Political Parties
Why did Washington dislike political parties?
A. He believed they would tear the country apart.
B. He believed they would cause the US to go into debt.
C. He believed they would create permanent foreign alliances.
A. He believed they would tear the country apart.
What would be a good name of this list?
--Avoid national debt
--Avoid political parties
--Avoid permanent foreign alliances
A. Jefferson's foreign policy
B. Washington's warnings in his Farewell Address
C. Restricted freedoms under Adams' presidency
B. Washington's warnings in his Farewell Address
French agents demanded a bribe and a loan from American diplomats.
A. Proclamation of Neutrality
B. Louisiana Purchase
C. XYZ Affair
C. XYZ Affair
The goals of the ____ were to map out/explore the land west of the Mississippi River and to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
A. Alien Act
B. Quasi War with France
C. Lewis and Clark Expedition
C. Lewis and Clark Expedition
What principle was established in Marbury v. Madison, which allows the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws?
A. Judicial Review
B. Neutrality
C. Precedents
A. Judicial Review
This party wanted the US economy to be based on manufacturing, industry, and trade. Most supporters were found in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.
A. Federalist Party
B. Democratic-Republican Party
A. Federalist Party
How did Hamilton convince southern leaders to agree to his financial plan?
A. He worked out a deal so the new capital would be built in the South.
B. He promised southern leaders that they only had to help pay back the debt for 2 years.
C. He promised to pay back southern leaders for wages lost during the American Revolution.
A. He worked out a deal so the new capital would be built in the South.
What could replace "???" below?
???? --> Quasi-war (undeclared war) with France
A. French and Indian War
B. Napoleon cannot regain control of Haiti
C. XYZ Affair
C. XYZ Affair
This law banned US trade with any foreign nation.
A. Sedition Act
B. Embargo Act
C. Alien Act
B. Embargo Act
The US doubled in size; the US gained control of the Mississippi River; France no longer held territory in North America were results of the ___.
A. XYZ Affair
B. Louisiana Purchase
C. Quasi-War with France
B. Louisiana Purchase
This party wanted the US economy to be based on agriculture and farming. Most supporters were found in the Southern and Frontier states.
A. Federalist Party
B. Democratic-Republican Party
B. Democratic-Republican Party
Congressmen from the _______ disagreed with Hamilton's financial plan because they had paid back most of their war debts.
A. North
B. South
B. South
This law made it a crime to speak, write, or publish criticisms of the government, the President, Congress, etc.
A. Embargo Act
B. Alien Act
C. Sedition Act
C. Sedition Act
True or False. The Embargo Act of 1807 caused an economic downturn and hurt the US economy.
True
Which amendment?: freedom of speech; freedom of the press; freedom of religion; freedom of assembly; freedom to petition.
This party wanted a weak national government and stronger state governments. They believed in strictly following the Constitution.
A. Federalist Party
B. Democratic-Republican Party
B. Democratic-Republican Party
During his presidency and in his Farewell Address, Washington's position on relations with foreign countries was to __.
A. Remain neutral / avoid permanent foreign alliances
B. Only help France because they had aided the US during the American Revolution.
C. Only help the British because we had a good trade relationship with Britain.
A. Remain neutral / avoid permanent foreign alliances
Democratic-Republicans disagreed with the Sedition Act because it violated the ___ Amendment.
1st
Why did Napoleon decide to sell the Louisiana Territory to the US?
A. He couldn't regain control of Haiti, which was to be his staging ground for an invasion of North America.
B. He needed money to fight against Great Britain.
C. Both A and B.
D. None of the above
C. Both A and B.
The Federalists wanted to make it more difficult for immigrants to become US citizens, so they passed the ____.
A. Embargo Act
B. Alien Act
C. Sedition Act
B. Alien Act
This party wanted a strong national government. They believed in loosely following the Constitution (it was up for interpretation).
A. Federalist Party
B. Democratic-Republican Party
A. Federalist Party
Everything Washington did as president would set a precedent, or establish an example, for all future presidents., such as creating the first _________________, where top officials/chiefs of departments meet to advise the president regularly.
Cabinet
The Alien Act increased the amount of time an immigrant had to live in the US before applying for citizenship (from 5 years to 14 years). This caused naturalization to _______________.
A. Increase
B. Decrease
B. Decrease
The _______ says nothing about the President acquiring new territory, but allows the President to make treaties with foreign countries.
A. Treaty of Paris
B. Articles of Confederation
C. Convention of 1818
D. US Constitution
D. US Constitution
Since the Constitution says nothing about President acquiring new land, what did Jefferson do about Louisiana Purchase?
A. He did not purchase the land.
B. He decided the President's power to make treaties allowed him to buy the land.
C. He declared war on France to obtain the land through battle.
B. He decided the President's power to make treaties allowed him to buy the land.