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| 3/5 Compromise | Explain the purpose of the 3/5 Compromise. |
| What British law in colonial America brought on the 3rd Amendment in the Bill of Rights | Quartering Act |
| Whiskey Rebellion and Washington’s response provide the national government with? | It proved that the federal government was strong enough to enforce laws made by Congress. |
| What 2 items caused the Constitutional Convention to meet? | Economic depression which caused Shays’ Rebellion (a farmers rebellion in Massachusetts). |
| What foreign war policy did Washington adopt? | Neutrality or non-intervention |
| purpose of the Bill of Rights? | to protect individual freedoms or natural rights. |
| the checks and balances system | Each branch of the government has some say over the other two branches of government in order to keep one from becoming too powerful |
| Examples of Checks and balances | Senate confirmation of presidential appointments, impeachment, veto, override. |
| What was the US’ first government? | The Articles of Confederation |
| How were anti-federalists convinced to support ratification of the Constitution? | The Federalists promised them a Bill of Rights to limit the power of the federal government and protect the rights of the people. |
| What amendment limits the authority of the federal government? | 10th Amendment – Power to the People (Federalism) |
| What is federalism? | It is the division of power between the federal government and the state governments. |
| Explain the precedents President Washington set. | He was the first to establish a cabinet, the first to use the veto, he set the two term precedent in office. |
| What century did the Constitutional Convention take place? | 1787 – the 18th Century |
| How did the democratic-republicans believe the Constitution should be interpreted? | They believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution – if the Constitution did not say the government could do it, then the government could not. |
| . What was the XYZ Affair? | It occurred when the French tried to bribe American officials to see the French Foreign minister Talleyrand. It caused a wave of anti-French feeling in the U.S. and led to an undeclared war with France that lasted two years. |
| Explain the Alien & Sedition Acts. | It was an attempt by the Federalist to limit opposition. 1)Raised citizenship requirements from 5 years to 14. 2)Let the president deport whomever he wanted. 3)Made it a crime to speak out against actions of the government. |
| Name one federalist and one Democratic-Republican. | Federalist – Alexander Hamilton |
| What did the Federalist Papers support? | The ratification of the US Constitution – why it should be ratified. |
| What does the first amendment provide for? | Freedom of speech, press, petition, assembly, and religion. |
| Explain the principle that the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions promoted. | That the states did not have to follow federal laws they felt were unjust – nullification. |
| Who supported the federalists? | Most often people from the North, urban areas, educated, wealthy. Most often merchants or in manufacturing. |
