Chapter 8 Study Guide

First Vice President

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

First Secretary of the Treasury

• George Washington

• Henry Knox

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

First President under the Constitution

• Henry Clay

• Samuel Adams

• John Jay

• George Washington

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799 spelled out a theory of

• individual rights

• states’ rights

• federal rights

• soldiers’ rights

Which law made it illegal to criticize the government?

• Alien Act

• Sedition Act

• Naturalization Act

• Tyranny Act

The first 10 amendments that were added to the Constitution are called

• the Report on Public Credit

• the Bill of Rights

• the Judiciary Act of 1789

• the 10 Commandments

The amount the nation’s government owes is called the

• National Loan

• National Debt

• National Plan

• National Credit

To prepare for an election, the Federalists and the Republicans held meetings called

• caucuses

• constitution meetings

• political gatherings

• partisan power meetings

leader of the Miami people

• Little Turtle

• Blue Jacket

• Black Hawk

• Sitting Bull

Secretary to the Department of War

• Henry Knox

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington