Presidential Exam Review Flashcards
Everything President Washington did set a precedent for later American Presidents. Which area of presidential precedent have historians determined to be his most significant precedent?
Establishment of the presidential cabinet
Which of the following presidential advisers to Washington is mis-matched with the function he performed in the Washington Administration?
Henry Knox as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What major crop would radically affect the economy of the nation forever after it was introduced during the Washington Administration in 1792?
Cotton
Alexander Hamilton became the financial wizard of the Washington Administration by recommending several economic moves. Among these was a bill of assumption to be paid by 8% tariff and…
Excise tax on whiskey production
In Washington’s “Farewell Address to the Nation” he pointed warned against the…
establishment of permanent alliances with foreign nations
John Adams played a major role in ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS EXCEPT:
Serving as cabinet member to George Washington
Which of the following treaties was the one in which the resolution of the Revolution of 1800 was made under the leadership of John Adams?
Treaty of Mortefontaine
John Adams held a firm, consistent, and almost blind proclivity for which of the following nations of Europe?
Great Britain
Which of the following exclamations did John Adams give voice when he heard about the XYZ Affair?
“We will spend millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!”
The two issues that faced John Adams during his Presidential Administration were the Alien & Sedition Acts and…
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Thomas Jefferson’s vision of the good society included ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXECPT:
An economy that relied on the national government to provide subsidies
The issue upon which Jefferson changed his view of strict construction of the Constitution was:
The Lewis and Clark Expedition and Louisiana Purchase
According to Thomas Jefferson, which of the following was most vital to the security of the United States in 1803?
New Orleans
In his first inaugural address Jefferson was pledged to the task of
Repudiating the debt of the United States
The unforeseen relocation of power within the Federal Government came as the result of…
Marbury vs Madison
In which of the following events does James Madison, NOT play a major and determinative role?
A Justice of the Supreme Court
A rising new young and dynamic group of men elected to Congress while Madison was the President included ALL EXCEPT:
Andrew Jackson
Which of the following was NOT a unique long range cause of the War of 1812?
Anti-Spanish ethnicity
What diplomatic conference ended the War of 1812 and thus achieved American nationalism from Britain, once and for all.
Treaty of Ghent
Which of the following events expressed dissatisfaction with the War of 1812, and can be called the first American anti-war movement?
Hartford Convention
Which of the following events or developments happen while James Monroe was President, but, which he had very little to with their development? Which is the lone EXCEPTION to this assertion?
Recognition of Latin American Independence movements
The Monroe Doctrine was issued in response to
the threat of the Quadruple Alliance to reestablish Spanish Power in the Americas
The Monroe Doctrine, which has been the foundation of American foreign policy, was brilliant bold step taken by which of the following secretaries of state?
John Quincy Adams
The Monroe Administration was called “The Era of Good Feelings” because of
the dominance of one major party
Thomas Jefferson, commenting on the Missouri compromise under James Monroe called it
A fire bell in the night
John Quincy Adams have the distinction of being all of the following except
The first pro-Western politician on the national scene
Which of the following is true of the John Q Adams administration
Adams refuse to use the spoil system and dismiss public workers to fill their jobs with political supporters
It has been claimed that John Q Adams
Did his finest work for the American before and after he was President
Which of the following historical issues did not occur under John Q Adams
Joseph Smith establishes the Mormon religion in Kirtland Ohio
John Quincy Adams was president who dealt with revolutions of all but which of the following
Gender and revolutionary issues
Jackson was the forerunner of which late 19 century movement
Populism
During the age of Jackson, democracy was characterized by which of the following changes
The percent of eligible voters casting ballots increased with each election as mass politics became a popular activity
Which was the major item have to be in the election of 1828 which saw the ascension of Andrew Jackson to the presidency
Personalities of the candidates
The tariff of 1828 provoked publication of a pamphlet called the South Carolina exposition and protest. This pamphlet offered what solution to the tariff dilemma
Nullification
Considering the issue of government and economics, Andrew Jackson was a
Hard money advocate
What democratic political bureaucrat was the leader of the New York bucktails
Martin Van Buren
The newly formed legislative caucus in New York would by Martin Van Buren was known as
Regency
The consensus great Whig leader of the Van Buren era was
Henry clay
Which of the following events did not transpire under Martin Van Buren
Whig party organized
Which of the following events was considered by many to be Van Buren’s major economic achievement
Large-scale development of railroads
The distinguishing factors about William Henry Harrison as the president of the United States were all except
He was known as old hickory and Billy Budd
The primary advocate of manifest destiny is the public policy of United States government was
James K Polk
James K Polk, send John Slidell to Mexico to
Purchase California
The Oregon Treaty of 1846
Was a reasonable compromise
Which of the following movements did not occur in the 1844 to 1848 period Of US history
Hawthorne writes the Scarlet letter
The cotton gin is to the south as ____ is to ____
Railroad ; west
Mormons are to Utah as _____ is to _____
Catholics ; California
The aggressive administration of President Franklin Pierce sought to
Acquire Cuba
The election of 1852 was genuinely significant in US history because
It doomed the whig party in national political culture of the future
Men who became giants and forerunners of the Civil War era included all except
Henry Clay
The election of 1856 is significant for a variety of reasons. Which of the following is not a 1856 issue
The rendering of the Dred Scott case occurred
James Buchanan openly sided with
Southerners who were proslavery in Kansas over the Lecompton constitution
The period of 1856 to 1860 included all of the following historical crisis except
Buchanan excepted skillful aid of Thurlow weed
Senator William H Seward, Liebold the national political crisis as
An irresponsible conflict
The single greatest impact of actions and events taken during the Buchanan administration was the
Political reemergence of Abraham Lincoln
Which of the following combinations of rivals did Lincoln choose to nominate as cabinet members upon his election of 1860
Seward, Chase, Bates, and Cameron
Which descriptive term most carefully identifies Abe Lincoln’s abolitionist feelings
He was a moral or conscious abolitionist
Which of the following men did not participate in the election of 1860 as a candidate
Buchanan
At the beginning of the Civil War the North had all of the following advantages except
Stronger consensus concerning war aims
Abraham Lincoln viewed the Civil War primarily as a
Test of the inviolability of the union
