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16 Cards in this Set
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Judiciary Act of 1789 |
created 3 levels of federal courts + defined their powers |
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Precedent |
actions that would set an example for the future (Washington) |
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Loose Construction |
(Hamilton) interpreting the Constitution on the basis of implied powers where the federal gov. can take reasonable actions |
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Strict Construction |
(Jefferson) interpreting the Constitution on the basis that the federal gov. should only take actions that are specifically designated |
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Speculators |
people who buy items/land at low prices and hope to later sell them for profit |
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Neutrality Proclamation |
outlined philosophy which stated that the US wouldn't take sides with any European countries that were at war |
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National Debt |
amount of money owed by the nation to foreign countries and the nation's citizens |
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Whiskey Rebellion |
rebellion resulting from many farmers refusal to pay the new Whisky Tax- quashed very strongly by Washington |
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Sedition Act |
controversial law passed in 1798 which forbade anyone from publishing or voicing critism of the federal gov. (French) |
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Kentucky + Virginia Resolutions |
documents of 1798+1799 which argued that the Alien + Sedition Acts were unconstitutional |
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Federalist Party |
US political party of th e 1790's which wanted a strong federal gov. + supported industry and trade (Hamilton) |
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Democratic-Republican Party |
US political party of the 1790's which wanted to limit the power of the federal gov. (Jefferson) |
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Treaty of Greenville |
treaty signed in 1795 after the Battle of Fallen Timbers which gave the US claim to most Native American lands in the NorthWest Territory |
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Jay's Treaty |
treaty signed in 1794 which settled disputes between the US + Great Britain ;; US agreed to pay debts owed to the British |
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FACT 1 |
Washington believed political unity was the key to national success |
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Amendments |
1- freedom of speech 2- bear arms 5- protect the accused 10- state's rights |
