Question 1

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton served as secretaries of state and the treasury, respectively, under President George Washington.

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 B)False

Question 2

The United States and England negotiated a commercial treaty in 1794 called ________.

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Question 3

The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult problem of ________ at the Philadelphia convention.

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Question 4

Jefferson referred to his election as the "________ of 1800."

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Question 5

Virginia and New York ratified the Constitution of 1787 under the assumption that

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A)   a provision would be added allowing for the direct election of presidents.
B)   Thomas Jefferson would become the first president.
C)   there would be a ban on the importation of slaves.
D)   a bill of rights would be added later, in the form of amendments.
E)   it would not be ratified by enough other states to become binding.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Who described the election of 1800 as the "Revolution of 1800"?

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A)   Thomas Jefferson
B)   Alexander Hamilton
C)   John Adams
D)   James Madison
E)   George WashingtonF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Alexander Hamilton's funding plan

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A)   was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton had desired.
B)   was supported by James Madison.
C)   was rejected by Congress.
D)   called for paying all bondholders only a fraction of the value of the bonds.
E)   called for dividing bonds between their original purchasers and speculators.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 8

The Antifederalists' biggest complaint was that the new Constitution did not have a(n) ________.

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Question 9

Pinckney's Treaty (1795)  gave the United States

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A)   the right to navigate the Mississippi River to its mouth.
B)   the freedom to use the port at New Orleans.
C)   a desired fixed northern boundary of Florida.
D)   assurances that Indians in Florida would be prevented from launching northern raids.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 10

In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, it was asserted that

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A)   the Republicans had betrayed the spirit of the Constitution.
B)   the federal government had the right to void state laws.
C)   the Supreme Court had no constitutional authority to invalidate federal laws.
D)   the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution was unjust.
E)   states had the right to nullify federal laws.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Pinckney's Treaty (1795)  was negotiated between the United States and

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A)   Great Britain.
B)   France.
C)   Spain.
D)   the Netherlands.
E)   the Iroquois Confederacy.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation, slaves were classified as

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A)   three-fifths of a free person.
B)   non-taxable.
C)   property.
D)   equivalent to children.
E)   citizens.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress after a deal was made to

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A)   give a pay increase to government employees.
B)   appoint key Jefferson allies to the Washington administration.
C)   create two new states in the West.
D)   locate the nation's capital between Virginia and Maryland.
E)   eliminate the national bank.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

A number of major compromises were made at the Philadelphia convention. Discuss three of them in detail.

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1) The Great Compromise: Also known as t...

Question 15

The Constitution determined that the number of justices on the Supreme Court would be nine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During the framing of the Constitution, there was general agreement among the founders that organized political parties should be avoided in the new republic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During the late 1790s, the United States fought something called a "quasi war" with ________.

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Question 18

Which group opposed Alexander Hamilton's economic program on the grounds that they would bear a disproportionate tax burden?

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A)   creditors.
B)   manufacturers.
C)   the urban wealthy.
D)   Federalists.
E)   small farmers.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Under Alexander Hamilton's plan, a new national bank would

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A)   have a monopoly on the government's banking business.
B)   facilitate the collection of taxes.
C)   provide loans to private businesses.
D)   act as a storehouse for federal deposits.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Why did states that initially opposed the proposed Constitution of 1787 ultimately ratify it?

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States that initially opposed the propos...

Exam 6: The Constitution and the New Republic

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During the framing of the Constitution, there was general agreement among the founders that organized political parties should be avoided in the new republic.

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Which group opposed Alexander Hamilton's economic program on the grounds that they would bear a disproportionate tax burden?

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The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult problem of ________ at the Philadelphia convention.

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Jefferson referred to his election as the "________ of 1800."

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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton served as secretaries of state and the treasury, respectively, under President George Washington.

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The Antifederalists' biggest complaint was that the new Constitution did not have a(n) ________.

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