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State Department

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Handles relations w/ other nations

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Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?

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George Washington and John Adams

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Treasury Department

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Deals w/ financial matters

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War Department

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Deals with nations defense.

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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

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State, treasury, and war.

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Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?

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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

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What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

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1st secretary of treasury.

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What act established a federal court system?

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Judiciary act of 1789

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What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?

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Overturn

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Who was John Jay?

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1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

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What is a national debt?

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Amount of $ a government owes.

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What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?

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Combine them so that the states could pay an equal amount

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What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?

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The south because they didn’t owe as much as the northern states.

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Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?

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They told the south they would move the Capitol building to the southern states.

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Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?

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He said it fell within the constitution.

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What is a tariff?

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A tax on imported goods.

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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

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A civil uprising against the taxing power of the government

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Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?

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He didn’t want to be like a king.

18
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What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?

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Bill of rights.

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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

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1 through 10

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What five civil liberties does the 1
st
Amendment protect?

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Speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition of the government

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What does the 2
nd
Amendment give you the right to own?

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Firearms

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What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)

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Unreasonable searches and seizures without cause.

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What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

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5th

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According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?

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Without due process of law.

25
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What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?

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6th

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What does the 9
th
Amendment keep the government from doing?

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Keeps the gov from saying the bill of rights is the only rights that Americans have

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What was given power in the 10
th
Amendment for protection?

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States were given power

28
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What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

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Ruled by wealthy, backed GB, and had national banks

29
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What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

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State gov, state banks, ruled by the people, and strict interruption of the constitution

30
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How did Washington feel about political parties?

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He felt they divided the people and gov from working together.

31
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What is favoring one side in a political decision?

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Partisan

32
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Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?

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Caucuses

33
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What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?

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XYZ affair

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Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

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To protect the security of the nation and slow immigration.

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What was the Naturalization Act?

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Required aliens to live in the US for at least 14 years before being able to apply for citizenship.

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What were the Alien Acts?

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Allowed the president to deport aliens

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What was the Sedition Act?

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A crime to speak or write false criticisms to try to weaken the gov.

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What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

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1st

39
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What was affirmed by the KY and VA resolutions?

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States rights

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