5.3 The First Political Parties

favoring one side of an issue (a)  

• partisan
• implied powers
• caucus
• alien
• sedition

powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution (a)  

• partisan
• implied powers
• caucus
• alien
• sedition

a meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or to decide policy (a)  

• partisan
• implied powers
• caucus
• alien
• sedition

an immigrant living in a country in which he or she is not a citizen (a)  

• partisan
• implied powers
• caucus
• alien
• sedition

activities aimed at weakening established government (a)  

• partisan
• implied powers
• caucus
• alien
• sedition

rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the state by the Constitution (a)  

• nullify
• states' rights
• sedition
• caucus
• implied powers

to cancel or make ineffective

• nullify

• states' rights

• sedition

• caucus

• implied powers

Which two members of Washington's cabinet often took opposing sides on political issues such as economic policies, foreign relations, the power of the federal government, and interpretation of the Constitution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

• John Adams

• Edmund Randolph

What were the first two political parties in the United States of America?

• Federalists

• Whig

• Peace & Freedom

• Democratic-Republicans

• Libertarians

Which political party supported the policies of the Washington administration? (a)  

• Federalists
• Whig
• Peace & Freedom
• Democratic-Republicans
• Libertarians