Jefferson And Hamilton Flashcards
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What is loose construction?
The Constitution should be flexible to meet the needs of the country (elastic clause)
• favored by Hamilton and Adams
What is strict construction?
Only what the Constitution clearly states
•Favored by Jefferson and Madison
What is a precedent?
An earlier event or action that is used as an example
What is the electoral college?
A body or group of people that represent the states of the United States
• The cast votes for the president and vice president
What is the neutrality proclamation?
The US would not side with any European country in wartime
What was Pinckney Treaty?
Spain gave the Americans the right to free we travel on the Mississippi River and use the port of New Orleans
What was the XYZ affair?
President Adams describe the French terms to congress substituting the letters XY and Z for the names of the agents
What is one issue in which Hamilton and Jefferson agreed on?
They agreed that the capital should be moved from New York to Philly then Washington DC
What was the main reason why the United States needed a national bank?
To secure our national economy
How did Hamilton change Southerners minds about his plan to pay off the federal debt?
He convinces northern congressman to move the capital to Philly and then later on Washington DC
What was the process for electing the vice president in 1796?
Who ever come second in the presidential election becomes the vice president
According to Hamilton, what was the economy of the United States depended on? What were Jeffersons thoughts?
- Jefferson believed in agriculture
* Hamilton believed in business, trade, and manufacturing
Why did Thomas Jefferson believed the United States should support France and it’s conflict with Great Britain?
They helped us in our Revolutionary war
What were the results of the treaty of Greenville?
Outline US-boundaries = gain territory from Ohio and Indiana
How did the whiskey rebellion come to an end?
Most of the rebels ran away
How was the election of 1796 different from Washingtons election?
For the first time there were multiple candidates
What were the two contending political parties in the election of 1796?
Federalist and Democratic Republicans
What personal freedoms were limited by the alien and sedition acts?
Freedom of speech, press, petition
• expressing yourself
The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were created by what two men?
Madison and Jefferson
Why did Jefferson oppose the creation of a national bank?
Is a strict constructionist. He doesn’t think the Constitution gives them the power to create a national bank
Why did President Washington personally lead the army to bring down the whiskey rebellion?
A symbolic representation that Congress to do what they were going to do (charge taxes)
Why did Alexander Hamilton help create the Federalist party?
A ⬆️ Federal power
B ⬇️ State power
What was the cause of the whiskey rebellion?
Congress taxed US made whiskey
What were the results of Pinkneys treaty?
- Florida borders change
* Port of New Orleans reopens
