A | B |
What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he said that he bills referred to in the quotete were against the Constitution? | THEY VIOLATED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGTES ESPECIALLY THE RIGTS OF SPPECH AND THE PRESS GUARANTTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT. |
In his Farewell ADdreass George Washington advised against becoming involved in European affairs because_________? | HE DID NOT WANT TO THE U.S TO BE DRAGGED INTO WAR |
In his Farewell ADdreass George Washington advised against becoming involved in European affairs because_________? | HE DID NOT WANT TO THE U.S TO BE DRAGGED INTO WAR |
What is related to the issue of states rights? | THE KENTUCK AND VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS |
Washinton’s response to the Whiskey Rebellion__________? | PROVED THE STRENGHT OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT |
How was the French Revolution like the American Revolution? | BOTH BEGAN AS A FIGHT AGAINST MONARCHY AND INEQUALITY |
Who had the greates impact on the econmic policy of the Washington administration? | ALEXANDER HAMILTON |
how were the French REvolutions like the American Revolution | BOTH BEGAN AS A FIGHT AGAINST MONARCHY AND INEQUALITY |
who had the greatest impact on the econmic policy of the Washington administraction | ALEXANDER HAMILTON |
why did many southerners opposer hamiltons financial plan | THEIR STATES HAD PAID OFF THEIR WAR DEBTS ALREADY |
why did southern members of congress agree to support hamilton's plan | THE NATION’S NEW CAPITAL WOULD BE BUILT IN THE SOUTH |
under the treaty that ended the american revolution the areas form the applalachian mts. to the mississippi_________ | BELONGED TO THE U.S |
what happened as a result of the treaty of greenville | MORE AMERICAN SETTLERS MOVED ONTO LANDS NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER |
according to the republicans what did the sedition act voilate | THE FIRST AMENDMENT |
what other issue divided Republicans and Federalists during John Adams presidency | the alien acts |
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson disagreed aobuth power of the federal government. __________ watned the federal government ot have more power than the state government. | ALEXANDER HAMILTON |
Alexander Haimtons and Thomas Jefferson also differed over foreign policy. Jefferson supported _________ the nation that supported the U.S during the American Revolution. | FRANCE |
In the Election of 1796 John Adams became the second President. He was a __________. | FEDERALIST |
vice president thomas jefferson was the laeader of the ________ | REPUBLICANS |
members of the _______ party supported Jays Treaty | FEDERALISTS |
In his farewell address George WAshinton warned against the gangers of ______________________ and ___________________. | DIVISION OF PARTIES AND GETTING ENVOLVED IN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS |
A tax on liqior led to the _________________ which marked the first time the government sent troops to figt American citizens . | WHISKEY REBELLION |
What is an outsider or someone from another country | ALIEAN |
who was the first cheif justice of hte superme court | john jay |
what is the perosn who buys things hoping the price will rise and that he or shee will make a profit | SPECULATOR |
what is a general who defeathed native american tribes in the battle of the fallen timbers | ANTHONY WAYNE |
What was the attempt by the french to bribe americans seeking to strip french attaks on American merchants ships | XYZ AFFAIR |
what is not favoring any side | neutral |
what is depriving of legal force | nullify |
what were two of the challenges that goerge washinton faced during the beginning of his presidency | ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WASHINGTON FACED WHEN HE WAS FIRST ELECTE WAS THE DEPT OF THE COUNTRY. THEY OWED $52 MILLION. ANOTHER THING THAT WASHITNGON FACED WAS THE AMERICNA REVOLUTION. HE HAD TO HELP THEM GET OUT OF THIS. |
Name tow ways in which the actions of britain and france affected the U.S | ONE WAY THE BRITAIN AND FRANCE AFFECTED THE U.S INS THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. THEY WERE BOTH TRYIGN TO GET THE U.S TO BE ON THERE SIDE BUT WASHINGTON WANTED TO SAY NEUTRAL. BRITISH AND FRENCH WERE SEIZING AMERICAN SHIPS NAD TAKING CARGO. BRITHIS WERE ALSO SEZING THE SAILORS AND FORCING THEM TO SERVE IN THE NAVY. |
Explain the Aliean and Sedition Acts and how they affected the peoples rights as guaranteed in its Constitution | THE ALIEN ACT WAS STATING THAT WHEN YOU CAME IN TO THE U.S YOU HAD TO LIVE THERE FOR 14 YEARS INSTEAD OF 5 TO BECOME A CITIZEN. THEY SEDITION ACT STATED THAT YOU COULD NOT SPEAK OR PUBLISH ANYTHING AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. BOTH OF THESE LWAS WERE UNCONSTITUIONAL. THE SEDTION ACT THE 2ST AMENDMENT. |
Explain Alexander Hamiltons plan to cure the national dept and to improve the ecomony | U.S TO PLAY OF THE DEBTS TO BRITAIN AND OTHER COUNTRIES, HAVE A NATIONAL BANK, PUT A TARIFF ON ALL IMPORTED GOODS |
a treaty must be approved by the _____________ branch before its can go into effect | legislative |
the Consitutional Convention looked to teh government of acncient _________ as the guide for a representative government | Rome |
the requiremtns that one must meet to run for the SEnate are that you must be _______ yaers old and have been a citizen for _______ years | 30 and 9 |
The requirment that one must meet to run for the House or Representative are that you must be _______ years old and have been a citizen for ______ years. | 25 and 7 |
To run for the President you must be ______ yaers old and have been a citizen for _________ | 35 and your whole life |
The State of California has 55 votes in the electoral college and GEorgia ahs ______ | 15 |
The Judicial Branch can check hte power of the Presdient by declaring an executive action ________ | unconstitututional |
________ can declare a loaw unconsitutional | judicial branch |
_______ carries out laws | executive branch |
________ can grant pardons to federal offenders | executive branch |
_______ can impeach and remove high officials from office | legislative branch |
________ can over turn a veto | legisltative branch |
_________ interprets laws | judicial branch |
_______ negotiates foregin treaties | executive branch |
__________prints and coins money | legislative |
_________can declare war | legislatvive branch |
________ appoints ambassoadors and other high officials | executive branch |
_________ can declare executie actions unconstiututinal | judicial branch |
________ raises and supports armed forces | legislative branch |
________ regulates foreign and interstate trade | legislative branch |
________ serves as commander and cheif of armed forces | executive branch |
the power of each branch to check or limit the actions of the other | checks and balances |
reject | veto |
government has only the powers that hte Constituion gives it | limited government |
government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority | dictatorship |
proposal for a new law | bill |
the people are the primary source ofhte govenments authority | popular sovereignty |
division of power between the federal govenment and the states | federalism |
pass a law despite oa presdiential veto | override |
canceled | repealed |
no person may be held in prison wiht being charged with a specific crime | habeas corpus |
government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives | republic |
the idea that powers of government must be clearyly defined and divided into legislative executive judicial branches | separation of powers |
What did Shay's rebellion do? | government leaders to revise the Articles of Confederation |
Why did smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan? | they feared they would not have enough power in the new Congress |
Besides representation what other major issue required delegates to compromise during the Constitutional Convention | continuing the slave trade |
What is a responsibility to of a U.S citizen? | to vote in elections |
The First Amendment would protect people who want to what? | put up a website criticizing a local government official |
Why did some people oppose ratification of the Constitutuion | it did not include protection of individual rights |
One obstacle of approving the ARticles of Confederation was what? | some sates did not want to give up their claims to land wst of the appalachian mountains |
How did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution? | IT was added thought the amendment process |
Under the Bill of Rights which of the following is NOT prtected? | freedom of the military |
What is one reason many people called for changes to the Artilces of Confederation | they believed that a weak central govenment was ineffective |
THe opening phrase of the Constitution "We the People" means that the constitution gets is authrority from what? | citizens |
How did Shay's REbellion encourage peope to push fro a paln to revise the ARticles of Confederation? | IT made people worry about how a weak central government might respond to future rebellions |
What did most STate Constitutions have that hte orginal U.S constutution did not havE? | Bill of Rights |
The passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785 meant that _______ | settlers and investors could buy formerly public lands |
What is the Virginia Plan consisted of? | tow house legislature and seats awarded by population |
What is the New JErsey Plan consisted of? | one house legislature and liked by small states |
What fractions on the enslaved people in a state were included when determinin representation of Congress? | three fifths |
Who was known as the Father of the Constitution becasue of his many contibutations? | James Madison |
THe __________ sated that Congress could ban the importaion of Slaves after 20 years? | 3/5 compromise |
________ and George MAson were tow of the leaders othe the Anti-Federalist Party | PAtrick Henry |
In order fothe the Constitution to go into effect _______ states had to approbe but all staes needed to ratify for it to work well | 9 |
who was the 1st Vice pressident of the u.s? | John Admas |
what was the document in which the laws,principles, organization, and processes of a government are established? | constitution |
who was the leader of revolt by Massachusetts farmers against high state taces? | Daniel Shays |
Who was the authoer of essasy known as "Federalist Papers" | Alexander Hamilton |
Who is the person in government who runs the government ans sees that the laws are carried out? | executive |
what is an agreement in which each side gives up partof what it wants to end a disagrrement | compromise |
whawt is a plan or invent by careful thought? | devise |
what is to sign or give formal consent to making it official? | ratify |
who was the primary author of hte Virginia Plan and the Constitution? | James MAdison |
What is a period which business activity slows.prices and ages drop and unemplyment rises | economic depression |
WHAT IS THE SYSTEM OF COURTS TO SETTLE DISPUTE INVOLVING national issues adn to interpret laws | judicial branch |
Who was the 1st president of the U.S | George Washinton |
the Judicial Branch can check the power of Congress by declaring a law unconstitutional. This power is called _____? | Judicial Review |
The ____ amendment states the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. | 4th |
In order for a case to reach the supreme court through the Federal Route it must first go to District Court and then to the ________ | Court of Appeals |
The ____ Amendment states that powers not delegated to the U.S by the Constitution and not prohibited to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people | 10th |
The ____ Amendment is the basis used by those who believe that eh U.S Constiution gives citizesn of the U.S the Right to bear arms | 2nd |
the people are the primary source of the govenment's authority | popular sovereignty |
the power to each branch to check or limit the actions of the other | checks and balances |
the power to hear and decide cases | jurisdiction |
someone who is entitled to all the rights and previleges of a particular nation | citizen |
the idea of that powers of government must be clarly defined and dividied inot legislative executive and judical branches | separation of powers |
approve | ratify |
disagreement | dissent |
no person may be held in prison with being charged with a specific crime | habeas corpus |
to ask that the decision be reviewed by a high court | appeal |
canceled | repealed |
organization that represents the concerns of a particular group | veto |
pass a law despite a presidential veto | override |
reject | veto |
government in which one person or a small groupe holds complete authority | dictatorship |
government has only hte powers that hte Constitution gives it | limited government |
not allowed by the constitution | unconstitutional |
he official legal process of becoming a citizen | naturalization |
create and maintain armed forces | powers of the national government |
borrow money | shared power |
establish foreign policy | powers of the national government |
create corporation law | sates power |
conduct elections | state power |
establish postal offices | national power |
adminster criminal justice | shared |
Under the Virginia plan the number of representatives a state could send to both houses was determeined by the sates what? | population |
The Consitution had to be approved by ____ steas before it could go into effect | 9 |
______ basic, most important forming the foundation of an idea or action | fundamental |
____ unfriendly opposed adverse | hostile |
____ not favoring either side in a sipute | neutral |
_____ seizing the sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy | impressment |
In 1795 the __________ leaders of the defeated Native Ameican nations gave up most of their lands from the Phio River to LAke Erie | Treaty of Greenville |
Who was the SEcretary of the Treasury? | Alexander Hamilton |
Who was Secretary of state? | Thomas Jefferson |
the _________ provided for a Supreme Court of 6 justices,3 circuuit courts and 13 district courts | Judiciary Act of 1789 |
Who was the chief justice? | John Jay |