A | B |
Judiciary Act of 1789 | Congressional Act that set up the Federal Court System |
tariffs | taxes on imports, favored by Federalists |
Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the Constitution |
Hamilton’s Economic Plan | A protective tariff, assumption of state debt, funding of previous debt at par, bond sales to fund it, included the BUS |
Washington’s Cabinet | advisors to Washington: Jefferson, Hamilton, Knox, Randolph |
Alexander Hamilton | first Treasury Secretary, noted Federalist, financial genius |
Thomas Jefferson | author of the Declaration, first Secretary of State, noted Republican |
Hamilton’s Report on Public Credit | a |
Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures | a |
excise tax | a |
Whiskey Rebellion | a |
precedent | a |
suffrage | a |
requirements | a |
John Adams | a |
laissez-faire | a |
electoral college | functions as a check on democracy; indirectly |
Necessary & Proper (Elastic) Clause | hated by Republicans, loved by Federalists, used by Hamiltonians to support measures not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, like the BUS |
Bank of the United States | aka. the BUS, meant to store federal funds, stabilize the credit market and issue currency |