US Constitution and Voting
The document that outlines how our government works is called the
Constitution
Freedom of Speech and freedom of the press fall under the ___________ Amendment
1st
Who was Washingtons Vice President?
John Adams
A presidents group of Advisors is called the
Cabinet
Who does Jefferson Defeat to become president in 1800?
John Adams
the three Branches of Government are called the
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
The Right to bear Arms falls under the
2nd Amendment
Who was George Washingtons pick for Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson buying land/Midwest from the French
What does Jefferson plan to use to raise money after he cuts all internal Taxes?
Tariffs (Tax on foreign goods)
How Many total Amendments are there?
27
Why was Jefferson Conflicted over buying the Louisianna Territory?
He didn't think it was constitutional/he had the power to do it
It showed the power of the federal government
What political party opposed the Federalists in the Early Years of America?
Democratic Republicans/Anti-federalists
Explored the Louisiana Purchase Territory for Thomas Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
What do we add together to get a states # of electoral votes?
Who did Thomas Jefferson pick to be his successor after he left office?
James Madison
Why did the South have a problem with the National Bank Idea
They didn't want to take on the Norths Debt
The laws that allowed the President to deport and jail his critics were called the
Alien and Seditions Act
The wars that broke out between US Ships and North African Pirates were called the
Barbary Wars
How Many total electoral votes are there?
538
What Supreme Court Case established the power of "Judicial Review"? (whether a law is constitutional or not)
Marbury V Madison
What did Pickney's Treaty accomplish?
Defined friendship/boundaries between US and Spanish Territories
What do we call the event where French officials tried to get a bribery from the US to meet with them?
XYZ Affair
What Act did Jefferson Pass when France and England went to war and kept attacking American Ships
Embargo Act of 1807