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| 1st ten amendments of constitution, written by james madison to keep gov't in check | ||
| made effective federal courts - organized supreme court and established the office of the attorney gemeral | ||
| first chief justice of the US | ||
| treasury secretary, native to british west indies, more loyal to his home country than the US? "Financial Wizard" | ||
| federal gov't would pay off all debts at face value + interest | ||
| customs duties - money needed to pay of some products (like a sales tax) | ||
| federal or state tax on the manufacture and distribution on non-essential items (ie. whiskey) | ||
| govt would be a major stock holder and purplus money would be sent here...very strong and all stock was sold out in a matter of hours | ||
| all powers not granted to the central gov't are reserved for the states | ||
| the constitution needs to be taken literally (Jefferson) | ||
| statement in constitution granting congress pwr to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated list of powers | ||
| the national bank was "necessary and proper" to carry out enumerated list of powers | ||
| uprising that challenged the national gov't...washington sent troops to put it down...strengthened the gov't | ||
| hamiltonians - one of the first political parties established in the US | ||
| jeffersonians - one of the first political partied established in the US | ||
| an attempt to make louis XVI to have a constitution, eventually went to war with austria and became a republic | ||
| US not going to participate in the war, warned to be impartial, caused much debate between parties | ||
| representative of france, came to US to gain war support and jeffersonians wanted to follow...was kicked out of the country | ||
| an allegiance of 8 indian nations who terrorized american invaders, little turtle's army was defeated by US army | ||
| routed the miamis at the battle of fallen timbers - indians wanted peace | ||
| indian confederacy gave up much of the old northwest and recieved $20,000 and the right to hunt the land and recognition of soveriegn status in return | ||
| gave americans free navigation on mississippi and FL | ||
| started the tradition that a president was only in office for two terms, no more | ||
| printed in papers, advised avoidance of permanent alliance, favored temporary ones | ||
| second presidential election, adams barely won | ||
| French foreign minister | ||
| Chief justice, appointed to diplomatically make peace with france | ||
| three go-betweens to meet talleyrand - was going to cost america $250,000 to meet him, we just left | ||
| france signed a peace treaty and US paid for war damages | ||
| Gov't could deport dangerous foreigners and jail them in times of war, also made it harder to become a citizen | ||
| restricted what could be printed in papers, nothing against the gov't or leaders, went way against the bill of rights (freedom of speech and press) | ||
| madison and jefferson started "compact theory" | ||
| 13 states entered a compact regarding jurisdiction - states could nullify laws that over stepped the gov't constitutional boundaries | ||
| resufal to accept an amendment or law (like the alien and sedition acts) | ||
| distrusted full blown democracy, aristocratic | ||
| preferred weak central gov't, power should be in the hands of the people, favored agrarian society |
