AP US Ch. 10
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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 |