Foundations
What group did Washington create by choosing top advisors?
The Cabinet
Who was Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
What policy did Washington announce to keep the U.S. out of European wars?
Neutrality Proclamation
The two emerging political parties clashed during the 1796 and 1800 elections were the Federalists and this group.
Democratic-Republicans
This Supreme Court case established the power of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
Which office went to the candidate with the second-most electoral votes under the original Constitution?
Vice President
How much debt (approximately) did the U.S. face after the Revolutionary War?
$81 million
Which treaty was aimed at settling issues from the Revolutionary War and seizures of American ships?
Jay's Treaty
This 1798 law increased requirements for citizenship and gave the President the power to expel "dangerous" foreigners.
Alien Act
The Louisiana Purchase, made in 1803, was originally a plan to buy just this city.
New Orleans
George Washington was unanimously elected by this group in 1789 to become President.
electoral college
The main purpose of this institution was to print currency, deposit tax money and give out loans.
Bank of the United States
In 1797–1798, which scandal involved French agents demanding a bribe from U.S. diplomats?
XYZ Affair
Democratic-Republican leaders like Jefferson and Madison opposed this act because it violated freedom of speech and press.
Sedition Act
Jefferson viewed the Louisiana purchase as this allowing him to make the deal without violating the Constitution.
Making a treaty
An example set by one for others to follow is known as this.
precedent
Congress's passage of the this act in 1807 quickly had a negative effect on the economy.
Embargo Act
President Adams responded to the XYZ Affair by building up this, instead of declaring full war against France.
The Navy
Which two state resolutions argued that states could nullify federal laws they found unconstitutional?
Virginia & Kentucky
Jefferson sent these men on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase and map a route to the Pacific.
Lewis & Clark
What law passed in 1789 set up the federal court system and defined lower federal courts?
Judiciary Act of 1789
A tax on imported goods intended to make foreign goods more expensive so consumers buy domestic products is known as this.
protective tariff
Washington warned against permanent alliances and this in his Farewell Address.
Forming political parties
What 1794 event tested federal authority when farmers rebelled in western Pennsylvania?
Whiskey Rebellion
In the election of 1800, Jefferson was tied in electoral votes with this man.
Aaron Burr