American Republic Test Flashcards

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1
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Did george washinton enter the predidency intending to mold the new government into the pattern set by the republ;ic of western europe

A

no

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2
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What is it called to take the oath of office

A

inauguration

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3
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What is the group of advisors for the President called

A

cabinet

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4
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All of the following were members of goerge washingtos cabinet execpt who
alexander hamilton, thomas jefferson, jon marshal, edmond randolph

A

john marshal

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5
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Did the new government go into operation with heavy financial obligations

A

yes

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6
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An _____ tax is paid for the manufacture or sale of certain goods and services

A

excise

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7
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did alexander hamilton want the federal government to repay state debts

A

yes

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8
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fwho was the man who led oppostion against alexander hamilton’s financial plans

A

thomas jerfferson

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9
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did hamilton inted that the major share of the natonal bbank be privatly owned and operated

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yes

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10
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Was the beginnings of the nation’s first two political parties largely the reult of differeing views toward issures of foreing realtions

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no

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11
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What party was thomas jefferson and those who agreed with him

A

democratic republican party

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12
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in 1794 what did western pennsylvania farmers become upset over

A

a tax on whiskey

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13
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which one fo the following was not one of the precedents set by gorge washington

holding regular press conferences, maintaining a two term tradition, the establishment of a cabinet, placing a hand on the Bible while repeating presidentail oath

A

holding regular press conferences

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14
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Did the outcome of the whiskey rebellion prove taht the natinal governmetn would nota llow disobedience of fedearl las

A

yes

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15
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The details for establishing the supreme court district couts , and circuit courts wee provided by waht

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judiciary act of 1789

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16
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at the battle of ________ _______ antohy wayne defeated a band of indians in order to put a stop to indian attacks

A

fallen timbers

17
Q

at the beginning of the frenh revoluton weree americans generally outraged by the french actions

A

no

18
Q

washinton issued the proclamation of ____________ urging americans to be impartial toward france and britian in their war with each other during the french revolution

A

neutrality

19
Q

Who was a troublesome french doplomat

A

edmond chales genet

19
Q

Who was a troublesome french doplomat

A

edmond chales genet

20
Q

who made an unpopular treaty with the british

A

john jay

21
Q

what is it called to put americans in the british navy

A

impressment

22
Q

what treaty amercas defferencess with spain settled by

A

pinckney treaty

23
Q

was john adams less popular with americas that george washington was

A

yes

24
Q

who was john adam’s vice president

A

thomas jefferson

25
Q

Where john adma’s faulures as president largely the rustlut of his inadquate plitical background

A

no

26
Q

the french tried to bride the ___________ envoys in the XYZ affair

A

americans

27
Q

Who was the first vice president

A

john adams

28
Q

what were the supporters of the alien and sedition acts called

A

the fedralists party

29
Q

which on of the following was responsble for amerca’s quasi war with france
the covention of 1800, impressment, the neutrality proclamation, the XYZ affair

A

the xyz affair

30
Q

President adams avoided all out war with france by singing the ______ if 1800

A

convention

31
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a famous ship the usss _______ was built drung the naval buidpu called fro during th equasi wr with france

A

constitution

32
Q

who tried to take the presidency away from jefferson

A

aaron burr

33
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the term _______________ describes the proposed right of the states to decclare a fereral law void within its boundaries

A

nullification

34
Q

who was th esecretary of state who refusted to deliver a judge’s appointmetn

A

james madison

35
Q

a lw is declard unconstitiutinal through the process of what

A

judicial review

36
Q

the case of marby v madison establishd th epolicy of what

A

supreme court judicial review

37
Q

who were th emidnight judges appointed by

A

john adams