History test 9

Sedition

Activities that weaken the government are called _______.

Compromise

Alexander Hamilton proposed a ______ with Southern States to support placing the national capital in the South if they supported his plan to pay off states' debts.

Bond

Alexander Hamilton proposed that the new government of the United States pay off the _______ sold during the war in full.

Partisan

Although he tried not to be ______, Washington often sided with Alexander Hamilton in matters of state.

Uniform

Congress members debated whether to have a/an ______ national legal system or leave rulings up to state courts.

Precedent

George Washington was aware of the ______ he was setting with his words and actions as he was inaugurated as the first president of the United States

April 30th, 1789 at New York City

George Washington was inaugurated on ____ at _______.

Resolve

Government leaders worked hard to _____ disputes in order to avoid conflicts and wars.

Aliens

Immigrants who live in a country and are not citizens are known as ______.

Impressment

The British Navy continued their practice of ______ of American sailors, causing an international crisis.

Nullify

The Kentucky Resolutions suggested that states might _____ certain federal laws.

Maintain

The government had to show protesters it would use force to ______ order if necessary

States' Rights

The principle of _______ suggests that the powers of the federal government should be limited to those clearly assigned to it by the Constitution.

Caucus

To prepare for the presidential election of 1796, both the Federalists and the Republicans held ______ to choose their parties' candidates for office.

Cabinet

Washington's close advisers were known as his _____.