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23 Cards in this Set
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Who is Alexander Hamilton?
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-Played a key role in the early formation of the American government.
s -Served on Washington's Revolutionary War staff from 1777-1781. -The country's first Secretary of the Treasury. |
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Who are the Founding Fathers?
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-Consisted of George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, and Benjamin Franklin.
-Men who were responsible for creating the Declaration of Independence in 1776 that was signed at the Federal Convention in Philadephia. |
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What was the Virginia Plan?
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-A document that outlined federal and state governments.
-Basic government that outlines the Virginia Plan offered is used in America today. |
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What was the Great Compromise?
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-An agreement made among the delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
-American government would have two houses in Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives. |
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Who is James Madison?
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-The forth president of the United States of America.
-Considered one of the four founding fathers. -Had a strong hand in creating the Constitution. |
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What is Sovereignty?
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-"The exclusive right to exercise supreme political authority over a geographic region, group of people, or oneself."
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What is the Separation of Powers?
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-Refers to the organizational model of government that grants specific powers.
-Responsibilities to various branches with the intent that they should act as a system of checks and balances for one another. |
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Who are the Federalists?
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-Led by Alexander Hamilton, were supporters of a strong central government.
-Federalist party ran the country until 1801. |
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Who were Anti Federalist?
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-A group of Americans who fervently believed that the central governing power of a country should only have the same amount of power or less, than the state governments' power.
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What were the Federalist Papers?
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-Series of 85 articles or essays advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution.
- Made up of seventy-seven essays. |
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What was the Bill of Rights?
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-Written in 1215 in England and consisted of the first ten amendments of the constitution.
-Gave the American Citizens the freedoms they deserved and desired for. |
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What was the Cabinet?
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-An advisory group selected by the President.
-Approved by the Senate to aid the Chief Executive in making decisions. |
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What is the Bank of the United States 1790’s?
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-A bank chartered by the United States Congress on February 25, 1791.
-Chartered for 20 years. -Created to handle the financial needs and requirements of the central government of the newly formed United States. -Previously been thirteen individual colonies with their own banks, currencies, financial institutions, and policies. |
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
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-A citizen revolt against a 1791 tax on whiskey.
-The reaction to the 1794 uprising in Pennsylvania demonstrated the determination of the US to enforce Federal laws. |
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What is Jay’s Treaty?
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-Between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with averting war.
-Solved many issues left over from the American Revolution and the Treaty of Paris of 1783 |
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What is Pinckney’s Treaty?
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-An agreement in 1795 between Spain and the U.S. by which Spain recognized the 31st parallel as the southern boundary of the U.S.
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What is the XYZ Affair?
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-Took place during this time and referred to three French agents that were sent to speak to US delegates.
-US delegates were told by these agents they had to pay a bribe in order to speak to the Foreign Minister. |
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What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
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-Consisted of four bills that the Federalists passed in 1798.
-Were intended to protect Americans from their foreign enemies. -Were ruled unconstitutional. -Made malicious or false writing about government officials illegal. |
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What is the Quasi War?
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-An undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800.
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What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
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-Consisted of four bills that the Federalists passed in 1798.
-Were intended to protect Americans from their foreign enemies. -Were ruled unconstitutional. -Made malicious or false writing about government officials illegal. |
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What are the Virginia & Kentucky resolutions?
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-Passed in 1798 & 1799.
-The resolutions were measures passed by the legislatures of Virginia and Kentucky. |
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Who is Aaron Burr?
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American politician, adventurer.
-A significant part in the Revolutionary War |
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What are the Judiciary Act of 1801?
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-Also known as the Circuit Court Act,
-Passed at the very end of John Adams's administration and during the second session of the Sixth Congress. -Many of the judicial appointments became known as "midnight judges". |
