1. CH 10 Sections 1,2 Government Foundations

2. The Electoral College

3. Abigail Adams Supported the idea of Republican Motherhood.

4. Precedent An action or decision that later serves as an example.

5. Washington’s Cabinet Alexander Hamilton: Secretary of the Treasury. Thomas Jefferson: Secretary of State

6. Judiciary Act of 1789 Created the first Federal Court System.

7. John Jay The first Supreme Court Justice

8. Hamilton supported business, manufacturing and merchants first. He was concerned with paying off the national debt.

9. Hamilton came up with the idea of the National Bank, and wanted the federal government to pay off the states’ Revolutionary War debts.

10. Hamilton wanted a strong, central government.

11. Jefferson thought that farmers made the best US citizens, and that “the people” should rule the nation.

12. Interpreting the Constitution Strict vs. Loose Construction

13. Jefferson thought the elastic clause should only be used under limited circumstances.