Question 1

In what ways was the Adams administration an expression of the Federalist philosophy? In what ways was it not?

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The Adams administration was an expressi...

Question 2

Some Republicans were so upset by the Alien and Sedition Acts that they concluded that the states had the power to nullify acts of Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Edmund Randolph and James Madison wanted to strengthen the federal government with their proposed ________ Plan.

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Question 4

The "XYZ Affair" involved the United States and England.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Judiciary Act of 1801 was passed by a lame duck Federalist Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hamilton's economic program had the general support of both manufacturing interests and small farmers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Alexander Hamilton wanted the state debts to be assumed by the federal government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the essential differences between Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians during the 1790s.

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During the 1790s, the essential differen...

Question 9

The two preeminent Republicans of the 1790s were

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A)  Alexander Hamilton and James Monroe.
B)  John Adams and James Madison.
C)  John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
D)  Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
E)  Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

Question 10

Under the "checks and balances" system of the Constitution of 1787,federal judges

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A)  were appointed by Congress.
B)  served for life.
C)  were elected by state legislatures.
D)  could not reverse state court rulings.
E)  served at the pleasure of the executive.

Question 11

In the Constitutional Convention of 1787,a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the

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A)  agreement that half of all future states would allow slavery.
B)  strengthened fugitive slave provision.
C)  continuation of the slave trade for twenty years.
D)  guarantee of the permanent continuation of slavery where it existed.
E)  denial of suffrage to free black men.

Question 12

The Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)

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A)  gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism.
B)  were aggressively used by the Adams administration to suppress public criticism.
C)  were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
D)  gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism,and were aggressively used by the Adams administration to that effect.
E)  were aggressively used by the Adams administration to suppress public criticism until they were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Question 13

The New Jersey Plan

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A)  proposed a legislature consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate.
B)  was chosen by the convention delegates to replace the Virginia Plan.
C)  had the general support of the larger states.
D)  expanded the taxation and regulatory powers of Congress.
E)  was proposed by delegate Edmund Randolph.

Question 14

After the election of 1800,the ________ branch of government was the only branch controlled by the Federalists.

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Question 15

Why did states that initially opposed the proposed Constitution of 1787 ultimately ratify it?

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States that initially opposed the propos...

Question 16

The Virginia Plan called for

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A)  retaining the Articles of Confederation with the addition of a national executive.
B)  a two-tier national legislature.
C)  combining the three smallest states into one large state.
D)  a Senate in which each state would have two members.
E)  an end to the slave trade and gradual emancipation.

Question 17

The "XYZ Affair"

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A)  involved foreign interference in an American presidential election.
B)  involved secret foreign treaties with nearby Indian nations.
C)  increased tensions between the United States and Great Britain.
D)  was prompted by a feud between John Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
E)  led to an undeclared war between the United States and France.

Question 18

During the 1790s,regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the

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A)  rural Deep South.
B)  rural Far West.
C)  Northeast.
D)  Southwest.
E)  mid-Atlantic region.

Question 19

Hamilton favored both a tariff on imports and a federal excise tax on alcoholic beverages.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Virginia and New York ratified the Constitution of 1787 under the assumption that

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A)  a provision would be added allowing for the direct election of presidents.
B)  Thomas Jefferson would become the first president.
C)  there would be a ban on the importation of slaves.
D)  a bill of rights would be added later,in the form of amendments.
E)  it would not be ratified by enough other states to become binding.

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Under the "checks and balances" system of the Constitution of 1787,federal judges

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