Directions Write the vocabulary words from the box on each line to complete the sentences. Not every word will be used.
nullify impressment sedition
bond aliens accumulate
caucus states’ rights compromise
precedent cabinet uniform
maintain resolve partisan
issue Distinct
1. George Washington was aware of the ________________ he was setting with his words and actions as he was inaugurated as the first president of the United States.
2. Washington’s close advisers were known as his ________________.
3. Alexander Hamilton proposed that the new government of the United States pay off the ________________ sold during the war in full.
4. The British Navy continued their practice of _____________ of American sailors, causing an international crisis.
5. Although he tried not to be ________________, Washington often sided with Alexander Hamilton in matters of state.
6. To prepare for the presidential election of 1796, both the Federalists and the Republicans held ________________ to choose their parties’ candidates for office.
7. Immigrants who live in a country and are not citizens are known as ________________ .
8. Activities that weaken the government are called ________________ .
9. The Kentucky Resolutions suggested that states might ________________ certain federal laws.
10. The principle of ________________ suggests that the powers of the federal government should be limited to those clearly assigned to it by the Constitution.
11. Congress members debated whether to have a/an ________________ national legal system or leave rulings upto state courts.
12. The government had to show protesters it would use force to ________________ order if necessary.
13. Government leaders worked hard to ________________ disputes in order to avoid conflicts and wars.
14. Alexander Hamilton proposed a ________________ with Southern states to support placing the national capital in the South if they supported his plan to pay off states' debts.