Chapter 10

Front 1

Constitution provided the pres. might need written opinions from heads of the exec. branch departments

Back 1

it proved to be too cumbersone and involved so much homework.
washington created a cabinet of 3 departments serving:
secretary of state - thomas jefferson
secretary of the treasury - alexnader hamilton
secretary of war - henry knox

Front 2

Antifederalists thoughts on newly ratified constitution

Back 2

they felt it had failed to provide the guarantees to individual rights like freedom of religion and trial by jury

Front 3

Who was leading figure in congress and tried to draft amendments, leading them through?

Back 3

James Madison

Front 4

9th amendment

Back 4

put in place to keep other rights from being ignored as law

Front 5

10th amendment

Back 5

put in place to give states right to delegate or prohibit anything not dealt with in the constitution

Front 6

First congress created federal courts effective under the Judiciary Act

Back 6

It organized the Supreme Court with a chief justice and 5 associates, as well as federal district and circuit courts.
It established the office of attorny general
John Jay one of the Republic's first chief justices.

Front 7

Alexander Hamilton ideas on financial policy

Back 7

he planned to change financial policies to favor wealthy, assuming they'd offer the government monetary and political support.

Front 8

Alexander Hamilton's priority #1

Back 8

he wanted to support the national credit and wanted the Federal gov't to pay off its debts @ face value.

Front 9

Virginia's idea on assumption

Back 9

Virginia didn't want it, but it wanted the new federal district on the Potomac River.

Front 10

Where was the money to come from to pay interest on this huge debt & run the gov't?

Back 10

Custom duties from tariffs.
Tariff law imposed a low tariff of 8% on the value of imports.
The tariffs gave more protection to the upcoming industrial revolution.