Key Actions and Concepts in Washington's Early Government

1. Chapter 7 Jeopardy

2. An action or decision that later serves as an example. Under Washington, the federal government set this. An action or decision that later serves as an example. Under Washington, the federal government set this.

3. This was the idea that women should teach their children to be good citizens.

4. These were created in the Executive branch under the first Congress, whose secretaries met with Washington.

5. The first capital – badly damaged during the Revolutionary War, but had begun to recover.

6. Created three levels of federal courts and defined their powers and relationships with the state courts.

7. Money owed by the United States to foreign countries and to the U.S. citizens.

8. These certificates of debt that carry a promise to buy them back at a higher price, were used during the Revolutionary War.

9. He wanted the federal government to pay most of the debts to allow states to develop business and trade, wanted to create a national bank, and viewed the Constitution with a loose construction.

10. Many southerners wanted to move the capital south and it went as far as this city.

11. He wanted to protect the powers of the states, allowing the people to rule, favored the farmers, and viewed the constitution with a strict construction (the elastic clause was only for special cases).

12. This said that the United States would not take sides with any European country at war.

13. He wanted to see France succeed in their revolution and thought that the U.S. should support them because they helped the U.S. during the Revolutionary War.

14. This said that the British would pay damages on seized American ships and abandon their forts on the northwestern frontier, while the U.S. would pay its debts owed to the British.

15. When Congress placed a tax on American made whiskey, many farmers started this out of frustration of not being able to afford the tax.

16. He warned of dangers of creating foreign ties and of political conflicts at home, along with the burden created by public debt, as he retired.

17. In the election of 1796, this group wanted a strong federal government and supported industry and trade.

18. Became known as the demand for a bribe by the French when Talleyrand would not talk to U.S. diplomats.

19. Laws that forbade anyone from publishing or voicing their criticism of the federal government – the Federalists intended them to crush the opposition.

20. Known as the Republicans, they wanted to limit the federal government’s power – led by Thomas Jefferson.

21. These documents argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional because they interfered with state governments.

22. The total number of electors in the Electoral College – 435 representatives from the House, all the state senators, and three representatives from the District of Columbia.

23. The majority number of votes a candidate must receive in order to become president.

24. The 12th Amendment tells that if neither candidate wins the majority number of votes, this will determine who will becomes president.

25. In 2000, George W. Bush became president even though he did not win the popular vote, because he won the majority of these votes over Al Gore.

26. Even though the popular vote is casted on the first Tuesday of November, the Electoral College does not cast its votes until this day – the reason for this has changed over time.