American Precedents(Unit 4) Flashcards
(43 cards)
When did Monroe and his last term
1824
Who was Washington’s department of state secretary
Thomas Jefferson
Who is Washington’s department of war secretary
Henry Knox
Who is Washington Department of treasury secretary
Alexander Hamilton
What was the Judiciary act of 1789
It established a six person Supreme Court, 3 Appellate Courts, 13 District Courts (one per state minimum)
What was section 25(think judiciary act 1789)
It allows for cases to be appealed from state to federal courts if there is a constitutional issue involved
List the four financial precedents set by Alexander Hamilton
Ridding of National debt, revenue act of 1789, excise tax, and a national Bank
How did Hamilton proposed that America got rid of its debt
The federal government would assume state debts the south was very happy because they had already paid off most of their debts so the capital would be moved to the south (Washington DC) as a compromise
*****Precedents set – the US always repeated debts
What was the revenue act of 1789
it established tariffs as our primary source of revenue
What was the excise tax
It was a tax on whiskey - it was designed to set a precedent that the new US government WOULD enforce laws and crush the whiskey rebellion
Who thought the First National Bank was constitutional and why
Hamilton thought that a national Bank is constitutional by using article 1 section 1 clause 18 to expand the foregoing powers to fix borrow and coin money
What is the theory of loose construction of the Constitution? Who believed in it?
The size and power of the federal government will expand. Federalists believed in this
Who believed in strict constructionalism and why?
Democratic Republicans(anti-federalists) they believed that they should literally all of the wording of the Constitution - no implied powers
In what year did the French Revolution start. When did they end?
- 1815.
Who sided with France during the Napoleonic wars? Why?
Democratic Republicans. Because they held out during the American Revolution every war and the permanent alliance with france
Who sided with Great Britain during the Napoleonic wars. Why
The earliest because they wanted to be like Great Britain, Great Britain was a role model they were cultural ties and France was currently out of control
Where the alien and sedition acts
It was a crying to criticize the government Democratic Republic and journalist we’re going to jail and the Supreme Court wouldn’t hear the case
Over the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions
Anonymously written by Jefferson and Madison, they were at the doctrine of nullification a.k.a. the states rights series of government. States created the social contract with the federal government. Had states going to say that the federal law violates their natural rights and eclairs laws Nollen Boyd errors in that argument – preamble/article 6
What precedent was said during the first Barbary Pirates war from 1801 1803
Freedom of the seas
Why was the embargo act of 1807 est?
Great Britain and France interfering with US shipping in order to keep supplies from each other
Describe the battle of fallen Timbers
In the Ohio River Valley(NW Territory) an army under the control of general Anthony Wayne attack and if you did the Miami Confederacy at the battle of fallen Timbers in 1794
What was the significance of the Treaty of Greenville
It was the first time the US recognize that the natives were the only ones who could cede their land
Hamilton, Washington, Adams belong to what political party
Federalist
Jefferson and Madison long to what political party
Democratic Republicans
