| A | B |
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| Northwest Ordinance | law that provided for Western lands to become territories and eventualy states |
| Land Ordinance | law that provided for land sales in the Northwest Territory |
| Alien Act | law increased the time a foreigner had to live in the country before citizenship to 14 years |
| Sedition Act | made it illegal to publish or state any criticism of the govt. |
| Thomas Jefferson | 1st Secretary of State |
| Alexander Hamilton | 1st Secretary of Treasury |
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution |
| Broad Interpretation | belief that the Constitution's elastic clausse gave Congress powers to what they deemed necessary and properrr |
| Strict Interpretation | belief that the government's powers are limited to only those specifically stated in the Constitution |
| Judicial Branch | branch provided for in Article III of the Constitution |
| Executive Branch | branch provided for in Article II of the Constitution |
| Legislative Branch | branch provided for in Article I of the Constitution |
| Executive Branch | branch that includes president and his advisors |
| Legislative Branch | branch that includes both houses of Congress |
| Judicial Branch | branch that includes court system |
| Legislative Branch | makes the laws |
| Judicial Branch | interprets laws |
| Executive Branch | enforces laws |
| cabinet | the president's advisors |
| precedent | to do something first , as to serve as an example for others to follow |
| nullification | state effort to cancel a federal law |
| ratification | official approval of the Constitution |
| Article of Confederation | the first constitution |
| Bill of Rights | the 1st ten amendments of the Constitution |
| Constitution of 1787 | the blueprint of our present govt. |
| Elastic Clause | gives Congress implied powers |
| Article I Section 8 Clause 18 | where the Elastic Clause is located |
| antifederalists | opposed the Constitution |
| House of Representatives | house where representation is based on population |
| Senate | house where representation is equal |
| Great Compromise | Constitutional compromise that created a biameral legislature and settle the problem of represation in Congress |
| 3/5 Compromise | Constitutional compromise that said a slave shoud count as 3/5 of a state's population for both taxation and representation |
| republicanism | idea that govt. should be based on consent of the people |
| Jay's Treaty | treaty with Great Britain where Br. agreed to evacuate its posts in the north west Territory |
| Henry Knox | 1st Secretary of War |
| Edmund Randolph | 1st Attorney General |
| Federalist Papers | letters and articles written in support of the Constitution by Madison, Hamilton and Jay |
| 1st amendment | guarantees individuals the right free speech, free press, free religion and the right to petition & right to asemble |
| XYZ Affair | event in which Fr. ambassadors demanded bribes;caused anti-Fr. feelings in U.S. |
| Federalist | Alexander Hamilton's party; believed in a strong national govt. |
| Democratc-Republicans | Jefferson's party |
| Charles Pinckney | negotiated a treaty with Spain for the right of deposit in New Orleans |
