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Chapter 6 Study
Flash cards for chapter 6.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| National Debt | Money owed by the United States. |
| National Bank | Important because everyone could get money. |
| Protective Tariff | A tax on goods in which is thought to protect people. |
| Neutrality Proclamation | proclaimed that America would not choose sides. |
| Whiskey Rebellion | A rebellion where farmers lashed out against the tax on Whiskey. |
| When did the Whiskey Rebellion end? | When George Washington led troops out to settle things; the farmers would not attack the president. |
| What was the first political party? | The Federalist Party. |
| What did the Democratic-Republican Party want to do? | It wanted to limit the federal government's power. |
| Who supported the Alien and Sedition acts? | The federalist party. |
| What were the Alien and Sedition acts? | Four laws that were said to protect the United States, but the Federalists intended them to crush opposition to war. |
| What did the Republicans think of the Alien and Sedition acts? | They thought it was unconstitutional. |
| What were the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions? | Documents that argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. |
| What is "loose construction?" | When the federal government can take reasonable actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid. |
| Who passed the Judiciary Act of 1789? | George Washington. |
| What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 set up? | Three federal courts. |
| What is an electoral college? | A body of electors who represent each state's vote in choosing the president. |