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History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What clearly established the supremacy of the federal courts over the state courts? | Judiciary acts of 1789 |
| as President Washington impressed by Citizen Genet's charm and intrigues? | No |
| Was the 1800 electron between Jefferson and Adams a gentlemanly contest that rose above part differences? | No |
| Which political party favored a strong central government (most popular in New England and the coast)? | Federalist |
| Did John Adam and Thomas Jefferson remain bitter enemies throughout their entire lives? | No |
| What did Washington propose concerning America with any portion of the foreign world? | Steer clear of any permanent alliances |
| For what did Hamilton's Report on Public Credit advocate? | Assume the state debt and fund the national debt |
| Did George Washington eagerly seek a second term as president to advance his prestige and power? | No |
| What was the war called where France began seizing American shipping because war was never officially declared? | Quasi-war |
| Was George Washington's administration free from internal rebellion? | No |
| What uprising took place when farmers became angry over a new tax on liquor? | Whisky rebellion |
| What act organized thirteen district courts (one for each of the states), established three circuit courts to handle appeals, and set the number of Supreme Court justices at six? | Judiciary act of 1789 |
| Who was the second president of the United States? | John Adams |
| What do we call the first ten amendments of the Constitution? | Bill of Rights |
| Which party favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution? | Republicans |
| What is the name given to the body of important presidential advisors? | Cabinet |
| Who came to America to arouse pro- French feelings and persuade America to side with France against Britain? | Citizen Genêt |
| The name given to those who wanted a close interpretation of the constitutional text? | Strict constructionist |
| What frontiersman was instrumental in Kentucky's admission as a state? | Daniel Boone |
| Who was the Federalist candidate for president in 1796? | John Adams |
| Which party trusted the common people? | Republicans |
| Who was the secretary of war in Washington's Cabinet? | Henry Knox |
| Which political party supported the National Bank? | Federalist |
| What issue first opened debate over constitutional interpretation? | Creation of a national bank |
| Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court? | John Jay |
| Assumption of state debts, funding national debt, and creating a national bank were some of Hamilton's suggestions while he served in what office? | Secretary of treasure |
| Who was generally considered the leader of the early Republican Party? | Jefferson |
| Which amendment to the Constitution protects the freedoms of speech, press, and religion? | 10th Amendment |
| Other than to issue a unified currency, what was the other main objective of the first National Bank? | Provide loans for business |
| What was the name of the path that Daniel Boone pioneered through the Cumberland Gap? | Wilderness road |
| With whom did the United States fight an undeclared war during the 1790s? | France |
| The main effect of the Jay Treaty was that it? | Averted war with Britain |
| Which early political party strongly supported the common man? | Democratic Republicans |
| What was the name of the Act(s) that granted the president the power to expel or imprison immigrants? | Alien acts |
| Which amendment is the most fundamental amendment to the Bill of Rights? | 1# Amendment |
| What was the name of the Act(s) that granted the president the power to prohibit "treasonous" speech? | Sedation act |
| Who was the first secretary of the treasury? | Alexander Hamilton |
| Who was the first secretary of state? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was the famous frontiersman who was instrumental in Kentucky's statehood? | Daniel Moone |
| Who was the Frenchman who came to America to arouse pro-French sentiment? | Citizen Genêt |
| Who were the first, second, and third presidents of the United States? | Washington, Adams, Jefferson |