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EXAM3 Launching the New Ship of State
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03/30/2011

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aides of the president (dept heads)started by Washington, constitution didn't require it
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cabinet
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rivals in cabinet
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Jefferson and Hamilton
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secretary of state
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Thomas Jefferson
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secretary of treasury
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Hamilton
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secretary of war, served as counter balance
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Henry Knox
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first ten amendments
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Bill of Rights
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Madison's collaborator on the Fed Papers, one of young Rebuplics most seasoned diplomats, becamse first chief of the US
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John Jay
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federal govt would pay off debts at face value, plus accumulated interest
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Funding at par
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under 100mill, keep it manageable, debt leads to growth, but not excess debt
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National debt
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chartered for 20 years, to have capital of of $10million, 1/5 owned by federal govt, stock thrown open
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Bank of the US
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congress would be fully justified in establishing bank of the US, Hamilton argued a national bank would be proper and necessary, govt empowered to collect taxes and regulate trade
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Necessary and proper clause
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challenged new govt, revolt put down, congress/pres approved tax, washington grants ringleaders pardons (let down easy but you broke law, will enforce, could have been killed for treason, govt wins
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Whiskey rebellion
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hamilton's party, central govt
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Federalist party
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Jeffersonians, states rights, strict, narrow interpretation of the constitution, so states can have more power than govt
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Democratic-Republican party
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proclaimed the governments official neutrality in widening conflict but sternly warned American citizens to be impartial toward both armed camps
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Neutrality Proclamation
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French diplomat recruits Americans sailors and seafarers to French for war
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Citizen genet
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routed the miamis at battle of fallen timbers, the british refused to shelter indians fleeing from battle
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general mad anthony wayne
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federalist
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anglophile
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antifederalist
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francophile
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jefferson opposes, but ratified, british agree to evacuate forst on US soil immediately
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Jay's treaty
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printed farewell of washingtons retiring, advised avoidance of permanent alliances
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washingtons farewell address
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first VP of us, next president after washington, sacrificed a lot
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John Adams
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code names for 3 frenchmen who would charge Marshall to enter Paris while hes trying to work thinbgs out
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XYZ affair
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laws against immigrants, pro-jefferson "aliens" required 14 years of residency instead of 5 (naturalization) and Alien Friends Act- gave pres power to deport
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Alien laws
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anyone who impeded policies of govt or falsely demanded its officials including pres, would be liable to a heavy fine and imprisonment(cant say anything bad about govt or pres) "lockjaw"
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sedition act
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Jeff and Madison's refusal of sedition acts, secretly penned and sent to congress
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VA and KY resolution
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two national political parties
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federalists and democratic-republicans
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two men fighting against each other
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adams and jefferson
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party for strong central govt and public order
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federalists (adams)
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party as guardians of agrarian purity, liberty, and STATES RIGHTS
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jeffersons (repulic-democrats)
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