American History Ch. 9
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sarastapleton on February 11, 2009
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43 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Washington | the first president of us |
| New York | the first capital of the us |
| Cabinet | a group of advisors to the president |
| President | something that sets an example to follow |
| National Debt | money our country owes is called this |
| borrowing money | why do we have national debt? |
| 16th | tennessee came into the union as the __ state |
| Whiskey Rebellion | this was the rebellion of tax charged on corn |
| Excise Tax | this was the kind of tax charged on corn |
| Federalists and Anti- Republicans | these were the first two political parties |
| Hamilton and Jefferson | these were the leaders of the parties |
| No foreign affair and don't borrow money | the advice from washington |
| Adams | our second president |
| 1824 | the year the candidates for president tie 35X |
| Vice President | when there is a tie in the electoral college, then who votes? |
| Jefferson | who won the election after 36 votes? |
| tax | paper that represents the money the government owes you |
| tarriff | tax on goods we import from other countries |
| strict | jefferson and his dem. republicans believed that the constitution was ________. |
| loose | hamilton and the federalists believed the constitution was ________. |
| elastic clause | the part of the constitution to stretch its powers if needed to. |
| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the constitution |
| 14 | gives every citizen equal rights |
| 4 | protects your privacy |
| 15 | all man of races have the right to vote |
| 13 | officially ended slavery |
| 5 | protects you if you are accused of a crime |
| 6 | guarantees a speedy trial by jury and lawyer |
| 1 | freedom of the press |
| 1 | no government sponsered religion |
| 5 | protects you from testifying against yourself |
| 19 | gave women right to vote |
| 8 | prohibits cruel or out of proportion punishments |
| 1 | freedom of speech |
| 2 | the right to own a weapon |
| president | serves as example to those who follow |
| washington | first president of united states |
| adams | first vice president of united states |
| jefferson | first secratary of state |
| decedent | someone who is no longer alive |
| precedent | an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time |
| federalist | an advocate of federalism |
| Hamilton | the capital of Bermuda |
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