Federalist Control Flashcards
(34 cards)
Set up the judicial structure while keeping the constitution and federal laws “supreme law of the land”
Judicial Act of 1789
All members of Gov’t and politics are called _____ to start out
Federalists
John Jay
1st Supreme Court Chief Justice
Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson- foreign affairs
Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton- manage finances
Secretary of war (defense)
Henry Knox- military matters
Vice President
John Adams
First state to ratify
New Jersey
Hamilton plan
1) pay off debts and states
2) national bank
When is mint established
1792 Philadelphia
Parties
J- republican
H- federalist
States v Federal control
J- strong state govt limits fed govt
H- strong fed govt
Who runs govt
J- Masses
H- wealthy and educated
Economic system
J- agrarian
H- industry
Interpretation of govt
J- strict
H- loose
Protective tariff
J- oppose
H- support
Excise tax
J- oppose
H- support
Bank of U. S
J- unconstitutional
H- needed to run govt
French rev
J- support
H- oppose
Why political parties?
Rose from debate on federal govt size and power
Whiskey rebellion- nov 1794
Western farmers did not want to pay excise tax on whiskey Washington and Hamilton led some 15,000 troops to our down rebellion consolidates federal power in eyes of the nation
Election of 1792
Washington wins as pres Adams vp
Neutrality proclamation of 1793
Set tone for foreign affairs
Jays treaty
British troops to withdraw from northwest territory military posts opened trade in various British ports around world prerevolutionary war debts would be paid did not address Native American questions impressments slaves taken freed during war