Chapter 6 Study Guide
Administration The officials in the executive branch of government
Precedent Act or statement that becomes a tradition
Bureaucracy The departments and workers that make up the government
Judicial Review The power to review decisions made by Congress and the President
Impressment Taking sailors from their ships and forcing them into foreign service
XYZ Affair Diplomatic controversy in 1798 in which France officials demanded bribes of American negotiators
Sectionalism Placing interests of one region above those of the nation as a whole
What was the French Revolution? Republican uprising in France
What political party was led by Thomas Jefferson? Democratic Republicans
What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do? Allowed the arrest and deportation of immigrants who criticized the government
What was the name of the group of angry young politicians who wanted to start a new war with Britain? War Hawks
Who was Tecumseh? What did he do? Leader of the Native American resistance attempted to unite Native Americans against white intruders
Explain the difference between strict construction and loose construction. Strict: The government can do only what is stated in the Constitution. Loose: The government has implied powers and can do anything not forbidden by the Constitution.
Who was the 1 st Chief Justice? John Jay
Who established Judicial Review? John Marshall
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the United States? Who did we purchase the territory from? Doubled the size of the U.S. Purchased from France
Who won the election of 1800? Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton was the first… Secretary of Treasury
Name the Native American guide who aided Lewis and Clark. Sacajawea
What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 do? Created a Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and 5 associate Justices
Why did the Whiskey Rebellion take place? Response to unpopular excise tax
When was the Treaty of Ghent established? Two weeks before the War of 1812 ended
What was the result of the War of 1812? The British had to give up their North American forts.
What was Hamilton’s motive for wanting to move the capital from New York City to a site on the Potomac? Win southern support for the Constitution and the National Bank.
What were the causes of the War of 1812?
What was Thomas Jefferson’s point of view on the size of the federal government? Jefferson believed in strict construction. He wanted the government to be as small as possible. Power should be retained by the states.