Unit 6 quiz

Question 1

Precedent

Answer 1

an action or decision that later serves as an example to others

Question 2

Alien and Sedition Acts

Answer 2

made it illegal for US citizens to oppose the federal government and allowed the government to imprison non-citizen immigrants

Question 3

Jay’s Treaty

Answer 3

an agreement in which the British promised to abandon their forts on the western frontier

Question 4

John Jay

Answer 4

1st Chief Justice of the supreme court

Question 5

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 5

secretary of state under President Washington believed in the common people and that the majority should rule, against buying back state debt, and favored strict construction of the constitution. Became the 3rd president. he was a Dem - Rep

Question 6

Alexander Hamilton

Answer 6

first secretary of treasury. advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt; favored loose construction and building the economy through manufacturing. Aaron Burr killed him during a stand off.

Question 7

pickney’s treaty

Answer 7

agreement between the US and Spain that changed Flordia’s border and reopened the port of New Orleans, negotiated by the American diplomat Thomas Pickney

Question 8

loose construction

Answer 8

a belief that the constitution could be interpreted as needed, it was favored by Hamilton and the Federalists

Question 9

strict construction

Answer 9

way of interpreting the constitution that allows the federal government to take only the actions that the constitution specifically says it can take; it was favored by Jefferson and the Democratic Republicans

Question 10

Neutrality

Answer 10

proclamtion that stated the US neutrality (they wouldn’t pick any sides) toward all nations at war in Europe

Question 11

Whiskey Rebellion

Answer 11

farmer’s protest against taxes in PA. This was a tax on corn

Question 12

XYZ affair

Answer 12

french agents agreed to discuss a treaty with US diplomats in exchange for bribes which resulted in the US expanding its army and authorizing a small navy and increase in taxes to pay for them

Question 13

battle of fallen timbers

Answer 13

a fight between US troops and American Indians, led by Cheif Little Turtle, who resisted the white settlers in the Northwest Territory

Question 14

Tecumseh

Answer 14

a Shawnee chief who tried to unite Native American tribes and resist the US soldiers

Question 15

little turtle

Answer 15

chief of the Miami tribe who lead a force from the American Indian confederation to a defeat of the US forces in the Northwest Territory

Question 16

William Henry Harrison

Answer 16

Lead American forces into the battle of Tippecanoe and defeated Native Americans there.

Question 17

John Marshal

Answer 17

served as chief justice of the US supreme court and helped establish the practise of judicial review. He ruled in the Marbury V. Madison case

Question 18

John Adams

Answer 18

won the 1796 election for President as a member of the Federalist Party

Question 19

Impressment

Answer 19

british practise of taking American Sailors and forcing them into military service

Question 20

Necessary and Proper Cause

Answer 20

constitutional authorization for congress to make any law required to carry out its powers

Question 21

nullification

Answer 21

a state’s refusal to recognize an act of congress that it considers unconstitutional

Question 22

judiciary act of 1789

Answer 22

created a federal court system with three levels but parts were declared unconstitutional in the Marbury V. Madison

Question 23

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 23

1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US. The US paid $15 million for the purchase

Question 24

Judicial Review

Answer 24

allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws

Question 25

Election of 1800

Answer 25

the 2 Democratic Rep. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr defeated federalist John Adams but tied with each other. Jefferson was finally elected as president. Burr became Vice President. This led to the 12th amendment, which requires the president and the vice president of the same party to run on the same ticket. It was a peaceful transfer to power. The house of Representatives broke the tie.