Chapter 10 Flashcards
Organized federal legal system, establishing Supreme Court, federal district/circuit courts, office of the attorney general
Judiciary act of 1789
Payment of debts like gov bonds at face value. 1790, Hamilton proposed federal government pay revolutionary war debts in full to bolster nations credit
Funding at par
Transfer of debt from one party to another. To strengthen union, the federal government assumed states revolutionary war debts in 1790, thereby tying the interests of wealthy leaders with those of the national gov
Assumption
Tax on goods that are imported or exported between countries
Tariff
Tax on goods produced domestically. Highly controversial component of Hamilton financial program (whiskey rebellion)
Excise tax
Gives congress implied powers necessary and proper to execute its enumerated power. (Ex. Allows congress to collect taxes but doesn’t mention creation of a national bank)
Elastic cause/implied powers
Legal philosophy and form of judicial interpretation of a statue. The text of a provision in a statue should be applied as written
Strict construction
1794, popular uprising of whiskey distillers in south east Pennsylvania in opposition to an excise tax on whiskey. Washington put down the rebellion and military drawn from several states
Whiskey rebellion
1793-1794, 10 month period of brutal repression when some 40,000 people were excited as members of the French Revolution. Many Jefferson’s kept faith in French Republic, federalists withdrew their lukewarm support once reign commenced
Reign of terror
1793, issued by George Washington. Proclaimed America’s neutrality in the conflict with England and France. Enraged pro French jeffersonjans
Neutrality proclamation
French minister to US (1793-1794), encouraged Americans to attack British and Spanish, disregarded Washington authority, threatened to tear nation apart
Demon Genet
1795, Miami confederacy agreed to cede territory in the old
Northwest to the US in exchange for cash payment, hunting rights, formal recognition of their sovergin status
Greenvilles treaty
1794, negotiated by chief justice John jay in effort to avoid war with Britain, British promised to evacuate US outposts, pay damages for seized US vessels in exchange for which US has to repay pre revolutionary war debts and abide Britain’s restrictive polices towards France’s
Jays treaty
1795, signed with Spain which fearing on Anglo-American alliance, let Americans travel free navigation of the mission and Florida
Pinckney’s treaty
1796, George Washington, warns against permanent alliances with other nations. Didn’t oppose all alliances but thought young nation should make temporary ones
Farewell address
1797-1798, French diplomats demanded a bribe to help them fight a war against Great Britain and preserve their new gov
XYZ affair
Treaty signed between US and France ending quasi-war (an undeclared naval conflict) terminated existing alliance treaty and re-established peace and free trade between countries
Convention of 1880
1798, acts passed by federalist congress raising the residency requirement for citizenship to 14 yrs and granting president yo deport foreigners in peaceful times
Alien laws
Crime to publish “false writing about gov”
Sedition act
Virginia/Kentucky rebellion
Series of
Political statements drafted in 1798/1799 by Jefferson and James Madison in response to alien/sedition acts
