Units 3-4 Flashcards

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Domestic Policy (precedents set)
National bank
Washington

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  • came up w/ Hamilton

- Helps fund federal govt ideas

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Domestic policy (precedents set)
Cabinet 
In const or no?
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Group of advisors that advice the president

Not in const

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Domestic Policy abt terms in office

Washington

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  • Limited terms in office as a custom
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Domestic policy & warning from Washington

Did we follow

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  • no political parties
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Foreign Policy - another warning - did we follow

Washington

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  • No foreign entanglement (don’t get involved in foreign conflicts) we followed
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Foreign Policy abt Tariffs

Washington

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allows tariffs on imports

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Cabinet details: Secretary of State (who and deals with what)
Under Washington

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  • diplomacy issues

- Jefferson

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Cabinet details: secretary of treasury (who and deals with what)

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  • Hamilton

- Finances

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Cabinet details: secretary of war (who and deals with what)

Under Washington

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  • Henry Knox

- In charge of military operations

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Cabinet details: attorney general (who and what)

Under washington

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  • endmund Randolph

- Legal issues

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Financial plan excise tax (who and what aka)

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  • by Hamilton
  • Aka assumption plan
  • Tax on luxury items
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How does Hamilton justify the National bank?

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  • with the 18th power - elastic clause

- Elastic clause says that changes r allowed to be made if need and necessary and Hamilton felt that way

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What does the assumption plan say?

Made by who

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  • federal govt will assume debt if all states and take all of their money
    Secretary of treasury - hamilton
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What was Hamilton’s reason for the National bank?

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unify states and improve credit of us

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How will Hamilton improve credit of us and unify them?

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  • take the debts of each state from revolutionary war into national debt
  • Would allow for the US to borrow $$ from other nations and increase the dependence of states upon fed govt
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Who was the idea of the National bank opposed by?

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-states who had little to no debt

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What did Washington issue during French Rev? What did he believe unlike who

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  • Procolomatuon of Neutrality in 1793

- Didn’t believe Americans should get involved unlike Jefferson

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What did Britian continue to do? Who was sent? What was a result from this?

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  • seize American ships and impressing American sailors who were bound for France
  • Sent John jay to correct this
  • As a result Jays Treaty
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What is Jay’s treaty?

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  • British agreed to give up their posts on the western frontier if American territory
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Who did Jays Treaty bother? What did they begin to do? As a result?

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  • Spain bc it looked as if the US was getting comfortable with the enemy - meaning they will lose an alliance
  • Spain worked to strengthen their holding in the west by expanding its mission settlements especially in Cali
  • Pickey Treaty - 1795
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Two parts to Pinckney Treaty ( abt Spain allowing America to do something and agreed abt something)

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  • Spain allowed for Americans to use port @ new role and for trade along Mississippi river
  • Agreed southern border of US would fall along the 31st parallel
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Who was it hard to stop? What did this led to?

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  • land Hungry Americans who wanted to move west and settle in Ohio river valley
  • This led to conflicts w/ American Indians who claimed that land
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What was the rumor going around abt Britian and American Indians? What did this lead to?

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  • Britain was supplying them w/ arms and encouraging them to attack westward movinwestward-movingg Americans
  • Battle of fallen timber’s
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Who was the battle of fallen timbers against? Who won? What did the Indians do and what did this open?

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  • US army ce Confederacy of American Indian Tribes
  • Indians were defeated
  • Indians surrendered Ohio Tiver Vally - this opened 4 American settlement
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Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 - what did Hamilton do? Which angered who? What did these angry ppl do? This is similar to what? What’s the difference

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  • Hamilton convinced Congress to pass a bill to tax whiskey
  • Which angered poor farmers who made profit off whiskey and didn’t see it as a luxury but more as a necessity - if whiskey is being taxed less ppl will buy
  • The farmers attacked federal tax collectors
  • It was similar to shays rebellion under AOC - shows the weakness of central govt
  • Unlike the const where Washington was able to stop the rebellion w/ US army
26
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Political Party: Federalists led by who? Supporter of what? Favored who?

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  • Hamilton
  • Supporters of strong central govt
  • Favored urban and elite interests
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Democratic-Republicans: led by who? Champions of what? Favored what

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  • led by Jefferson and Madison
  • Champions of states rights
  • Favored rural and agricultural interests
28
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How many terms did Washington serve? What did he say when he stepped down - what is it called?

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  • two terms = 8 yrs

- Gave a speech called Washington’s Farewell

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What was addressed in Washington’s farewell - what are the warnings?

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  • dangers of factions and political parties

- Warned against dangers of entangling alliances w/ European nations

30
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Who was after Washington? What party is he? He’s pro what?

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  • John adams
  • Federalist
  • Pro-British
31
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War broke out btwn who? As soon as what?

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  • Britian and France

- As soon as Adams became President

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What did Adams want to do during the war? But what happened?

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  • wanted to remain neutral

- But France seized American trading ship is going to Britain

33
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What did Adams send to where? What happened?

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  • sent delegations to France to negotiate

- There were 3 Frenchmen on behalf of the French govt - who demanded a bribe - b4 they would start negotiating

34
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X,Y, Z affair - how did it become known as the Xyz affair?

domestic or foreign policy

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  • when the report of the 3 Frenchmen came abt, they were known as x.y,z
    foreign policy
35
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Alien Acts - what did it make possible? Who was it aimed at? Who was what?
domestic or foreign policy
Made by who

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  • made it possible 4 govt to imprison or deport any non-citizen
  • Aimee at Irish and Scottish immigrants
  • Were critics of govt pro-British leanings
    domestic
    Adams
36
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Sedition Acts - made what illegal?

domestic or foreign policy

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  • made it illegal to critics govt publicly

domestic

37
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Who did these two acts upset? What did they see it as?

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  • democratic republicans

- Saw it as a gross overreach of federal power and fundamental violation of const rights

38
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Where did the response to democratic republicans come from?

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  • The Virginia and Kentucky Resolution
39
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What did The Virginia and Kentucky Resolution state?

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  • states had a right to nullify any law passed by the federal govt that went beyond powers explicitly granted by const
40
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Who took over during the election of 1800? What did he call it? Why?

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  • Jefferson
  • Called it the Revolution of 1800
  • Bc it marked one of the few times in history where power was transferred peacefully between rival parties
41
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how did democratic-republicans worked 2 limit power (3 things)

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  • abolishing whiskey tax
  • Limited power of federal govt
  • Reduced # of federal jobs
42
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Louisiana Purchase of 1803 - what did Jefferson abandon? What area did the French own?
domestic or foreign policy

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  • his democratic republic values + acted like a federalist
  • Middle of the country including states like Montana,
    North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Mississippi River
    foreign policy
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What territory did France lose? how did Jefferson see this as? Who did he send?

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  • lost Haitian territory - much harder to get
  • Jefferson saw this as an opportunity to gain navigation rights on the Mississippi River
  • Sent James Monroe to France w/ 2 million dollars
44
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What did Napoleon offer to Monore - for what? What did Monroe do?

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  • Louisiana for 15 million

- Since communication was hard back then - Monore took it

45
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Strict Constructionism - who believed in this?

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  • Strict constructionism - argued federal govt can only do what is explicitly written in const
  • Jefferson
46
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How did Jefferson justify the purchase of Louisiana?

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  • that it will give more opportunities 4 American Indians to move Westward while reducing European influence in the region
47
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Corps Discover led by Lewis and Clark - what did they do?

domestic or foreign policy

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  • explored Louisiana territory traveling up Missouri River

domestic

48
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Who is John Marshall? What has he done?

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  • 4th chief justice of Supreme Court

- Has done more to expand federal power and power of the court more than anyone

49
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Marbury v Madison - what was passed by b4 democratic-repu doblicansminated congress?

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  • judiciary act
50
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What did the judiciary act?

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  • organization of US Federal Court System
51
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Marbury v Madison - what did John Adams spend doing? What is this known as? What was the federal court dominated by?

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  • packing seats w/ federalist judge b4 he left
  • Known as Midnight Judges
  • Federalist judges until Jefferson took office
52
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Who did Jefferson appoint as Secretaries of State when he took office?

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  • Madison
53
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Who is Marbury? What did he argue? What ended up happening? What did he decide abt Supreme Court? What is this called?

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  • an appointed judge - from when Adams filled seats w/ federalists
  • Argued he had a right to his command/duty under the judiciary act
  • Sent to Supreme Court
  • Was the final interpreter of const - had auththe ority to declare laws unconst and judiciary act = unconst
  • Judicial review - has a right to determine what’s const vs unconst
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Mcculloch v Maryland - what was the argument? What did Marshall declare? What overrules what?

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  • wether state har power to tax q federal bank
  • State cannot do that
  • National law overrules state law - whenever they contradict
55
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War Hawks

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  • democratic-republicans in House of Representatives waiting to fight w/ Britainx for America’s honor - wanted war