Important People
Who was Washington's Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
The Bill of Rights
Anti-Federalist
This rebellion started over a federal tax on alcohol.
The Whiskey Rebellion
The 1st 10 Amendments in the Constitution are called the _____________________.
Bill of Rights
Who's foreign policy was to have alliances and treaties with other nations, especially the French?
Thomas Jefferson
The relationship between Alexander Hamilton and who led to the emergence of political parties?
Thomas Jefferson
Strong central government
Federalists
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Shared power between the states and the federal government is called _________________.
Federalism
What was the event that led Americans to expand farther westward after buying a significant amount of territory from the French?
The Louisiana Purchase
Who appointed Thomas Jefferson as their Secretary of State?
George Washington
creation of a financial plan and establishment of a national bank
federalists
What is the name of the clause that gives the federal government powers that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution?
The Necessary and Proper Clause
The Legislative Branch is a bicameral legislature. What does that mean?
2 Houses (The Senate and The House of Representatives)
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalists mainly to limit the power of which political party?
Democratic Republicans
The Chief Justice who helped define checks and balances after a Supreme Court case involving James Madison's delivery of commissions.
John Marshall
a direct democracy
anti-federalists/ democratic republicans
This is the term used to the relationship between the 3 branches of government to ensure one doesn't become too powerful; established in Marbury v. Madison
Separation of Powers
What type of democracy is the Unoted States Government?
Representative Democracy
What was the MAIN purpose of establishing a National Bank?
Economic Stability
Name the three writers of the Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
Which group supported the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions?
Democratic Republicans
This court case dealt with federal supremacy over monopolies, specifically over steamboat ferries in NY and NJ
Gibbons v. Ogden
Which Article lays out the powers of the Judicial Branch?
Article 3
What Act was put in place by Thomas Jefferson that outlawed trade between America and any foreign port, effectively closing in the American economy
The Embargo Act