Ch. 8

Question 1

Why was Massachusetts able to continue supporting an established church years after the passage of the First Amendment?

Answer 1

Bc the Supreme Court didn’t place most of the Bill of Rights restrictions on the states

Question 2

Name and describe the two major points of Hamilton’s Report on Public Credit.

Answer 2

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Question 3

What two benefits did Alexander Hamilton believe a national bank would bring to the United States?

Answer 3

A uniform currency and its branches throughout the country would provide a source for business loans

Question 4

What is the difference between a “strict constructionist” and a “loose constructionist”?

Answer 4

Strict construtionalists: interpret the constitution as narrowly as possible
Loose (on board) construtionalists: favor flexibility on certain circumstances

Question 5

Who were the two most important leaders of the Republicans during Washington’s administration?

Answer 5

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Question 6

Why was Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality in 1793 not popular with either the Federalists or the Republicans?

Answer 6

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Question 7

What was the most important result of Jay’s Treaty?

Answer 7

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Question 8

Name the president and vice president, along with their political parties, who were elected in 1796.

Answer 8

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Question 9

What is the origin of the phrase “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute”?

Answer 9

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Question 10

Why was Adams’s decision to pursue peace with France a politically brave act?

Answer 10

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Question 11

What political theory did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions advocate?

Answer 11

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Question 12

How did the Judiciary Act of 1801 allow the Federalists to continue their influence in government after the election of Jefferson in 1800?

Answer 12

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Question 13

What did Hamilton offer the South to win Southern support for assumption of state debts by the federal government?

Answer 13

He offered to build a national capital in the south

Question 14

How did the Federalist and the Republican Parties differ concerning constitutional interpretation?

Answer 14

federalists: loose constructionlist
Republicans: strict constructionalists

Question 15

What three executive departments did Washington organize after taking office? Whom did he appoint to head each department?

Answer 15

State: Thomas Jefferson
Treasury: Alexander Hamiliton
War: Henry Knox