Which of the following is a good description of the collection of essays known as The Federalist
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an eloquent explanation and defense of the Constitution
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•“Article 1: The Legislative Branch
•“Article 2: The Presidency
•“Article 3: The Judiciary
Which of the following principles of the US Constitution is represented by the list above?
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separation of powers
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The completion of this transportation development in 1825 sparked a boom in canal-building throughout the nation.
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Erie Canal
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The major effect of Fulton’s steamboat invention was that:
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prices for upstream transport began to decline swiftly
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•co-author of The Federalist essays
•“father of the Constitution”
•author of the Bill of Rights
•founder of the Democratic-Republican party
These descriptions all apply to which of the founding fathers?
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James Madison
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The Monroe Doctrine is important because it reaffirmed Washington’s policy of:
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keeping the affairs of the US and Europe separate
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Alexander Hamilton became the leader of the Federalists, one of the nation’s first political parties. The major belief of this party was which of the following?
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The government should be setup with a system of federalism.
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James Madison and Thomas Jefferson emerged as leaders of the Democratic-Republicans political party. The major belief of this party was which of the following?
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Farmers need to be protected financially and served as the backbone of the economy.
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Which political action by John Adams made him hugely unpopular and even violated the Constitution of the United States?
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Alien and Sedition Act
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The 3rd Amendment to the Constitution was a response to the King doing what to the colonists years earlier?
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The King making colonists pay for their own protection and housing troops.
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The Northwest Ordinance disallowed what in the Great Lakes region of the United States?
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slavery
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What event in early U.S. History showed the supremacy and authority of the federal government?
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response to the Whiskey Rebellion
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The 10th Amendment to the Constitution is one the Antifederalists wanted greatly. Why did the Antifederalists want this amendment?
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The 10th specifies that powers not reserved for the federal government go to the states.
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Which act of Congress setup the process by which new lands would become states and how they would be admitted into the union?
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Northwest Ordinance
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The Louisiana Territory was acquired from the French ruler Napoleon at a low price (2 ½ cents/acre) and did much to increase the size of America. By how much did it increase the land area of the United States of America?
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Doubled
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Alexander Hamilton supported
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having the federal government take on states’ debts
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The Three-Fifths Compromise resolved the issue of?
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how enslaved people were to be counted in the population
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What issue did the Great Compromise Resolve?
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representation in legislature
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What impact did Eli Whitney’s cotton gin have on the institution of slavery?
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it caused it to grow because the cotton gin increased the number of cotton plantations
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The concept of interchangeable parts is important to industry because it:
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allows mass production of industrial goods through standardized parts
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•machine tools replaced hand tools
•national markets replaced small markets
•unskilled workers replaced skilled workers
•large factories replaced small workshops
The changes listed in the box above came as a result of the:
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Industrial Revolution
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In order to get Anti-federalists to support ratification of the Constitution, what promise did Federalists make regarding the Constitution?
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They promised to add a Bill of Rights
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The concept of “popular sovereignty,” as included in the Constitution, says that ultimately, power is held by the:
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People
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The veto, impeachment, and the power to control the presidential budget are all examples of which principle of the Constitution?
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Checks and balances
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What event, which occurred while the Articles of Confederation were in place, led to a call for a stronger central government?