Early republic Flashcards
The executive branch includes…
The President, cabinet, and electoral collage and vice president
The Legislative branch (congress) includes…
House of Reps, senate
The Judicial branch includes…………..
Supreme court, district courts, courts of appeal
The executive branch can
veto laws, appoint new judges, and pardon power, military, appoint ambassadors, and make treaties
judicial branch can
declare laws and presidential acts unconstitutional
legislative branch can
impeach, override vetos with 2/3 vote, approve federal judges
The responsibility of the executive branch is to
enforce the laws
the responsibility of the legislative branch is to
create the laws
responsibility of the judicial branch is to
interoperate the laws
leader of senate
vice president
number of people in senate
100
representation in senate
2 per state
term in senate
6 yrs
qualifications of being in the senate
30 yrs or older, must be a US citizen for 9 yrs, must live in the represented state
Leader of HOR
speaker
Number: HOR
435
representation: HOR
based on population
term: HOR
2 yrs
qualifications: HOR
25 yrs, citizen for 7 yrs
Terms: Jud branch
LIFE
Qualifications: Jud branch
none
Term: Exec branch
4 yrs
Qualifications: exec branch
35 yrs, citizen for 14 yrs
True or false: G.W was nervous to be pres
true, he was nervous that his lack of politics might make him bad, no model
action or decision that later serves as an example
precedent
successful or failure: political factions
failure
successful or failure: cabinet
sucsess
successful or failure: term limit
sucsess
successful or failure: president takes lead on foreign policy
sucsess
successful or failure: Mr. President
sucsess
successful or failure: permanent foreign alliance
failure
Why did GW step down from president?
He did not want our government to seem like a monarchy
What was GW’s advice
Stay out of debt, and use money wisely, political parties will tear our nation, so have one head of them, and do not get involved in foreign alliances unless necessary.
What were some of Washington’s accomplishments?
organized the 3 branches, establish that the president takes a lead role on foreign policy issues, established a national bank, improved the economy.
Why did Hamilton and Jefferson hate each other?
Jefferson was Jealous of Hamilton’s relationship with Washington and did not like his plans.
What issues did Hamilton and Jefferson disagree on?
Having a federal government based on trade and allying with France
What was Hamilton in charge of?
Federalists
Rule: Federalist
Wealthy class
government: Federalist
Federal
Emphasis on: federalist
Manufacturing
Interpretation on constitution: Federalist
loose
alliance: federalist
Britain
Bank: federalist
National
Leader: Dem. R
Thomas Jefferson
Rule: Dem. R
people
government: Dem. R
State
Emphasis on: Dem. R
agriculture
Constitution: Dem. R
Firm
alliance: Dem. R
French
Banks: Dem. R
States
