Unit 2 Test Review Flashcards
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Greatest problem with the Articles of Confederation?
A.) Lack of representation for small states
B.) Inability to control interstate commerce
C.) Inability of the weak central government to meet the needs of the nation
D.) Lack of a strong judicial branch
C.) Inability of the weak central government to meet the needs of the nation
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Purpose of the Land and Northwest Ordinances?
A. Negotiate treaties w/foreign powers
B. Establish method for distributing land and creating new states
C. Illegalize slavery in the Northwest Territory
D. Resolve conflict between the states
B. Establish method for distributing land and creating new states
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List the 3 branches of government (established with the Constitution) and describe their role in our country’s legal system (what does each branch do with law).
1.) Executive: enforce law
2.) Judicial: interpret law
3.) Legislative: make law
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Compromise regarding the counting of slaves for representation and taxation:
A. Slaves count as a full person for both
B. Slaves count as a full person for taxation and 3/5ths of a person for representation
C. Slaves count as 3/5ths of a person for both rep. and tax
D. Slaves don’t count at all for either
C. Slaves count as 3/5ths of a person for both rep. and tax
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Purpose of the Federalist Papers?
A. Influence NY ratifying convention to ratify the Constitution
B. Persuade John Adams to resolve the XYZ affair federally (use federal military)
C. Promote the idea of State’s rights and a limited federal government
D. Establish the principle of federalism
A. Influence NY ratifying convention to ratify the Constitution
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Fundamental principle of democracy
A. Government must be controlled so that it can’t infringe on individual rights
B. Power of federal gov. is limited
C. Government gets its power and legitimacy from The Divine Right of Kings
D. Government gets its power from the consent of the governed
D. Government gets its power from the consent of the governed
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Purpose of checks and balances?
A. Divide power among 3 branches
B. Establish a strong federal government
C. Ensure power of each branch is limited by a competing power in another branch
D. Control Hamilton’s National Bank to protect state banks
C. Ensure power of each branch is limited by a competing power in another branch
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What is the “necessary and proper clause” also called (two words) and what does it do / mean?
“Elastic” clause. This means the federal government gets the base of its power and duties from the Constitution, but it can also assume more powers to help it complete these duties. For example, if the Executive branch is responsible for enforcing law, it may be “necessary and proper” for it to create law enforcement agencies. Federalists base a lot of their arguments for expanding the federal governments on this idea.
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Which are true of Anti-Federalists
A.) Championed or lead by T. Jefferson
B.) Advocates for state and individual rights
C.) Wary or cautious regarding a strong federal government
D.) Championed / lead by Alexander Hamilton
E.) Favor loose interpretations of the Constitution and frequently invoke / make use of the “necessary and proper” clause
A. Jefferson
B. State and indiv. rights
C. Wary of strong fed. gov.
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Match each member of Washington’s cabinet to their role / position
A. Alexander Hamilton
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Henry Knox
D. Edmund Randolph
Hamilton: Sec. of Treasury
Jefferson: Sec. of State
Knox: Sec. of War
Randolph: Attorney General
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Why did the Democratic-Republicans support the French in the French Revolution (or want USA to support them)?
A.) French Rev. featured a push for a stronger federal government
B.) French Rev. represented a populist (lead by the “common man”) revolution
C.) Because they liked that King Louis and Marie Antoinette were trying to increase their authority
D.) Because Thomas Jefferson served as an ambassador to France
E.) Because Alexander Hamilton pushed hard for American intervention on France’s behalf
F.) Because they saw France’s monarchy and concentrated power as similar to the British monarchy the colonists had recently rebelled against
B.) French Rev. represented a populist (lead by the “common man”) revolution
D.) Because Thomas Jefferson served as an ambassador to France and saw their revolution as similar to the American Revolution in principle (power to govern comes from the consent of the people)
F.) Because they saw France’s monarchy and concentrated power as similar to the British monarchy the colonists had recently rebelled against
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During the Whiskey Rebellion, what geographic region was most involved in protesting the excise tax on whiskey?
A.) The South, mostly in the more rural west
B.) Massachusetts, especially in and around Boston
C.) Western Pennsylvania
D.) British West Indies
C Western Pennsylvania
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During the Whiskey Rebellion, which happened?
A. Washington listened to Jefferson and allowed the rebellion to continue without intervening
B. Washington listened to Hamilton and put down the rebellion with US militia (he even rode out to meet the rebels with them)
C. The rebels dressed up in women’s clothes as a disguise
D. Thomas Jefferson was very supportive of Washington’s solution
B. Washington listened to Hamilton and put down the rebellion with US militia (he even rode out to meet the rebels with them)
C. The rebels dressed up in women’s clothes as a disguise
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Which of these are parts of Hamilton’s plan to pay off American debts (after the American Revolution)?
A.) Tax whiskey production
AA.) Tax whiskey consumption
B.) Sell bonds
BB.) Lower the federal interest rate
C.) Raise tariffs on foreign / imported goods
CC.) Increase foreign imports and reduce American exports
D.) Fed assumes all state debt from the war
DD.) Increase tax on slave ownership
E.) Establish a National (American) Bank
EE.) Sell Native American lands to American investors to encourage westward expansion
A.) Tax whiskey production
B.) Sell bonds
C.) Raise tariffs on foreign / imported goods
D.) Fed assumes all state debt from the war
E.) Establish a National (American) Bank
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The XYZ affair involved which of the following?
A.) Letters from British delegates to France becoming public
B.) Letters from American to Spanish delegates becoming public
C.) Letters from French delegates to American delegates becoming public
D.) The authors of the letters chose the pen-name “XYZ”
E.) President Adams redacted (edited) the authors to show “X” Y” or “Z” instead of the authors’ real / legal names
C.) Letters from French delegates to American delegates becoming public
E.) President Adams redacted (edited) the authors to show “X” Y” or “Z” instead of the authors’ real / legal names
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A tariff is:
A.) A tax rate increase on domestically produced goods to increase their value
B.) An additional tax on imported goods to make domestic goods cheaper by comparison
C.) A specific tax on a popular, but not necessary, consumable (like alcohol or tobacco)
B.) An additional tax on imported goods to make domestic goods cheaper by comparison
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Which of these are true about the significance of the XYZ Affair?
A.) France is upset over Jay’s Treaty (feels like we took Britain’s side)
B.) England is upset because we refuse to trade with them
C.) Federalists want us to join the war between France and Britain on France’s side
D.) President Adams published the letters from the American delegates to the French delegates and hid the American delegates’ names under “X” Y” and “Z”.
E.) President Adams published the letters from the French delegates to the American delegates and hid the French delegates’ names under “X” “Y” and “Z”
A.) France is upset over Jay’s Treaty (feels like we took Britain’s side)
E.) President Adams published the letters from the French delegates to the American delegates and hid the French delegates’ names under “X” “Y” and “Z”
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Which of these are true regarding the Alien and Sedition Acts?
1.) They were “pushed” by Jefferson as a way to punish the Federalists for their loyalty to Britain and big government
2.) They were “pushed” by Adams to respond to anti-French sentiments owing to the XYZ Affair
3.) They were violations of our right to free speech
4.) They involved decreasing the time one needed to live in America from 14 to 5 years
5.) They increased the time one needed to live in America from 5 to 14 years
2.) They were “pushed” by Adams to respond to anti-French sentiments owing to the XYZ Affair
3.) They were violations of our right to free speech
5.) They increased the time one needed to live in America from 5 to 14 years
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At the time of the Alien and Sedition Acts, most immigrants who had not yet earned citizenship supported which political group?
A.) Sons of Liberty
B.) Federalists
C.) Anti-Federalists or Democratic-Republicans
D.) American Libertarian Party
C.) Anti-Federalists or Democratic-Republicans
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Under the Alien and Sedition Acts, which of the following were true?
A.) America’s federal government could imprison and jail immigrant non-citizens, both during wartime and peacetime
B.) America’s federal government opened the borders to refugees and political prisoners abroad
C.) Speaking ill of the Anti-Federalists was punishable by fine or imprisonment
D.) Speaking ill of the Federalists was punishable by fine or imprisonment
A.) America’s federal government could imprison and jail immigrant non-citizens, both during wartime and peacetime
D.) Speaking ill of the Federalists was punishable by fine or imprisonment
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George Washington warned of which of these in his Farewell Address
A.) The dangers of foreign allegiances
B.) The desires and goals of the Anti-Federalists
C.) The issues with seizing Native lands and displacing their people
D.) The danger of political parties
A.) The dangers of foreign allegiances
D.) The danger of political parties
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These resolutions were a reaction to the Alien and Sedition Acts and established the principle of_____________________
A.) Virginia and Connecticut: Judicial Review
B.) Massachusetts and Georgia: Imminent Domain
C.) Virginia and Kentucky: nullification
D.) New York and Kentucky: “necessary and proper”
C.) Virginia and Kentucky: nullification
