Section 3 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Immigrant
Person who enters another country in order to settle there.
Sedition
Stirring up rebellion against a government.
High Federalist
When the Federalist Party split, the supporters of Hamilton.
Nullify
Cancel a law passed by the Federal government.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? What did he sign and how did this affect President Adams?
Napoleon took control of France at the end of the revolution. He signed an agreement to stop seizing American ships.
What was the purpose of Alien & Sedition Acts? Did it violate the first amendment?
Deport non citizens and jail citizens that criticized the President.
Made it harder for immigrants to be citizens.
Violates 1st amendment
What did the Virginia & Kentucky resolutions say?
It was about the states rights, written by Jefferson & Madison that says the state could nullify any law that they saw as unconstitutional.
Who ran in the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson (Democrat), John Adams (Federalist) & Aaron Burr (Democratic).
Why was the election of 1800 significant? What was the outcome?
In this election Jefferson & Burr received the same # of electoral votes, The vote had to go to the House of Reps, The House finally voted for Jefferson. This election uses the 12th amendment, which sets up separate ballots for the President & Vice-President.
What happened to Alexander Hamilton?
Hamilton & Burr never liked each other bc of the Election of 1800. Burr had a secret plan to make NY & NJ their own country with him as President. Hamilton told gov, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel in Weehawken, NJ.
