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AMSCO AP US History Chapter 6 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 6 The Constitution and the New Republic, 1787-1800

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10926388127James MadisonOne of the major authors of the Virginia Plan and is known as the Father of the Constitution. He was later elected president in 1808, and served for two terms. (p. 104)0
10926388128Alexander HamiltonOne of the authors of the Federalist Papers. He favored a strong central government. He was George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury. (p. 106)1
10926388129Constitutional Convention delegatesThese 55 men met in Philadelphia to create a federal constitution. As a group they were wealthy, white, male, educated and most were heavily involved in state governments. (p. 104)2
10926388130FederalistsFavored a strong central government, and a Constitution to improve on the Articles of Confederation. They were most common along the Atlantic coast and in the large cities. (p. 106)3
10926388131Anti-FederalistArgued that the proposed Constitution contained no protection of individual rights, and that it gave the federal government too much power. They tended to be small farmers and settlers on the western frontier. (p. 106)4
10926388132The Federalist PapersSeries of essays, later published as a book, written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. They argued effectively in favor of Constitution. (p. 106)5
10926388133Bill of RightsThe first ten amendments to the Constitution, added to protect the rights of individual citizens, and adopted in 1781. (p. 108)6
10926388134Washington's Farewell AddressIn late 1796, George Washington wrote this address for publication in newspapers. It warned Americans: not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances in foreign affairs, not to from political parties, and not to fall into sectionalism. (p. 115)7
10926388135Alien and Sedition ActsActs by the Federalists, which authorized the president to deport dangerous aliens, and detain enemy aliens in wartime. Made it illegal for newspaper editors to criticize the president or Congress. (p. 117)8
10926388136Kentucky and Virginia ResolutionsIn 1799, two states passed resolutions that argued states had the right to nullify laws passed at the federal level. (p. 117)9
10926388137national bankThis was part of Federalist Alexander Hamilton's economic plan. He favored a bank for depositing government funds, assuming state debts, and printing banknotes that could provide the basis for a stable U.S. currency. (p. 110)10
10926388139Constitutional ConventionIn the summer of 1787, 55 delegates from the thirteen states, excluding Rhode Island, met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to revise the Articles of Confederation. They ended up creating the Constitution which would replace the Articles of entirely. (p. 104)11
10926388140checks and balancesSo that one one branch of government could not dominate, the Constitution divided the government into three branches: 1) executive branch led by the president, 2) legislative branch consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives 3) judicial branch lead by the Supreme Court (p. 109)12
10926388141Virginia PlanJames Madison's proposal at the Constitutional Convention, which favored the large states. (p. 105)13
10926388142New Jersey PlanThe counter proposal to the Virginia plan at the Constitutional Convention, it favored the small states. (p 105)14
10926388143Great CompromiseThe compromise solution that was adopted at the Constitutional Convention. It was created by Roger Sherman of Connecticut, it provided for a two house Congress. In the Senate, states would have two senators each, but in the House of Representatives, each state would be represented according to the size of its population. (p. 105)15
10926388146Three Fifths CompromiseAt the Constitutional Convention it was agreed that each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining a state's level of taxation and representation. (p. 105)16
10926388147electoral college systemThis system would determine the president of the United States. Each state was given a number of electors equal to the total of their number of representatives and senators. These electors would then vote to determine the president. (p. 106)17
10926388148CongressThe legislative branch consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (p. 105)18
10926388149Washington's cabinetGeorge Washington organized new departments of the executive (law-enforcing) branch. These appointments had to be confirmed by the Senate. Ex: Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of State, etc. (p. 110)19
10926388150Judiciary Act (1789)In 1789, this act established a Supreme Court with one chief justice and five associate justices. The Supreme Court was able to rule on the constitutionality of state courts. It provided for a system of thirteen district courts and three courts of appeals. (p. 110)20
10926388151Supreme CourtThe only court mentioned in the Constitution. Although, other federal courts were created. (p. 110)21
10926388152national debtThis was part of Federalist Alexander Hamilton's economic plan. He insisted that the federal government assume the war debts of the states and pay off the national debt at face value. This would build the nation's credit, giving other countries the confidence to lend the U.S. more money. (p. 110)22
10926388153Whiskey RebellionIn 1794, a group of farmers in western Pennsylvania, refused to pay a federal excise tax (tax on a specific product) on whiskey they were producing. President Washington responded by using 15,000 militiamen to stop the rebellion with almost no bloodshed. (p. 113)23
10926388155Democratic-Republican PartyPolitical party that were against the Federalists. They opposed strong central government and favored states rights. They were led by Thomas Jefferson. (p. 114)24
10926388159Revolution of 1800In the 1800 election, Democratic-Republicans came into power in both the executive and legislative branches of government. They defeated the Federalists and peacefully took power, which was an uncommon event at that time in history. (p. 118)25
10926388161Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)In 1793, President George Washington issued a proclamation the U.S. would remain neutral in the war between Britain and France. (p. 111)26
10926388162Jay Treaty (1794)In 1794, this unpopular treaty with Britain, was negotiated by Chief Justice John Jay. The U.S. wanted Britain to stop seizing U.S. ships and impressing our sailors. However, the treaty said nothing about ship seizures, and Britain only agreed to evacuate posts on the U.S. frontier. (p. 111)27
10926388163Pinckney Treaty (1795)In 1795, Thomas Pinckney, the U.S. minister to Spain, negotiated this treaty with Spain. Spain agreed to open the lower Mississippi and New Orleans to trade. The right of deposit was granted to Americans so they could transfer cargos in New Orleans without paying duties. It was agreed that Spain would only control area south of the 31st parallel. (p 112)28
10926388164XYZ AffairPresident John Adams sent a delegation to Paris to negotiate over U.S. merchant ships being attacked by French ships. French ministers, known as X, Y, and Z, because there names were never revealed, requested bribes. President Adams resisted a call for war, by sending a new delegation to France. (p. 116)29
10926511693Commercial CompromiseAllowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce yet prohibited any tariffs on exported goods. This agreement incorporated the needs of both the Anti-Federalists and the Federalists to some degree.30
10926524425Ratification of the ConstitutionThe Constitution required 9 out of 13 states to approve it in order for it to become officially binding. This was achieved in June 1788.31
10926551704Public Land Act (1796)established orderly procedures for dividing and selling federal lands at reasonable prices32
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AP Spanish Appendix C Flashcards

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14497432948¡Claro!Of course!0
14497432949¡Claro que sí!Of course!1
14497432950¡Cómo no!Of course!2
14497432951¡Con mucho gusto!It will be a pleasure!3
14497432952¡Desde luego!Of course!4
14497432953¡Por supuesto!Of course!5
14497432954¡De ninguna manera!No way!6
14497432955lo siento, peroI am sorry, but7
14497432956no voy a poderI am not going to be able to8
14497432957ye tengo planesI already have plans9
14497432958como quierasWhatever you say10
14497432959(me) da igualit makes no difference (to me) / it's all the same (to me)11
14497432960(me) da lo mismoit makes no difference (to me) / it's all the same (to me)12
14497432961no (me) importaIt doesn't matter (to me)13
14497432962Creo que síi believe so14
14497432963(Estoy) de acuerdoi agree15
14497432964en efectoyes, indeed16
14497432965es verdadit is true. it is so17
14497432966eso esthat's it18
14497432967no cabe dudathere's no room for doubt19
14497432968por supuesto que siAgreed. Of course.20
14497432969Tienes razónyou are right21
14497432970¡Claro que no!of course not!22
14497432971de ninguna manerano way23
14497432972estás equivocado(a)you are wrong24
14497432973ni hablarno way25
14497432974¡Ni lo sueñes!Don't even think about it!26
14497432975No estoy de acuerdoI do not agree27
14497432976No puede serIt is impossible (can't be done).28
14497432977¡Por supuesto que no!Of course not!29
14497432978¡Qué va!No way!30
14497432979¿De verdad?Is that true?31
14497432980¿En serio?seriously?32
14497432981¡Figúrate!Imagine!33
14497432982Lo dudoI doubt it34
14497432983¡Mentira!You are kidding me!35
14497432984¡No lo puedo creer!I can't believe it!36
14497432985¡No me digas!You don't say!37
14497432986Parece mentiraIt's hard to believe38
14497432987¡Qué bárbaro!I can't believe it!39
14497432988¡Qué raro!That's odd/weird!40
14497432989¿Has pensado que...?Have you thought about...?41
14497432990¿No te parece que...?Don't you think that...?42
14497432991¿Por qué no consideras...?Why don't you consider...?43
14497432992¿Qué te parece si...?What do you think if...?44
14497432993Sería mejor que...It would be better that...45
14497432994A mí me parece que...it seems to me that46
14497432995Después de pensarlo, yo...After thinking about it, I...47
14497432996Para mífor me48
14497432997Personalmente, yo prefiero...Personally, I prefer...49
14497432998Estoy un poco confundido(a)I am a little confused50
14497432999No estoy seguro(a) de lo que dijiste, pero...I am not sure what you said, but...51
14497433000¡Eso es el colmo!That is the last straw!52
14497433001¡Ni lo sueñes!Don't even think about it!53
14497433002¡No es posible!It can't be!54
14497433003¡No puedo más!I can't take it anymore!55
14497433004¡Qué barbaridad!Good grief!56
14497433005¡Qué horror!That's terrible!57
14497433006¡Cuánto lo siento!I am so sorry!58
14497433007¡Qué lástima!What a shame!59
14497433008¡Qué pena!What a pity!60
14497433009¿Qué te parece si...?What do you think if...?61
14497433010Y tú, ¿qué piensas?And what do you think?62
14497433011ComoAs63
14497433012por esa razónfor that reason64
14497433013Por lo tantotherefore65
14497433014ya quebecause66
14497433015Está bienO.K., It's all right.67
14497433016No hay más remedioThere is no other solution68
14497433017¿En serio?Seriously?69
14497433018Lo dudoI doubt it70
14497433019Parece mentiraIt's hard to believe71
14497433020Lo sientoI'm sorry72
14497433021¡Qué lástima!What a pity!73
14497433022¡Qué pena!What a pity!74
14497433023Eso no valeThat's not fair75
14497433024No puedo másI can't stand it anymore76
14497433025Creo (Pienso) que...I think that77
14497433026(Me) Parece queit seems (to me) that78
14497433027que yo sepaas far as I know79
14497433028Debe de ser...It is probably...80
14497433029es probable queit's likely that81
14497433030A mí me parece que...it seems to me that82
14497433031en otras palabrasin other words83
14497433032es decirthat is to say84
14497433033es queThe fact is (that)...85
14497433034O seathat is to say86
14497433035¿Qué crees (piensas) tú?What do you think?87
14497433036¿Qué harías tú?What would you do?88
14497433037¿Qué te parece?How do you like it? What about it? What do you think of...?89
14497433038¿Te importa?Do you mind?90
14497433039¿Te parece bien?Do you like the suggestion?91
14497433040¿No crees que...?Don't you think that...?92
14497433041Propongo queI propose that...93
14497433042Sería mejor...it would be better to94
14497433043Sugiero queI suggest that95
14497433044¿Me permites (dejas)...?May I...?96
14497433045¿Se puede?May I...?97
14497433046¿Te molesta que...?Do you mind if...?98
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