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Formation of the Constitution
Political Parties
Jefferson Presidency
Jackson Presidency
All of the Above
100
This was the first governing document in the U.S.
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
The first two political parties to form were...
What is the Federalists and the Republicans
100
What country was Jefferson nervous about when he first took office?
What is France
100
What battle was Andrew Jackson responsible for winning in the War of 1812?
What is the battle of New Orleans
100
What is the main role of the legislative branch?
What is to make laws
200
The first proposal for a new government was largely influenced by James Madison and it was called this.
What is the Virginia Plan
200
The Federalist party developed in large part due to this individual
Who is Alexander Hamilton
200
Jefferson made this purchase and appointed these individuals to explore it in one of the greatest forms of westward expansion in U.S. history
What is the Louisiana Purchase & Lewis and Clark
200
Identify 2 ways that Jackson was different than any previous President.
What is he was a common man and he was from west of the Appalachians
200
Who works in the judicial branch of govt. at the federal level?
What is the Supreme Court
300
Identify at least 3 things that the Virginia Plan proposed.
What is 3 branches of govt., checks and balances, separation of power, proportional representation
300
Identify two beliefs or political views of the Republican party.
What is to pursue an agrarian society, opposed foreign trade, held states' rights over federal govt., etc.
300
Identify 3 goals that Jefferson established for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
What is find a NW passage, explore the flora and fauna, establish positive relations with Indians
300
What is the spoils system?
What is the system of appointing Federal govt. positions based on patronage
300
Provide an example of checks and balances.
What is answers will vary
400
What was the name of the major compromise that led to the ratification of the Constitution and what compromise was made?
What is the Great compromise and it agreed to a bicameral legislature with an proportionally represented House of Reps and equally represented Senate.
400
The Federalist party began to decline after the presidency of this individual.
Who is John Adams
400
What type of constitutional interpretation did Jefferson support?
What is a strict interpretation
400
What was Andrew Jackson's stance on assimilation of Native Americans?
What is he believed it could not work
400
What did the 3/5 compromise establish?
What is that 3 out of every 5 slaves would count as part of the population
500
What was the final barrier to ratifying the Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights
500
The party that was coined by Martin Van Buren and had its first candidate in Andrew Jackson was the __________ party.
What is the democratic party
500
On what dollar bill could you find Thomas Jefferson?
What is the two-dollar bill (no longer in circulation)
500
How did Andrew Jackson respond to John Marshall's Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia?
What is he ignored it or did not enforce it
500
What clauses in the Constitution can be broadly interpreted?
What is the commerce clause and the necessary and proper clause