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 the Louisiana Purchase?
This man, was a leader of the Federalist Party, and strongly supported the National Bank as a means of stabilizing the economy, controlling tax revenue and the national currency as a former member of Washington's cabinet.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This principle established the Supreme Courts' authority to interpret and rule on cases based on Constitutional Law.
What is Judicial Review?
Under Jackson's leadership this right expanded for the common man, by eliminating obstacles to participation.
What is suffrage/voting?
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 the President 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?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Jackson fought this government institution because he believed it offered greater influence and power to the wealthy.
What is the National Bank?
What is a National Bank?
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?
What is the nullification crisis?
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 believed that the federal government should have less power and influence and supported this 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?
In this Supreme Court case, Jackson ignored the ruling of the court and forced the Cherokee to leave the state of Georgia and be relocated to a reservation.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
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?
What is a "corrupt bargain?"