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Chapter 6 US History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton | secretary of the treasury |
| Cabinet | the group of department heads who serve as the presidents chief advisers |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | a law that established the federal court system and the number of Supreme Court justices and that provided for the appeal of certain state court decisions to the federal courts |
| Bank of the United States | Handle tax receipts and other government funds |
| Democratic Republicans | ancestors of todays Democratic Party |
| two party system | political system dominated by two major parties |
| protective tariff | import tax on goods produced in Europe |
| excise tax | a tax on a products manufacture, sale, or distribution |
| neutrality | a statement that the United States would support neither side in conflict |
| Edmond Genet | young diplomat |
| Thomas Pinckney | U.S Minister |
| Little Turtle | Miami Tribe |
| John Jay | the chief justice of supreme court |