Chapter 9

Question 1

In the Constitution, political parties were:

Answer 1

not mentioned.

Question 2

In 1812, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun could best be described as:

Answer 2

war hawks.

Question 3

During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson made a name for himself in Florida and at New Orleans.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In 1819, the Transcontinental Treaty negotiated by John Quincy Adams-Luis de Onís dealt with the American purchase of:

Answer 4

Florida

Question 5

The greatest accomplishment of Chief Justice John Marshall was that he:

Answer 5

made the judiciary a coequal branch of government.

Question 6

President Jefferson’s response to the violations of American neutral rights was to prohibit American ships from leaving any American port for any port in the world.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The Prophet, Tenskwatawa, was significant because he:

Answer 7

inspired an Indian religious revival that helped unite the tribes.

Question 8

Tecumseh was important because he:

Answer 8

advocated Indian unity to stop white expansion.

Question 9

The policy expressed in the Monroe Doctrine was principally directed at:

Answer 9

Europe.

Question 10

The Federalists made a last gasp attempt to maintain power by:

Answer 10

creating new federal courts and judges.

Question 11

Under Alexander Hamilton’s plan, a new national bank would:

Answer 11

obtain most of its capital from private investors.
facilitate the collection of taxes.
provide loans to private businesses.
act as a storehouse for federal deposits.
E. All these answers are correct.

Question 12

Following the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote:

Answer 12

“The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Question 13

Opponents of Alexander Hamilton’s proposed national bank argued:

Answer 13

Congress had no authority to create a national bank.

Question 14

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803):

Answer 14

stated that the Congress had no authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court, and that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress.

Question 15

John Marshall was a Federalist who served during several Republican administrations.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

The Alien and Sedition Acts were used primarily:

Answer 16

to weaken the Republican party.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a charge raised by opponents to Hamilton’s program?

Answer 17

It violated the idea of a broad or loose construction of the Constitution.

Question 18

The Federalist party:

Answer 18

wanted to use government power to promote commerce and industry.

Question 19

The Louisiana Purchase was significant for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT that:

Answer 19

Jefferson’s constitutional scruples caused him to hesitate to act in the Republic’s best interests.

Question 20

Which president was the first to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C?

Answer 20

Thomas Jefferson

Question 21

Which of the following was NOT one of the goals of Alexander Hamilton’s financial proposals?

Answer 21

stimulate the essentially virtuous nature of ordinary citizens, who could take advantage of new economic opportunities

Question 22

As war broke out in Europe, the Washington administration:

Answer 22

asserted the right to steer a path of neutrality.

Question 23

In the late 1700s, the white American population was doubling nearly every 20 years, primarily because of:

Answer 23

an extremely high birth rate.

Question 24

Once in power, Jefferson: (

Answer 24

increasingly put pragmatic considerations above strict political principles.

Question 25

The influential leaders of the younger Republicans, known as the “War Hawks,”

Answer 25

came mostly from the frontier areas and were aggressively nationalistic.

Question 26

Which of the following civil liberties was NOT included in the Bill of Rights?

Answer 26

Limits on states infringing on individual rights