Launching the convention Flashcards
Precedent
A act or decision that sets an example for others to follow.
Who was appointed as the secretary of state?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
Who was Secretary of war?
Henry Knox
What did all of the department heads make up?
Presidents cabinet
What did the Judiciary Act call for?
It called for the supreme Court to have one chief Justice and five Associate Justices
What is National debt?
The total sum of the money a government owes
What did Alexander Hamilton favor?
He favored manufacturing and trade
what did Thomas Jefferson support?
He supported farming
Did Hamilton and Jefferson both agree that federal government to have more power that the state government?
No, Hamilton thought the opposite
Democratic Republicans
This is what Jefferson supporters called themselves
Federalists
This is what Hamilton supporters called themselves
Under the Constitution, for the person with the highest number of electoral votes became what?
President
The person with the 2nd highest votes became what?
Vice-president
Who was the 2nd president of the united states?
John Adams