Alien and Sedition Acts

who were the candidates, and what party, in the election of 1796?

John adams, federalist, Thomas Jefferson, democratic republican

which part of the country supported Jefferson and which support Adams?

north supported Adams, south supported jefferson

define sectionalism

loyalty to region instead of whole nation

what happened in the XYZ affair

3 low level offices x, y, anc z bribed US to speak to french foreigners Minister 

what was the cause of the XYZ affair

the jay treaty which violated Fr, Us, alliance

which party passed the alien and Sedition Acts?

federalists

why did the federalists pass the alien and Sedition Acts?

anti french feelings, lots of immigrants in democratic republican party

describe the alien and Sedition Acts

immigrants can be jailed/deported, harder to become citizen, you can be jailed for disobeying laws

what was the kentucky resolution?

what Jefferson drafted to gain the ability to nullify unconstitutional acts

define judicial review

power the federal court gets to decide if a law is constitutional or not

who is the next secretary of state after Jefferson?

madison

who is the next chief justice after John jay?

john marshall

what was the outcome of marbury v Madison?

established supreme courts power of judicial review

describe marbury v madison

john adams made marbury a Justice, but madison didn’t allow him to become a Justice because at the time he was no longer president, Marbury sued