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Political Parties
What is a political party?
A group of people with similar ideas about laws and the government.
What was Washington's main foreign policy?
To remain neutral.
What was Hamilton's position in Washington's Cabinet?
Secretary of Treasury
Who won the Election of 1796?
John Adams
What color was George Washington's white horse?
White.
What were the first two political parties in the United States?
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
What is the purpose of the president's cabinet?
To help advise the president on certain issues.
How do tariffs work?
Tariffs add a tax on imported goods to encourage people to buy American-made goods.
Why did Adams and the Federalists pass the Alien and Sedition Acts?
They wanted to limit rebellion and criticism of their political party.
Finish the Hamilton lyrics: "In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays in the span of six months. John Jay got sick after writing five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine. Hamilton wrote the other __________."
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Who were the major leaders of each political party?
Federalists: Hamilton and Adams
Democratic-Republicans: Jefferson and Madison
What TWO things did Washington warn Americans about in his Farewell Address?
Becoming involved in foreign affairs and becoming divided by political parties.
How did Washington and Hamilton deal with the Whiskey Rebellion?
They led the military to crush the rebellion and enforce the tax on whiskey.
What was the XYZ Affair? How did it effect France's relationship with the United States?
American diplomats were sent to France to negotiate, but the French demanded a bribe in exchange for leaving American ships alone. The affair led to a quasi-war with France, causing many people to distrust France.
How did George Washington die?
He got sick from being out in the cold rain, and was accidentally bled to death by his doctors.
What is the main difference between loose interpretation and strict interpretation of the Constitution? Which party believed in each interpretation?
Federalists believed in loose interpretation, that the Constitution can be viewed in different ways. Democratic-Republicans believed in strict interpretation, that the Constitution had to be followed word-for-word.
How did Washington try to stop the British from seizing American trade ships?
He remained neutral, and negotiated with the British by creating Jay's Treaty.
How was Hamilton able to get his financial plan approved by Congress?
He agreed to move the capital city of the U.S. down south.
Why did Democratic-Republicans feel that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional?
The laws violated Americans' 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech, and were designed to keep Federalists in power.
Why are the deaths of Adams and Jefferson unusual?
Both men died on the same day, the Fourth of July (the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence), only hours apart.
List THREE different beliefs of Federalists AND Democratic-Republicans.
Federalists: support from the North, believed wealthy and educated should lead, focus on trade and manufacturing, loose interpretation and implied powers, stronger national government, etc.
Democratic-Republicans: support from the South, believed common people should lead, focus on agriculture and farming, strict interpretation and enumerated powers, stronger state governments, etc.
What were FOUR Precedents set by George Washington during his time as president?
Two terms in office. Remain neutral in foreign affairs. Use of the cabinet. Use of military to stop rebellion.
What were the FOUR main parts of Hamilton's financial plan?
Assumption of state debts, tax on whiskey, creation of the National Bank, and protective tariffs.
How did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions challenge the Alien and Sedition Acts?
They argued that states had the power to declare laws passed by the national government unconstitutional; states could "judge for themselves" if laws were fair.
What is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?
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