Question 1

Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the

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A)   states.
B)   new government.
C)   rights of individuals.
D)   courts.
E)   presidential cabinet.

Question 2

Alexander Hamilton's funding plan

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A)   was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton had desired.
B)   was supported by James Madison.
C)   was rejected by Congress.
D)   called for paying all bondholders only a fraction of the value of the bonds.
E)   called for dividing bonds between their original purchasers and speculators.

Question 3

Hamilton favored a government that would benefit the entrenched aristocracy but not speculators.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The presidential campaign in 1800

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A)   saw the Republicans win a decisive victory over the Federalists.
B)   was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates.
C)   saw leading Federalists in Congress attempt to engineer the election of Aaron Burr.
D)   was decided by a newly elected Republican Congress.
E)   was further complicated by the emergence of a third party, the Whigs.

Question 5

Why was there so much opposition to political parties in the 1790s? Why did the Jeffersonians decide to create a political party?

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Question 6

Jay's Treaty (1794)

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A)   avoided a likely war with England.
B)   secured British compensation for recent attacks on American ships.
C)   led to the withdrawal of British forces posted on the American frontier.
D)   prompted England to send its first minister since the Revolution to the United States.
E)   recognized the right of Americans to navigate the Mississippi to its mouth.

Question 7

The Federalists fell victim to fierce factional rivalries after Washington's retirement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

At the Philadelphia convention,the small-state plan was called the ________ Plan.

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Question 9

In reference to Indians living in the United States,the Constitution

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A)   made no mention of Indian nations.
B)   stated Indian tribes were entitled to direct representation in the federal government.
C)   required the federal government to respect treaties negotiated under the Confederation.
D)   declared Congress had no legal right to regulate commerce with Indian tribes.
E)   defined a precise legal standing for Indians and Indian nations.

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the Constitution,political parties were

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A)   not mentioned.
B)   described as dangerous.
C)   encouraged.
D)   viewed as temporary factions.
E)   specifically proscribed. A

Question 12

Under Alexander Hamilton's plan,a new national bank would

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A)   have a monopoly on the government's banking business.
B)   facilitate the collection of taxes.
C)   provide loans to private businesses.
D)   act as a storehouse for federal deposits.
E)   All these answers are correct. E

Question 13

Which event,more than any other,convinced George Washington that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised?

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A)   the Spanish threat to take New Orleans
B)   the British refusal to evacuate the forts of the Northwest
C)   Shays's Rebellion
D)   the Whiskey Rebellion
E)   the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Question 14

Not until 1789-after the Constitution was ratified and the president and congress seated-did Great Britain send a minister to the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787 was

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A)   New Hampshire.
B)   Delaware.
C)   Connecticut.
D)   New Jersey.
E)   Rhode Island.

Question 16

Who described the election of 1800 as the "Revolution of 1800"?

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A)   Thomas Jefferson
B)   Alexander Hamilton
C)   John Adams
D)   James Madison
E)   George Washington

Question 17

In 1786,Alexander Hamilton found an important ally,in his push for a stronger central government,in

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A)   Thomas Jefferson.
B)   James Madison.
C)   George Washington.
D)   Benjamin Franklin.
E)   Thomas Paine.

Question 18

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were quite different,but each saw fit to give each state equal representation.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 19

The Constitution's most distinctive feature was its ________.

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separation...

Question 20

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

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During the 1790s, the essential differen...

Exam 6: The Constitution and the New Republic

Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the

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Alexander Hamilton's funding plan

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Hamilton favored a government that would benefit the entrenched aristocracy but not speculators.

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The presidential campaign in 1800

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Why was there so much opposition to political parties in the 1790s? Why did the Jeffersonians decide to create a political party?

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In reference to Indians living in the United States,the Constitution

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

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In the Constitution,political parties were

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Which event,more than any other,convinced George Washington that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised?

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