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| 1st president of the United States of America |
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| Aide de camp to Washington during the Revolution, principal author of the Federalist Papers, and advocate for a strong federal government; first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington |
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| 3rd president of the USA ; principle author of the declaration of independence |
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| Principal author of the Federalist Papers, close associate of Thomas Jefferson and with him a leader of the Republicans; President during the War of 1812 |
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Chief Justice of the United States
Opposed Madison |
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| King of France during French revolution |
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| King of France during French revolution |
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| Issued the charter for King's College in New York City (this is all that I could find.) |
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| French nobleman and general who offered considerable assistance to General Washington during the Revolution; he later became a leader of the moderates in the French Revolution. |
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| Emperor of France ; defeated at battle of Waterloo |
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| Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington |
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| Led British forces that defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo |
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| French queen, wife of Louis XVI, lost her head in 1793. |
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| Fought in battle of Trafalgar, 1 eyed , 1 armed patriot |
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| Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) |
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| French Enlightenment writer who was famous for his wit and satires; among his most famous works were his Letters on England, praising the virtues of English government |
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| Body of high ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch |
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| procedure of acquiring information about every member in a population |
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| The area, geographic or otherwise, which is subject to a law, a court, or other legal athoritaaay; literally, the area to which the law “speaks” |
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| term of office that lasts for the office holder's lifetime, unless the office holder is removed from office under extraordinary circumstances |
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| draw upon Western classical art and culture – usually ancient Greece/ancient Rome. These movements were dominant during the mid 18th to the end of the 19th century |
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| A ban on all exports and imports; tried to ill effect by Thomas Jefferson in 1807. |
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| is retroactive law, is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of acts committed or the legal status of facts and relationships that existed prior to the enactment of the law. |
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| A writ or judicial action that prohibits the government from imprisoning a person without showing cause |
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| the act of conscripting people to serve in the military or navy, usually by force and without notice |
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| More votes than anyone else but less than a majority |
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| minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business of that group |
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| rooms were designed as total works of art with elegant and ornate furniture, small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs, and wall paintings. |
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| stressed strong emotion as a source of aesthetic experience |
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| Staggered terms..in office? Haha, hard tp define differently! |
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| formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. Typically, statutes command, prohibit, or declare policy. Statutes are sometimes referred to as legislation or “black letter law” |
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| A literal/not interpretation, allowing little or no/some room for implied meaning |
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| gives power, possibly unlimited, to stop changes, but not to adopt them |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Document that first set forth the frame of government for the United States in 1777 |
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First Amendment
Guarantees freedoms of speech, religion and assembly |
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| Muslim pirates and privateers that operated from North Africa, from the time of the Crusades until the early 19th century |
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| Source of the basic legal principal that the Supreme Court could invalidate laws of Congress as unconstitutional. |
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| People who opposed the ratification of the Constitution because they feared it was creating too strong a federal government. |
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| For the ratification of the constitution. |
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| Wanted America to stay rural and farmingish |
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| fought from 1812 to 1815, although a peace treaty was signed in 1814 |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Written by Thomas Jefferson in June, 1776 and adopted by the First Continental Congress |
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| 1815 battle at which Napoleon was defeated for good by British forces under Arthur Wellesley |
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| Current Speaker of the House |
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| Current President pro tempore |
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| Current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| Current Secretary of State |
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| Current Secretary of Defense |
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| Current Secretary of the Treasury |
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| Current Attorney General (heads the Department of Justice) |
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| Presidential order of succession (first five) |
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V.P. [Joe Biden]
Speaker of the House [Nancy Pelosi]
President Pro Tempore of the Senate [Robert Byrd]
Secretary of State [Hillary Clinton]
Secretary of the Treasury [Tim Geithner]
Secretary of Defense [Robert Gates]
Attorney General [Eric Holder] |
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