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Day 1 - Test on the Government Unit
 * How did the US Government confront the difficult task of forming a new government? (Completed)
 * How did the political ideas of Jefferson and Hamilton differ? (Completed)
 * How did the political differences of Jefferson and Hamilton develop into a two-party system? (Completed)
 * How would you describe the developing US foreign policy with France, Britain, Spain, and the Indians? (Completed)

Class work: 3. Notes: - Washington, his cabinet, political parties, Marbury v. Madison, US Foreign Policy
 * Read Ch 6.1 in a classroom textbook.
 * Answer Margin Questions A-f. Write out the questions as well as the answers.
 * Complete all vocabulary in Ch 6.1 Section Assessment Question #1 on page 176.
 * Turn in for credit.

4. Homework: Read Ch. 6.2.
 * Complete Section Assessment Questions 1, 2, 3.
 * Write out all questions as they appear in the book, onto your homework paper. Lose 1/2 credit if you do not.
 * Quiz next class on today's material.

How did the US Government confront the difficult task of forming a new government?
 * __Answers to Essential Questions__**
 * 1) Margin Question A from Ch 6.1 indicates that if states could pass laws that contradicted federal law, the authority of the federal government might be undermined and placed in jeopardize the stability of theUnited States.
 * 2) You will note that George Washington made a priority of making it known that he would enforce federal law, and put down the Whiskey Rebellion with force to make that point clear.
 * 3) Finally, you will also note that the Judicial Branch was left incomplete in it's description in the US Constitution, and that it would be put together by the Executtive and Legislative branches. The Judiciary Act of 1789 provided for a Supreme Court with 6 justices (there are 9 today), a circuit court, and a federal court. It also provided for a method of receiving state court cases where constitutional issues were at question.

How did the political ideas of Jefferson and Hamilton differ?
 * Jefferson read the Constitution strictly, which means if it isn't stated in the document, you can't make up stuff about what the authors meant.
 * Hamilton read the Constitution lossely so it could be interpreted and perhaps more powers could be implied by various things it said.
 * Jefferson loved farming, and thought government should be small so it did not interfere with business, or an agrarian way of life.
 * Hamilton loved the idea of industry, and used Britains example of how the US should be. This would require a lot of government work, so of course, he liked the idea of big and powerful government.
 * Jefferson was teh former ambassador to France, and he loved the French Culture. He also wrote the declaration of Independence for us, so his dislike of England is well known.
 * Jefferson trusted people, and acted more common than his high class priviledge might have afforded him. He believed in real democracy.
 * Hamilton was a snob, and was exclusive. He believed people acted like a mob, and could not be trusted with the reains of power.

How did the political differences of Jefferson and Hamilton develop into a two-party system?
 * The ideas surrounding how strong the federal government should be versus the state governments divided people. Political clubs spread their ideas, and they supported either hamilton's vision or Jefferson's. By the time Washington left the White House, the Federalist Part (Hamilton) and the Republicans (Jefferson) were well established.
 * Today the two party system still exists. In history, where there have been more than two parties, the parties were too weak to capture the presidency, and elections were decided in Congress by their votes instead.
 * Today's Republican party is different than that of Jefferson's day. Today's Republican part began with President Lincoln in 1860. Today's Democratic part began with Andrew jackson in 1832.

How would you describe the developing US foreign policy with France, Britain, Spain, and the Indians?
 * France had a Revolution in 1789. The US stayed out of it. That was tough because the King gave us aid in our Revolution. Yet the people of France wanted liberty like our own.
 * Spain gave up it's claim to the Mississippi River's east river bank, and signed Pickney's Treat allowing Americans to use the river and port at the Spanish city of New Orleans. This is the helped American expansion west of the Appalachain Mountains.
 * American expansion westward upsent the Indians. The indians attacked the settlers.
 * 90% of the US budget is spent to fight Indians.
 * British refuse to leave the Western Forts in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. US too weak to eject them. Jay's Treaty gets a British agreement to remove men from our western fronteir, but the British do not honor the agreement.