6 Constitutional Principles
Federalism:
Division Between State and Federal Gov.
1st President:
Washington
French Foreign minister demanded a bribe: Alphabetical Conflict
XYZ affair
Monroe Doctrine:
Threatened European Powers
Court Case that established judicial review:
Marbury vs. Madison
Republicanism:
Good, Moral, Citizens that participate in gov
2nd President:
John Adams
This proved that America could peacefully transititon power inbetween individuals:
Election of 1800
The First attempt at regulating Immigration:
Alien and Sedition acts
The beginning of a vote to remove a government official:
Impeachment
Limited Government:
The government is not all powerful/limits power
3rd President:
Thomas Jefferson
Biggest Land Purchase ever recorded in American History.
Louisiana Purchase
Article 1 of the Constitution:
Legislative
When a president does not like an act, or law:
Veto
Popular Sovereignty:
The people are the source of power in gov
4th President:
James Madison
Threatened European Powers to leave the west alone!
Monroe Doctrine
Article 3 of the Constitution:
Judicial
Federal law and Constitution takes precedence over State law:
Supremacy Clause
Judicial review would be an example of which Constitutional Principle?
Checks and Balances
James Monroe:
This tried to prove that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional:
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
This document declared the individual rights of Englishmen: 17th Century (1600s)
English Bill of Rights
Head of the supreme court:
Chief Justice