What does neutrality mean?

Not taking sides.

What is the "Unwritten Constitution?"

Traditions of our US presidents that are not in the Constitution but that the presidents still follow today.

What is the elastic clause?

The Constitution gave Congress power to pass laws that are necessary and proper.

What does Judicial Review mean?

Executive and Judicial laws can be reviewed by the Judicial branch.

Which presidential action is an example of the use of the unwritten constitution?

1. signing a law passed by Congress

2. calling a meeting of the cabinet

3. ordering the navy to patrol the Persian Gulf

4. nominating a federal court judge

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Did the Federalists want a strong or a weak national government?

Strong national government

Who was a leader in the Federalist party?

Adams, Alexander Hamilton

What did the Alien and Sedition Acts say?

Immigrants to the US could be arrested if they spoke against the government.

President George Washington's leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) was important because it

1. showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law

2. helped assure his reelection to a third term

3. forced frontier farmers to limit grain production

4. halted British fort construction in the Northwest

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Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would

1. increase the power of state banks

2. raise revenue to reduce the need for tariffs

3 help ensure the economic stability of the new nation

4. provide low-cost loans to farmers

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Did the Democratic Republicans want a strong national government or strong state governments?

strong state governments

Who was a leader in the Democratic Republican party?

Jefferson

What was the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?

The states could decide not to follow federal laws like the Alien & Sedition Laws if they did not agree with them.

On the issue of creating a national bank, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton differed on whether to 

1. apply a strict or loose interpretation of the Constitution

2. establish a tariff to raise revenue

3. use deposits to finance a new navy

4. issue loans to farmers

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The Democratic Republican party believed in 3 things __________, ____________, & ________________.

Supporting states' rights, strict interpretation of the Constitution, and envisioned the nation's economy to be based on agriculture.

In Marbury v. Madison the Supreme Court established a precedent for

1. judicial review

2. the impeachment process for civil officers

3. lifetime offices for injustices

4. treaty ratification procedures

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The decision in Marbury v Madison was significant because it established that the Supreme Court 

1. had limited powers over state courts

2. had the power to choose its own members

3. could declare a federal law unconstitutional

4. could impeach the president and other governments

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The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v Madison increased the power of the federal courts by

1. increasing the number of judges

2. enabling the president to overturn lower-court decidions

3. establishing federal supremamcy over state governments

4. establishing the principle of judicial review

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Which power regarding the federal judiciary was established in Marbury v Madison? 

1. The president appoints all federal judges.

2. The Congress creates lower federal courts.

3.  Members of the federal courts serve life terms.

4.  Federal laws may be delcared unsonstitutional.

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What is a major result of the Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden?

1. Abuses of power by the president were prevented.

2. The powers of the federal goverment were expanded

3. The powers of Congress over the territories were reduced

4. Freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights were restricted.

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Thomas Jefferson was part of which political party?

Democratic Republicans

A major reason for purchasing the Louisiana Territory was to

gain control of the port of New Orleans

Why was the Lewis & Clark expedition important?

Increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase.

Why did Jeffereson withhold the essential documents needed to swear in the "midnight judges" when he took office?

He did not want Federalist judges in place.

Which action of President Jefferson was in conflict with his belief in a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

1. protesting the impressment of US sailors

2. purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France

3. pardoning violators of the Alien and Sedition Acts

4. using the US Navy to subdue the Barbary pirates

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