Chapter 9 Flashcards
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State department- handle relations with other nations
Treasury department- deal with financial matter
War department- deals with nations defense
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington
John Adams
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
Secatary of treasury
What act established a federal court system?
The judiciary act
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Undo them
Who was John Jay?
1st. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What is a national debt?
The amount the government owned.
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Proposed a plan that would have the federal government take care of the state debts from the war
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
Southern states, because they owned less than the northern states
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
Exchange for the US capital being moved to the south, Washington, D.C.
Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?
It fell within the intent of the constitution
What is a tariff?
Tax on imported goods
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government