chap 9 Flashcards
John Adams
second president
Alien and Sedition Act
giving the executive the power to indefinitely detain and deport non-citizens without recourse or oversight also it made it illegal to talk bad about the gov
Bank of the United States
a collected share of the debt proposed by hamilton and would take all the debt away from the states
caucus
a meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections
federalist
Supported representative government, elected officials ruled in the people’s name. Educated, wealthier men should hold office, did not trust ordinary people to make good decisions
hamilton
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPgE7PNzXag
Alexander Hamilton: Secretary of the Treasury. Tough job as federal and state governments borrowed money to pay for Revolutionary War, owed millions to foreign countries
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. was a democratic republican
pickneys treaty
was signed in San Lorenzo de El Escorial on October 27, 1795 and established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain.
Political Parties
A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government
Democratic-Republicans or Republicans
led by Jefferson and Madison Against Federalists Believed in strict reading of Constitution Believed Congressional powers limited Did not support National Bank
Federalists,
led by Hamilton
Favored a strong federal government
Constitution gave “implied” powers
Supported National Bank as Constitution implied the federal government to create bank