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33 Cards in this Set
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What are precedents?
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A tradition.
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What is the definition of cabinet?
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A Group of advisers to the presedent.
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National Debt?
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The amound of money a national government owes to the other governements or its people.
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What is the def. of bonds?
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A Note issued by the government, which promises to pay off a loan with interest.
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Speculators?
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person who risks money in order to make a large profit
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Tariff?
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Tax on imports or exports to encourage people to buy american goods
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Neutrality?
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not taking sides in conflict
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Impressment?
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forcing people into service
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Implied powers?
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powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
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aliens?
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an immagrent living in a country in which they are not a citizen
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setition?
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activities aimed at weakening an established government
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nullify
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to cancel or make ineffective
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states rights?
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rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the constituion the believe that states rights supersede all rights and law
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first department heads-
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Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton henry knox edmund randolph |
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George washington was what?
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the first president of the U.S!
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John adams
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first vice president and second president of the u.s
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judiciary act of 1789
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established the federal court system 13 district courts & 3 circuit courts
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JoHn JaY
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FiRsT Chief justice of the supreme court
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bill of rights
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the first ten amendments to the constitution passed to protect the peoples individual rights or liberty, and limit the power of government
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washington dc
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compromise on hamiltons play to pay the national debt resulted on the forming of the district of columbia and the building of a nations capital
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whiskey rebellion
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attack on tax collectors by a large group of civillians who were angered by the special tax on whiskey
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battle of fallen timbers
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battle between the shawnee indians and federal trooops over land in present day ohio
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treaty of greenville
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treaty between native americans and then united states that gave the land in ohio to the government
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edmond genet
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sent by the french to the united states in hopes of convining to the u.s to fight on the side of the french in their battle against britian
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proclomation of neutrality
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order issued by presentend washington that forbig americans from eight on either side of the war between from and britian and barred french and british shuips from entering u.s ports
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jays treaty
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treaty negotiated by john jay with britian said the british would withdraw from american soil and pay damages for all ships that had been taken it also allowed some trade with british colonies in the most importantly setltled debts from before 1776
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pickneys treaty
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treaty that between spain and the u.s negotiated by thomas pickey, it gave america the right to use the mississippi river and the freedom to trail new orleans
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federalist
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had long been associated with supporting the constitution but now is considered those that agree with or supposrt president washington
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republicans
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group who wanted to limit government power to protect the rights of people also had a very anti british idea
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national gazette
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paper published by phillip freneau to turn poblich against the governemtn
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election of 1798
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first time that candidates sought office as members of a political party, john adams (federalist) was elected president, and thomas jefferson (republican) was named vice president because he recieved the second number of votes
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xyz affair
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president adams in hopes of staying out of war with france sent a group of people to paris to discuss things with charles de and the french foreign minister. hthe u.s agents refused and the agents were labed X, Y, and Z
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aliens and sedition act
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acts passed by the u.s government to protect the people from immagrints to enter the country 2 cause problems
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