| A | B |
| WASHINGTON | BECOMES FIRST PRESIDENT |
| FRENCH REVOLUTION | VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY |
| INAUGURATION | CEREMONY TO INSTALL A NEW PRESIDENT |
| CABINET | ADVISE THE PRESIDENT |
| TARIFFS | taxes on imports |
| bond | a promise to repay with interest |
| speculators | take a risk |
| constitutional | permitted by the constitution |
| strict construction | power written the constitution |
| loose constrution | more powers than in the constitution |
| neutral | not taking either side in a conflict |
| excise tax | tax on the sale of a product |
| impressed | forced to work on British warship |