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33 Cards in this Set
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1. Alexander Hamilton
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Who:was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher.
When:(January 11, 1755 – July 12, 1804) Sig:the funding of the state debts by the Federal government, the establishment of a national bank, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade relations with Britain. He created and dominated the Federalist Party, Hamilton helped defeat the tax revolt of western farmers in 1794, |
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2. The Founding Fathers
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Who: 55 men,
Wen: sept 1787 Sig:represented all states except Rhode Island, all educated by standards of their own time many feared " turbulence and follies" of democracy |
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3. The Virginia Plan
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What: Madison's plan
When: Sig:called for new national legislature consisting two houses, represented in portions of population |
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4. The Great Compromise
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What:proposal that became basic of the great compromise
When: July 16, 1787 Sig:each slaves worth 3/5 of human the rest property, convention accepted compromise |
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5. James Madison
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Who: most creative political thinker
When:1787 Sig:help resolve two important philosophical questions, sovereignty and the question of limiting power |
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6. Sovereignty
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What:an obstacles to creation of an effective national government
When:1787 Sig; resolving problem of sovereignty made possible one of the distinctive features of the Constitution- its distribution of powers between the national and state governments |
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7. Separation of Powers
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What:idea of many center of power
When: Sig:made possible the idea of a large republican, also help shape the internal structure of the federal government |
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Federalist
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Who: American political party
When:1792 to 1816 Sig: Formed by Alexander Hamilton, plan to complete different form of government, controlled the federalists government until 1801. |
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8. Anti Federalist
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Who:US political philosophy
When: Sig: did not like what federalists thought about the plan to complete different form of government, Anti-federalists dictate that the central governing authority of a nation should be equal or interior to, but not having more power than, its state government |
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9. The Federalist Papers
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10. The Bill of Rights
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What:is a series of limitations on the power of the United States Federal government
When:December 15, 1791 SIg;protecting the natural rights of liberty and property including freedom of speech, a free press, free assembly, and free association |
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The Cabinet
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Bank of the US 1790
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Citizen Genet
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Jay's Treaty
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What:was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with averting war,
When:1794 Sig: solving many issues left over from the American Revolution and the Treaty of Paris of 1783,[3] and opening ten or more years of mostly peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars that had begun in 1793 |
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Pinckney's Treaty
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The Quasi War
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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The XYZ Affair
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What:was a diplomatic event that strained relations between France and the United States
When:1798 to 1800 SIG:led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War |
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
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Aaron Burr
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Who:the third Vice President of the United States
When:February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836 Sig:fought in the Revolutionary War, was an important political figure in the nation's early history, and spent much of his career after politics engaging in a number of controversial adventures. |
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The Judiciary Act of 1801
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What:may refer to any of several statutes relating to the organization of national court systems
When;1801 Sig:established the federal judiciary,provided for the removal of certain cases from state courts to the federal courts |
