Early Republic Vocabulary List

Question 1

First Secretary of the Treasury, Leader of the Federalist Party

Answer 1

Alexander Hamilton

Question 2

Allowed the president to deport any foreigners in time of peace and deport or imprison any in time of war.

Answer 2

Alien Acts (Laws)

Question 3

Group of officials who head government departments and advise the President

Answer 3

Cabinet

Question 4

Favored a weak central government and strict interpretation of the constitution

Answer 4

Democratic-Republicans

Question 5

Having to do with the home

Answer 5

Domestic

Question 6

Election that led to a peaceful transfer of power from the Federalist Party to the Democratic-Republican Party.

Answer 6

Election of 1800 (Revolution of 1800)

Question 7

Favored a strong central government and loose interpretation of the constitution

Answer 7

Federalists

Question 8

From another country

Answer 8

Foreign

Question 9

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

Answer 9

George Washington

Question 10

Urged the nation to have no political Parties as it weakens the U.S., and to stay neutral in foreign affairs and to avoid permanent alliances with foreign countries

Answer 10

George Washington’s Farewell Address

Question 11

Pay off all war debts, raise government revenues, create a national bank

Answer 11

Hamilton’s Financial Plan

Question 12

Provoked the first clear-cut argument over the strict versus loose interpretation of the Constitution

Answer 12

Hamilton’s National Bank

Question 13

America’s first Vice-President and second President.

Answer 13

John Adams

Question 14

A law passed by the first Congress to establish the federal court system.

Answer 14

Judiciary Act of 1789

Question 15

Government can do anything not expressly forbidden by the Constitution.

Answer 15

Loose Interpretation

Question 16

A position of not taking sides in a conflict

Answer 16

Neutrality

Question 17

An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action. A tradition.

Answer 17

Precedent

Question 18

1793 declaration that the US would not engage itself in French-British conflicts

Answer 18

Proclamation of Neutrality

Question 19

Taxes on imported goods to protect domestic industry

Answer 19

Protective Tariff

Question 20

Citizens could be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or officials

Answer 20

Sedition Acts

Question 21

Whatever is not mentioned specifically in the Constitution cannot be done

Answer 21

Strict Interpretation

Question 22

1st Secretary of State, leader of the Democratic-Republican Party

Answer 22

Thomas Jefferson

Question 23

Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional.

Answer 23

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Question 24

Rural Pennsylvania farmers rebelled against the excise tax on whiskey. The incident showed that the new government under the Constitution could react swiftly and effectively to such a problem.

Answer 24

Whiskey Rebellion

Question 25

A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats

Answer 25

XYZ Affair