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Washington and Adams
Flash Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a ceremony in which the president takes the oath of office | Inauguration |
| an example to be followed by others in the future | Precedent |
| is a certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay back without interest | Bond |
| people who invest in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit | Speculator |
| a tax on imported goods | Tariff |
| was an organized political group | Faction |
| contrary to what is permitted by the constitution. | Unconstitutional |
| is an outsider or someone from another country | Alien |
| is activity designed to overthrow a government | Sedition |
| deprive of legal force | Nullify |
| was the first president of the United States | George Washington |
| a New Englander who had been washington's vice president | John Adams |
| ran for new york governor and won, but died in a duel | Alexander Hamilton |
| he disliked factions | Thomas Jefferson |
| considered factions to be selfish. he argues it in the federalist papers | James Madison |