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washington and adams
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inauguration | ceremony when a president tastes an oat for office |
| precedent | an example to be followed |
| bond | a certificate issued like a loan |
| speculator | a person who invests in a risky venture or idea. stocks real estate |
| tariff | tax on goods |
| faction | an organized group of people within a larger group that fights for their own freedom |
| unconstitutional | against or not according or consistent with the constitution |
| alien | someone who is not a legal citizen of the country |
| sedition | a group that plans rebellion against the established order |
| nullify | legally void |
| George Washington | founding father, soldier, and first president of the US |
| John Adams | American statesman, attorney, and 2nd president of the US |
| Alexander Hamilton | statesman, theorist, economist, founding father, first secretary of treasury and founder of the national bank, helped form the constitution. wrote the federalist papers |
| Thomas Jefferson | statesman, lawyer, founding father and 3rd president of the US |
| James Madison | statesman, diplomat, father of the constitution for drafting and promoting the bill of rights and the constitution. |