Washington and Adam Test Flashcards
What does precedent mean?
Sets an example for others to follow
George Washington
Very nervous on his first term because he was setting precedents.
What does inauguration mean?
It is the ceremony when the president officially takes oath in office.
What were the executive departments (cabinets hint there were 5)
Department of state, treasury, war, the office of attorney general, and postmaster general
What is the department attorney general?
Is the top lawyer
What is the department of postmaster general?
Is post offices to connect every state
Explain the judiciary act of 1789
It called for Hamilton that insisted these debts should be repaid. Calls for one chief justice and five associate justices.
Alexander Hamilton
Works in the cabinet and is the executive treasury. Proposes to sell new bonds and then after the bond payment if they have a strong economy they can pay off all those bonds.
Whats national debt?
When the national government owes money and has to pay back their debt.
What is a bond?
A loan you pay for making an investment. They guarantee you money over time.
What is a speculator?
Someone who buys bonds and then thinks the gov will give them money. Their not doing anything illegal. Invests in stocks hoping to get money and selling to make a profit.
What is a tarriff?
A tax on items coming from another country. Encourages locals to pay locally because it is cheaper.
What was the national bank?
It was a place to print the U.S money. Very controversial topic each election. The purpose was to straighten the U.S economy.
What is the foreign policy?
The U.S declared itself neutral after Briatin took 250 of U.S ships
Explain Jay’s treaty
Washington choses Jay to go and talk to make a plan with britain. He worked out a treaty and it called for Britain to pay for the damages of American ships and Briatin had to give up forts in the Ohio Valley. Also the treaty called for Americans having to pay debts to British merchants, owed from before the revolution. The treaty didn’t agree for Briatain to stop taking U.S ships.
Who was Madison?
In the house of reps at the time. He thinks that Hamilton’s plan is stupid and create spectulators.
Describe the whiskey rebellion
Go to notebook
John Adams
First president to go to Washington DC and he was never for slavery, but Washington owed slaves.
What are federaslists for?
Pro Britain
Run by Alexander Hamilton
Favored the national bank
Promoted economic growth
Liked tarriffs
What are republicans for?
Pro france
Run by Thomas Jefferson
Didn’t like tarriffs
XYZ affair
Check notebook
What does sedition mean?
When you are doing something bad to the government and trying to overthrow them
What is the alien act?
Allows the president to expel any alien=foreigner, that was thought to be dangerous to the country. Also it made it harder for immigrants to become citizens because the immagrant has to be in the country for 14 years instead of earlier when it was only 5 years.
What is the sedition act?
It means stirring up rebellion against the government. Citizens could be fined or jailed if broke this law. It was illegal to critizize the president, Congress, but not the vice president. Violated the first amendment.
