| Term | Definition |
| George Washington | 1) Commanded the Continental Army in the Rev. War
2) Responsible for setting many precedents that were followed by later presidents |
| Precedent | An example that others will follow |
| Cabinet | 1) Group made up of heads of all Executive Departments (Secretary of State)
2) President's advisors
3) This became a precedent |
| Supreme Court | 1) Highest Court in the U.S.
2) Nominated by the president and approved by the Senate |
| Senate | 1) Upper House of Congress
2) Equal representation
3) 6 year terms
4) changed by the 17th amendment |
| House Of Representatives | 1) Lower house
2) Representation based on population
3) Elected every 2 years |
| Anti-Federalists | 1)One of the 1st 2 political parties in the U.S.
2) More power to the states than to the federal gov't
3) Strict Construction
4) limit Elastic Clause |
| Federalist | 1) One of the 1st 2 political parties
2) Strong central gov't
3) Loose Construction
4) use the elastic clause |
| Bill of Rights | 1) first 10 amendments
2) Protect our rights against gov't
3) Included to get Constitution passed |
| National Bank | 1) Part of Hamilton's financial plan
2) Anti-Federalists didn't feel Constitution supported it |
| Excise Tax | 1)Usually on luxury items; called a "sin" tax
2)Hamilton put one on whiskey
3)Makes $ for gov't |
| James Madison | 1) Main author of Constitution
2) Anti-Federalist
3) Against most of Hamilton's plans |
| Whiskey Rebellion | 1) Uprising in western Pennsylvania
2) Shipped whiskey east for sale
3) Washington led federal troops and ended it |
| Alexander Hamilton | 1) 1st Secretary of the Treasury
2) A federalist
3) Wanted fed. gov't to take state debts
4) Wanted a national bank |
| Thomas Jefferson | 1) Author of the Declaration of Independence
2) Anti-Federalist
3) Against most of Hamilton's plans |
| Assumption Bill | 1) Proposed by Hamilton
2) Fed gov't took over state debts from war
3) U.S. bought state bonds
4) Would move capital south to pass it |
| Neutrality | 1)Not picking a side in a war or becoming involved in other nations' political affairs |
| Jay's Treaty | 1) Between the U.S. and Great Britain 2)Britain would leave forts in the Northwest(they should have done this already) |
| Washington's Farewell Address | When leaving Washington warned of the dangers of 1)Political Parties 2)Sectionalism 3)"entangling" (military) alliances |
| Pinckney's Treaty | U.S. Treaty with Spain 1)Set southern & western U.S. boundary 2) U.S. had free navigation on the Mississippi |
| John Adams | 1)First U.S. vice-president 2)Second president
3)Federalist 4)Refused to go to war with France |
| Sedition Act | Made it illegal to criticize the gov't; this was against the Bill of Rights |
| Nullification | Stated that a state should be able to declare a federal law unconstitutional; threatened to break up the country |
| Republican | New name for the anti-federalists |
| Sectionalism | 1)Being more loyal to your part of the country than to the entire country. 2)Washington warned against this |
| Kentucky Resolution | 1)Written by Jefferson in reaction to the Sedition Act 2)A state doesn't have to obey an unconstitutional law |
