established three levels of Federal Courts and their powers?
200
Pickney's Treaty
What settled border disputes between the United States and Spain?
200
Alexander Hamilton
Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
200
Federalist Party
Who wanted a strong federal government?
300
Privateers
What are private ships hired by a country to attach the enemy?
300
Neutrality Proclimation
What stated the United States would not take sides between two European countries at war?
300
Jay's Treaty
What settled border disputes between the United States and Great Britain in the 1790's?
300
John Adams
Who was second president of the united states?
300
Third Amendment
What states the no soldier shall be quartered without consent of the owner?
400
Precedent
What is setting an example of how a similar situation will be handled in the future?
400
Loose Construction
What is making certain exceptions so long as they are not specifically stated in the constitution?
400
First Amendment
What establishes the freedom of religion, speech, press, and ability to petition
400
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the first secretary of state?
400
Fifth Amendment
What guarantees that no one can be put on trial unless a grand jury says so?
500
Whiskey Rebellion
What was a rebellion by a group of Pennsylvania farmers who were taxed on the whiskey they made?
500
Strict Construction
What is doing only what the constitution says?
500
Fourth Amendment
What secures the right of people against unreasonable search and seizure?
500
Second Amendment
What secures the right to bear arms?
500
Sixth Amendment
What guarantees a prompt and speedy trial?
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