Who served as the first Vice President under President George Washington?
Who is John Adams
100
What is the President's Cabinet?
What is a group of advisers
100
Name the two things the government did to help the nation get out of debt
What is sell western land and create a tariff bill
100
Why did Washington hold off the bill for the National Bank?
What is he wanted to hear his cabinet's viewpoints to make sure he was making the correct decision
100
Why did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison set off on a Northern Trip?
What is they wanted to find Northern leaders who opposed Alexander Hamilton's policies
200
What did Congress create to help President George Washington?
Daily Double - Name three of the departments made.
What is departments within the executive branch
What are the department of treasury, war, and state
200
What is an inauguration?
What is a ceremony held when a person begins term of service in an elected office
200
Was the federal government responsible for paying off each states debts?
What is no they were not responsible
200
Where was the headquarters for the National Bank?
What is Philadelphia Pennsylvania
200
What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 do?
What is it provided the Supreme Court with a chief justice and five associate justices
300
Washington formed a militia because he was alarmed the farmers were threatening the tax collectors. What two things were proven because of the Whiskey Rebellion?
What is it proved that Congress could enforce the laws that were established and also proved that violence was not the right way to oppose policies
300
What is a tariff?
What is tax on goods imported/exported from country
300
These followers were against the ratification of the Constitution (anti-federalists) and supported Jefferson's policies.
What is Democratic-Republican party
300
Who declared congress had power under the constitution to charter a bank
and believed bank should be owned partly by government and partly by private individuals.
What type of interpretation is this?
Who is Alexander Hamilton
What is a loose interpretation of the Constitution
300
Who was the second president of the United States?
Daily Double - Who was the second vice president of the United States and how was he elected?
Who is John Adams
Who is Thomas Jefferson
What is he was elected by majority vote
400
Washington was concerned that political parties would?
What is weaken the national government
400
What is a political party?
What is an organization of people holding similar views on policies a government should follow
400
These followers helped write the constitution, believed in strong central government, and held important offices in the government. They also supported Hamilton's policies.
What is the federalist party
400
who believed federal government could only do what Constitution specifically stated
and argued that the government could not charter a bank because constitution did not give power to do so.
His interpretation is known as
Who is Thomas Jefferson
What is the strict interpretation of the Constitution
400
Explain each level of the court system.
What is lower level courts - 13 district courts (1 per state)
upper level courts - had three circuits
Supreme court
500
Why did Washington decide to pass Jay's Treaty even thought he wasn't in favor of it and what resulted in the treaty?
What is he thought it would keep the US out of war and the results were that Britain would move out of forts and trading posts as long as US paid back their debt
500
What is a caucus?
What is a meeting of political leaders to choose who ran for office
500
Who set up a system of American coins and where was the first mint located?
Who are the federalists and the first mint was located in Philadelphia
500
What resulted in the Americans not coming to France's aid when they were at war with Britain?
What is they seized or sank American vessels and impressed American sailors.
500
What did Pickney's treaty allow?
What is it allowed for Western settlers to use the Mississippi River as transportation and ship items through the port of New Orleans