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new republic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Henry Knox | head of the dept of war |
| 12th Amendment | called for electors to cast separate ballots for president and VP |
| Thomas Jefferson | at first was the sec. of state, 3rd press, liked Peace, balances the parries in the gov't, simplified the presidency by acting more like a regular citizen, reduced the size of army,believed in free trade |
| Alexander Hamilton | treasurer under washington, Federalist, |
| John Marshall | chief justice, Federalist, chose decisions that would strengthen the power of the supreme court and federal gov't |
| Marbury vs. Madison | marbury(Midnight Judge), never received official papers Madison(secretary of state), didn't deliver them. Marbury sued, Marshall decides this unconstitutional. affirmed position of JUDICIAL REVIEW |
| Edmund Randolph | attorney general under washington |
| Midnight Judges | 16 new judicial positions for federalists created by Adams. |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 established what? | organized the judicial branch, established 13 district courts, 3 courts of appeal, and the supreme court |
| Hamiltons Financial Program | govt needed the ability to borrow $$, wanted congress to accept full value of debt, unfair to original purchasers of bonds, southerners upset, capital moved to DC to balance out the power in the regions NATIONAL BANK |
| Bank Debates | jefferson argued that it wasn't constitutional, federalists argued the elastic clause. washington signed the bill |
| Louisiana purchase- constitutionality | Monroe and Livingston bought the louisiana territory without the govt.'s permission, so it is NOT technically constitutional. |
| election of 1800- role of media, deadlock etc | between Jefferson and Adams, Jefferson tied with Burr, HOR couldn't decide until Hamilton intervened |
| tariff of 1789 | proposed by james madison, taxed imports, importers had to pay a percentage of the value of their cargo and tonnage tax, pissed off farmers |
| proclamation of neutrality 1793 | washington believed war would be bad for a young US, we would be "friendly and impartial" to nations at war. tradition for US staying out of war for many years. |
| Quasi War with France | caught between britain and frances conflicts |
| Whiskey Rebellion | hamiltons idea, taxed the production of whiskey, enraged westerners, money not very common in west, so whiskey used as currency. rebellion erupted in 1794, 1st test of federal govt. washington crushed it with troops |
| Pickney's Treaty | negotiation between spain and US to fix outstanding issues, now US can navigate the mississippi and port of new orleans, made people happy |
| Jay's Treaty | britain could seize cargo bound for french ports, but gave the US most favored nation status, (limited trade in caribbean colonies). people were PISSED |
| precedents washington established | so help ne god, |
| judicial review | The ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional |
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