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Question 0

What is the most notable achievement of United States under the articles of Confederation?

Answer 0

The provision for land sales in the northwest that would benefit the entire nation

Question 1

What is a major weakness of the articles of Confederation

Answer 1

It made it too difficult for the government to raise money through tax

Question 2

Under the articles of Confederation United States central government had no power to do what?

Answer 2

Levy taxes

Question 3

The ordinances of 1785 and 1787 were most notable accomplishments because they did what?

Answer 3

Initiated a territorial policy to provide for the orderly creation of new states

Question 4

What was one of the greatest achievements of the US government under the articles of Confederation

Answer 4

The land ordinance of 1785 to settling disputes in the west

Question 5

What did the Northwest ordinances do?

Answer 5

Established the terms for settlement an admission of new states

Question 6

What was the major weakness of the federal government under the articles of Confederation?

Answer 6

No executive branch
Congress had no power to tax
Congress had no power to regulate _ commerce
No federal courts

Question 7

What is the greatest achievement of the government under the articles of Confederation?

Answer 7

A system for orderly settlement of the West

Question 8

What is the term that describes a woman’s responsibility for the cultivation of good civic values and young citizens

Answer 8

Republican motherhood

Question 9

Northwest ordinance of 1787 allowed for what?

Answer 9

A system whereby territories can become states

Question 10

The government under the articles of Confederation consisted of what type of legislature?

Answer 10

A unicameral legislature

Question 11

The great compromise of 1787 result in what?

Answer 11

A system of political representation for the states and the federal government

Question 12

The large state plan put forward in the Constitutional convention based representation in the house and senate on what?

Answer 12

Population.

Question 13

The great compromise at the Constitutional convention worked out and acceptable scheme for what?

Answer 13

Apportioning congressional representation

Question 14

The 3/5 compromise at the Constitutional convention of 1787 provided for what?

Answer 14

For purposes of representation and taxation, five slaves would be counted as three free persons

Question 15

What was true of the Continental Congress and it’s drafting of the articles of Confederation?

Answer 15

It was cautious about giving the new government powers it had just denied Parliament(British)

Question 16

What best describes how the president of the United States is elected?

Answer 16

By winning a majority of electoral votes

Question 17

What was the goal of the Federalist papers?

Answer 17

To ensure ratification of the Constitution

Question 18

What did the new constitution not provide for the creation of?

Answer 18

Presidential cabinet

Question 19

Sovereignty or ultimate legal authority within the United States resides with what?

Answer 19

The people

Question 20

What was the widely held belief among the founding fathers of the United States?

Answer 20

Widespread ownership of property is a bulwark a republican governments

Question 21

In 1787 through 1789 what group was most likely to oppose ratification of the Constitution?

Answer 21

Farmers in isolated areas

Question 22

What did the Constitutional convention design of the electoral college to do?

Answer 22

Insulate the presidency from the popular will

Question 23

As originally ratified, the United States Constitution provided for what?

Answer 23

And electoral college

Question 24

The 3/5 compromise originally contained in the Constitution referred to what?

Answer 24

The rate at which one slaves counted toward congressional representation

Question 25

The success of the Constitutional convention of 1787 hinged on the compromise of what issues?

Answer 25

Slavery and representation in Congress

Question 26

What happened in Shays rebellion and who did it?

Answer 26

Debt ridden farmers attacked courts in western Massachusetts

Question 27

According to the constitution who in the new government would be directly elected by the people

Answer 27

Members of the house of representatives

Question 28

Why do historians often cite shays rebellion as a significant event in US history?

Answer 28

It Demonstrated the weakness of the federal government under the articles of Confederation

Question 29

What was the principal motivation for drafting the bill of rights?

Answer 29

To protect rights not specified in the Constitution

Question 30

What most accurately describes the attitude of the founding fathers towards political parties

Answer 30

Parties are vehicles of ambition and selfish interest that threaten existence of republican government.

Question 31

What was the amendment that is called the states rights amendment?

Answer 31

The 10th amendment

Question 32

What classes did Alexander Hamilton's financial program favor?

Answer 32

The wealthier class.

Question 33

What classes did Jefferson favor?

Answer 33

The common man

Question 34

What group that works directly with the president is not derived from the Constitution?

Answer 34

The presidential cabinet first used by Washington.

Question 35

The Jeffersonian Democratic Republicans represented themselves as what?

Answer 35

Rule by the informed masses; friendliness towards extension of democracy; a weak central government; strict interpretation of the Constitution; no special favors for everyone; pro-French; minimal navy . (On page 208 of American Pagent

Question 36

The Federalist party headed by Alexander Hamilton supported what?

Answer 36

I pro-British foreign-policy; old broad interpretation of the Constitution; a strong government

Question 37

The financial programs of Alexander Hamilton did not include what?

Answer 37

Nullification of all private debts to the states

Question 38

The Federalists allow the addition of the bill of rights the Constitution because they need a support for what?

Answer 38

The anti-Federalist to ratify the constitution

Question 39

Alexander Hamilton use the clause of the Constitution," to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution this foregoing power, and all other powers vested by this Constitution" to do what?

Answer 39

Make a claim for a stronger central government and the national Bank

Question 40

How did John Jay is 1794 treaty with Britain affect the political parties?

Answer 40

It created deeper splits between Federalist and Democratic Republicans

Question 41

How did George Washington respond to the whiskey rebellion?

Answer 41

Brought a strong force and swiftly defeated it

Question 42

Who is the father of the Constitution?

Answer 42

James Madison

Question 43

What were the alien and sedition acts designed for?

Answer 43

To make it a longer time for foreign nationalists to become United States citizens and to prevent people from speaking out against the federal government.

Question 44

What group of people or the target of the Federalists alien acts?

Answer 44

Recent immigrants

Question 45

Who is the target of the Federalists sedition acts?

Answer 45

Newspapers

Question 46

To the Jeffersonian republicans who is the ideal citizen?

Answer 46

A farmer

Question 47

What aspect of constitutional law did Hamilton and Jefferson interpreted differently when arguing over the constitutionality of the First National Bank

Answer 47

The elastic clause in article 1

Question 48

Where did Thomas Jefferson receive the bulk of his support?

Answer 48

South and west.

Question 49

Where did the Federalists received most of the support?

Answer 49

New England cities

Question 50

What was the XYZ affair and why is it important

Answer 50

It was the problem with France who demanded a bride in order to conduct a diplomatic meeting with American diplomats.it created American pride and supports for the confederalists anti-France movements

Question 51

According to the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions, the authority to decide whether an act was constitutional or not should lie where?

Answer 51

With the states

Question 52

Why was the election of 1800 referred to as another revolution?

Answer 52

The party in power step down peacefully after losing the election

Question 53

Jeffersons purchase of Louisiana had its origins where?

Answer 53

In a desire to acquire a port to provide an outlet for the western crops.

Question 54

What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he said we are all Republicans we are all Federalists?

Answer 54

He meant that we are all Americans and should be united under that knowledge

Question 55

The Louisiana purchase gave the country complete control of what river?

Answer 55

The Mississippi River

Question 56

What did the purchase of the Louisiana territory do?

Answer 56

It doubled the size,guaranteed Western farmers access to the Mississippi River as an avenue of trade, presented Jefferson with the constitutional dilemma since he was a strict constructionist, gave the United States control of the port of New Orleans

Question 57

How did John Marshall as Chief Justice of United States help strengthen the Judiciary branch of the government?

Answer 57

He made it so that the judicial branch had the final say whether an act was constitutional or not

Question 58

What was the worst mistake of the Jefferson presidency

Answer 58

The embargo act of 1807

Question 59

The main purpose of the alien and sedition acts was to do what?

Answer 59

Silence and punish critics of the Federalists

Question 60

Louisiana purchase resulted primarily from what?

Answer 60

Napoleons failed attempt to seize Santo Domingo, and the British domination of the seas, and the fact that France was about to end the war with Britain and did not want to secede they are American land to the British

Question 61

What did the case of Marbury versus Madison involve?

Answer 61

The midnight judge Marberry was trying to keep his job as justice of the peace for district of Columbia while James Madison attempted to claim his unconstitutional hiring