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  • 10. If there is a tie for the presidency, who breaks the tie?
    House of Represenatives
  • 14. Which two states supported nullifying the Alien and Sedition Acts?
    Virginia and Kentucky
  • 9. Which word means to refuse to recognize a federal law?
    nullify
  • 5. What was a threat to the national government and had to be handled by Washington?
    The Whiskey Rebellion
  • 3. What did Washington compare his position of president to?
    his execution
  • 13. Who insulted President Washington and was asked to leave the country?
    Citizen Genet
  • 1. Who was Washington's Secretary of Treasury?
    Hamilton
  • 8. How many years did a non-citizen have to wait to vote under the Alien Act?
    14
  • 4. Which types of goods had an excise tax placed on them?
    luxury
  • 2. Henry Knox was which member of Washington's cabinet?
    Secretary of War
  • 12, Besides changing the year to vote, what else did the Alien Act threaten to do?
    jail or deport troublemakers
  • 7.What did Washington believe fighting between political parties would do to the nation?
    tear it apart
  • 11. Which amendment was threatened by the Sedition Acts?
    first
  • 15. Which two men supported the states' rights theory?
    Jefferson and Madison
  • 6. What is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of something such as a president's term in office?
    inauguration