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Ch 8-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Judicial review is used by the Supreme Court when they interpret what? | Constitution |
| Who decides if a law or act is constitutional or not? | Supreme Court under judicial review |
| What did G. Washington warn against in his farewell speech? | political parties (factions) and getting involved with Europe |
| What is the purpose of the national bank? | safe place to keep deposited federal money |
| What constitutional principle does this demonstrate? President appoints new judges ---> Senate must approve presidential appointment of judges ----> Supreme Court can declare laws made by Congress unconstitutional | Checks and balances |
| What event under John Adams' presidency dealt with the issue of states' rights? | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions |
| Who had the greatest impact on U.S. economics under George Washington? | Alexander Hamilton |
| What is the presidents cabinet? | Departments that are in charge of specific issues, each has a secretary, they work directly with the president |
| Why did southerners oppose some of Hamilton's financial plan? | most southern states already paid their debts |
| What did the Sedition Act violate? | 1st Amendment |
| What was the outcome of the election of 1800? | The House of Representatives had to pick the president and vice president due to a tie |
| What problem did Jefferson run into when purchasing the Louisiana Territory? | The Constitution did not say a president could purchase land |
| What were the outcomes of the Whiskey Rebellion? | Showed strength of federal government, showed the federal government can tax the people |
| What did Marbury v. Madison establish? | Judicial review |
| Republicans believed that power should be in the hands of _____. | The states and the people |
| Federalists believed that the ____ government should be stronger than states. | Federal (national) government |
| Jefferson believe in ______ where the government does not interfere with the economy | Laissez faire |
| Why was the War of 1812 called the "Second War for Independence"? | The British never gave full respect to the U.S. as a real country |
| New England Federalists considered secession from the United States after the War of 1812 at the ________ _________. | Hartford Convention |
| What was Lewis and Clark's goal on their expedition? | Look for a inland water route between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean |
| When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory it showed that he changed what? | His interpretation of the Constiution |
| What was the geographic advantage to gaining the Louisiana Purchase? | Gaining access to the Mississippi port on the Gulf of Mexico |
| What was a lasting impact of the War of 1812? | The world saw the United States as an important country |
| What was the US military like at the beginning of the War of 1812? | Small; Jefferson reduced the size |
| What were the 3 parts of Hamilton's financial plan? | National Bank, pay off all debts, high tariffs |
| What did G. Washington think factions would do to the county? | divide it |