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Identify the major domestic issues and conflicts experienced by the
nation during the Federalist Period
Week 1
Days 1 and 2
Macro Concepts Micro Concepts
• Revolution-complete change and alteration in the way something is done.
• Conflict-problem or issue that is controversial and can cause problems without compromise.
• Power-authority of a government to carry out the law.
• Change-transformation of a person, place or thing.
• Leadership-act of leading others in order to accomplish something positive.
• States’ rights-belief that individual states have authority to control their own affairs by passing laws.
• Nationalism-extreme pride and patriotism in one’s country.
• Nullification-act of cancelling out a rule, regulation or law because it’s considered wrong, immoral or oppressive.
Strict & Loose Interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
Different opinions or points of view about what portions of the Constitution really mean [ex. Right to bear arms is absolute or limited].
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Judiciary Act of 1789
• Law passed by Congress that created a federal court system including U.S. District Courts, Appeals Courts and Supreme Court.
• Judges are appointed by the president and approved by the U.S. Senate.
Hamilton’s Economic Plan
• Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury [person in charge of America’s money].
• His plan wanted to start a national bank to: [a] borrow money from foreign countries [b] collect taxes placed on whiskey and imports [c] pay off debts from the Revolution
Laissez faire
• The French term for Let it be or Leave alone.
• Describes the idea that governments should leave businesses and citizens alone. Not pass too many laws interfering in peoples’ lives.
Bill of Rights
• First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
• Including the rights and freedoms of all U.S. citizens. Such as freedom of speech, religion and the right to bear arms.
Whiskey Rebellion
• Makers of whiskey in the U.S. refused to pay a tax placed on the manufacture of Whiskey in 1791.
• Makers of whiskey terrorized tax collectors, stop court proceedings and robbed U.S. Mail as a way to protest the tax.
Democratic-Republican Party
• Political party created by Thomas Jefferson in order to speak out against the Federalists. The Democratic-Republicans wanted to keep strong state governments.
Federalist Party
• Group of people led by Alexander Hamilton who wanted to create a strong central government that united all 13 original states under one set of laws.
Alien & Sedition Acts
• Alien-person who is not a citizen of a country.
• Sedition-the act of betraying your country
• Two laws passed by Congress to make it harder for aliens to become citizens or criticize the U.S. government.
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
• Laws passed by the lawmakers of Virginia and Kentucky giving them power to ignore or reverse laws passed by the federal government.
• These were passed to try to get around the Alien and Sedition Acts.
• Neither of these laws were successful.
Midnight Judges
• Judges selected by outgoing president John Adams the midnight before he left his job as U.S. President.
• Many of these judges did not receive their jobs because the new president did not want them.
Election of 1800
• Presidential election between 3 candidates: Jefferson, Burr and John Adams.
• None of the candidates received 51% of the citizens’ votes so the House of Representatives selected the president.
• Thomas Jefferson was chosen as president
Marbury vs.Madison [1803]
• Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that gave the Court the power to reverse lower court decisions or declare laws unconstitutional
John Marshall
• First Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who wrote many important decisions that influenced American laws.
Louisiana Purchase
• Land deal completed by president Jefferson that more than doubled the size of the United States.
• The Louisiana territory was bought from France.
Hartford Convention
• Meeting held in Connecticut to create amendments to the U.S. Constitution to increase the power of New England states because they were not in favor of the War of 1812