TCI Ch.11 Political Development in the Early Republic MAB

Who served as the first president of the United States?

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

All of these were part of President Washington's cabinet except the

• Department of War

• Treasury Department

• Department of State

• Education Department

Vocab: a broad interpretation of the Constitution, meaning Congress has powers beyond those specifically listed in the Constitution

• loose construction

• nullify

• sedition

• strict construction

Vocab: to refuse to recognize federal law.

• loose construction

• nullify

• sedition

• strict construction

Vocab: the crime of encouraging rebellion against the government

• loose construction

• nullify

• sedition

• strict construction

Vocab: a narrow interpretation of the Constitution, meaning that Congress has only those powers specifically given in the Constitution

• loose construction

• nullify

• sedition

• strict construction

Who was Washington's Treasury Secretary?

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jeffereson

• Henry Knox

Who was Washington's Secretary of State?

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Know

Who was Washington's Secretary of War?

• John Adam

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

True or False: Hamilton and Jefferson's political rivalry gave rise to the nation's first political parties.

• True

• False