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Washington and Adams
Flashcards
Question | Answer |
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What does inauguration mean? | is a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office. |
What is a precedent? | is an example to be followed by others in the future. |
What is a bond? | is a certificate issued by the government for an amount of money that the government promises to give back with interest. |
What are speculators? | are people who invest in a risky venture with the hope of making a large profit. |
What is a tariff? | is a tax imported on goods. |
What is a fraction? | is an organized political group. |
What does it mean if something is unconstitutional? | Something contrary to what is permitted by the constitution. |
What is an Alien? (NOT a ufo) | is an outsider or someone who is from another country. |
What is Sedition? | is an activity designed to over throw a government. |
What does it mean to nullify something? | means to deprive of legal force. |
What was George Washington known for? | Being the first president of the United States. Revolutionary war hero. |
What was John Adams known for? | Being Washington's vice president. 2nd prez of US |
What was Alexander Hamilton known for? | Creating the 3 part plan to address the economic crisis. strong federalist secratary of teasury |
What was Thomas Jefferson known for? | secratary of state opposide hamilton democratic republican learder |
What was James Madison known for? | wrote KE and VA resolutions democratic republican learder |