After a Careful Examination of Chapter 8, Students Should Be Able To

Learning Objectives: After a careful examination of Chapter 8, students should be able to:

1. Outline the provisions of the Bill of Rights.

2. Explain the provisions of the Judiciary Act of 1789.

3. Outline the components of Hamilton’s financial plan for addressing the public debt.

4. Explain the opposition to each point of Hamilton’s financial plan and how resolution was eventually reached.

5. Distinguish between the terms strict constructionist and broad constructionist.

6. Explain the impact of the French Revolution on the emergence of the first political party system.

7. Identify Edmond Genet and explain his impact on the growing tensions between Federalists and Republicans.

8. Explain the circumstances surrounding and the impact of the Whiskey Rebellion.

9. Outline the provisions of Jay’s Treaty and explain why it was poorly received in the United States.

10. Explain Spain’s reasons for negotiating Pinckney’s Treaty.

11. Describe the events surrounding the election of 1796 and explain what was unusual about its outcome.

12. Describe the events surrounding the XYZ Affair.

13. List the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 and explain the provisions of each.

14. Discuss the importance of the election of 1800 in terms of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution and in terms of how it reflected the first peaceful transfer of power from one political faction to another in American history.