Chapter 7 Section 1 and 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

An honest man and war hero that everyone could believe in

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

Body of electors who represent the people’s vote in choosing the president

Answer 2

Electoral College

Question 3

The First Lady who hosted events and entertained guests

Answer 3

Martha Washington

Question 4

Action that later serves as an example

Answer 4

Precedent

Question 5

Created three levels of the federal courts and defined their powers in relation to the state courts

Answer 5

Judiciary Act of 1789

Question 6

The first Secretary of the Treasury. It was his job to set financial policy for the new country

Answer 6

Alexander Hamilton

Question 7

Money owed by the United States from the Revolutionary War

Answer 7

National Debt

Question 8

Certificates of debt that carried a promise to buy them back later at a higher price

Answer 8

Bonds

Question 9

People who buy items at low prices in the hope that the value will rise

Answer 9

Speculators

Question 10

Thought that bond holders were cheated by speculators who bought the bonds at low prices

Answer 10

Thomas Jefferson

Question 11

The federal government can take reasonable actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid

Answer 11

Loose Construction

Question 12

The federal government should do only what the Constitution specifically says it can do

Answer 12

Strict Construction

Question 13

The country’s first national bank

Answer 13

Bank of the United States