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- Chief Justice, John Marshall, claimed the power to review the acts of Congress and of the Potus to determine if they were Constitutional
- The departments/workers that make up the govt
- Authorized the Potus to arrest and deport non-citizens who criticized the federal govt
- To earn protection from the pirates in the Barbary States, Presidents Washington and Adams
- How did the Whiskey Rebellion affect the relationship between the Federalists and the Antifederalists
- Which Native American leader attempted to unify tribes against white settlement
- Who first explored the Louisiana Territory all the way to the Pacific
- Hamilton interpreted the Constitution broadly, relying on "implied powers' and allowing Congress to enact laws for the "general welfare"
- President Adams sent envoys to Paris to negotiate peace, but instead were humiliated by the terms of the negotiations
- One of the problems the South did NOT suffer from when the Civil War ended was
- Achievements in foreign affairs during the administration of Andrew Johnson did NOT include
- ________________________________________ was Johnson's secretary of state
- The __________________________, a federal relief agency, was established to help the freed slaves in the South
- The period usually considered to be the years of Reconstruction is
- The term _____________________________ was used for former slaves following the Civil War
- The country of _____________________ violated the Monroe Doctrine during the Civil War
- Northerners who came south to take advantage of the situation in the South during reconstruction were called
- The __________ ___________ ______________ was a secret organization the the South to frighten blacks and discourage them from voting or running for political office after the Civil War
- Congress passed the ______________________________________ to keep President Johnson from dismissing Radical Republican presidential appointees.
- White Southerners who supported Radical Reconstruction were called