AH 9.1 The Federalist Era

Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

• precedent

• impressment

• sedition

• partisan

Tax on imports

• tariff

• caucus

• bond

• nullify

Favoring one political party

• partisan

• precedent

• nullify

• caucus

To legally overturn

• nullify

• impressment

• sedition

• precedent

Certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future, plus interest

• bond

• tariff

• partisan

• nullify

Who was the first elected president of the United States?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following were precedents set by Washington for the presidency?

• two term limit

• a Cabinet

• an electoral college

• a national bank

Who was head of the first State Department?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Knox

• John Adams

Who was head of the first Department of Treasury?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Edmund Randolph

What law established the federal court system?

• Judiciary Act of 1789

• Congressional Act of Courts

• Bill of Rights

• Judiciary Law of 1789