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24 Cards in this Set
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Alexander Hamilton
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- was a very important figure in the formation of the United States.
- He advised Washington and did much of his paperwork. He even found time to write letters to politicians. -Hamilton accepted the job reluctantly, as he saw it as a desk job, and would have rather done something more important. |
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The Founding Fathers
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-The Founding Fathers include the Declaration signers and the Constitution signers
- The main 4 founding fathers were George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison |
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The Virginia Plan
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-The Virginia plan was the first major proposal covering representation prensented to the Constitutional Convention
- The Virginia Plan favored the large states - The small states proposed the New Jersey Plan in opposition |
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The Great Compromise
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- It has managed to create the proper structure for the American government
- the two plans that was the structure of the government were The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan |
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James Madison
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- He is know as the Father of the Constitution
- He was a delegate to the Continental Congress during the revolutionary period - He was a politacal, a delegate of the on the national states and also in with the natives Virginia |
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Sovereignty
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- Sovereignty was generic concept
- Not limited to nation states - It involves obligation and authority - All is a moral concept. - There were many leve of sovereignty |
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Separation of Powers
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Federalists
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This group were those who favored a strong national government over a union of strong state governments. They believed that a strong central government was the only method to ensure the stability of the Union. Hamilton was an ardent Federalist.
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Anti Federalist
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This group were those in the government who did not favor a strong national government and wanted to see more power go to individual states. Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton were among the most prominent Anti- Federalists.
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The Federalist Papers
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-Written by Alexander Hamilton
-James Madison, and John Jay to convince the American people to ratify the Constitution. -Their arguments were extremely persuasive, and the collected essays are regarded as one of the most valuable works on American political philosophy. |
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Citizen Genet
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Jay’s Treaty
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The Cabinet
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Bank of the United States 1790’s
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Jay’s Treaty
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Pinckney’s Treaty
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The quasi War
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The XYZ Affair
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
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Aaron Burr
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The Judiciary Act of 1801
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