Washington's Presidency
He created this group of presidential advisors, establishing an important precedent.
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
Marbury v. Madison established this principle, allowing the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
These two countries fought in the War of 1812.
Who are The United States of America and Great Britain (England)?
Disagreements over this division of power led to the first two political parties.
What is the power of the federal vs. state governments?
Jackson gave government jobs to supporters through this system.
What is the spoils system?
Washington’s foreign-policy precedent urging the U.S. to avoid political ties with Europe.
What is neutrality?
A tax on imported goods is known by this term.
What is a tariff?
Jefferson responded to European interference with trade by passing this unpopular 1807 law.
What is the Embargo Act?
This early political party, led by Thomas Jefferson, supported states’ rights and agriculture. A long line of presidents elected were also a part of this party.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
This 1830 law authorized the government to negotiate treaties forcing Native Americans west.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
Washington warned that these political organizations would divide the nation.
What are political parties?
This pair of state resolutions argued that states could oppose federal laws like the Alien & Sedition Acts.
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
This doctrine told European nations not to start new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
South Carolina claimed it had this power—the ability to ignore a federal law it believed was unconstitutional.
What is nullification?
Jackson opposed the Bank of the United States because he believed it favored this group.
Who are the wealthy elites of the Northeast?
This 1794 uprising over a tax on farmers tested Washington’s authority. Hint: it's not Shay's Rebellion
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
This Federalist law passed under John Adams made it illegal to criticize the government.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This early foreign-policy problem involved Britain capturing American sailors and forcing them into the navy.
What is impressment?
This major land purchase was controversial because some believed the president lacked the constitutional power to acquire it.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Jackson’s destruction of this institution led to the rise of smaller “pet banks.”
What is the Bank of the United States?
In his Farewell Address, Washington argued the U.S. should avoid these long-term partnerships.
What are permanent alliances?
Many court cases challenged federal governmental authority based on this idea
What is the conflict over states’ rights or anti-federalism?
In debates before the War of 1812, this group supported war as a way to defend American honor and expand territory.
Who are the War Hawks?
The reaction to this foreign-affairs scandal helped deepen divisions between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans in the late 1790s.
What is the XYZ Affair?
Jackson’s refusal to enforce the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia led directly to this outcome.
What is the forced removal of the Cherokee also known as the Trail of Tears?