Question 1

In the late 1790s,on the political scene,

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A)   the United States was deeply and bitterly divided.
B)   the republican form of government had won over most skeptics.
C)   the power of the Republicans was declining.
D)   the United States had developed a clear two-party system.
E)   there was considerable agreement over most important foreign policy questions.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The New Jersey Plan

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A)   proposed a legislature consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate.
B)   was chosen by the convention delegates to replace the Virginia Plan.
C)   had the general support of the larger states.
D)   expanded the taxation and regulatory powers of Congress.
E)   was proposed by delegate Edmund Randolph.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Supporters of the new Constitution were better organized than were their opponents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

President Adams was an enthusiastic supporter of the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The two preeminent Republicans of the 1790s were

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A)   Alexander Hamilton and James Monroe.
B)   John Adams and James Madison.
C)   John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
D)   Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
E)   Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

During the 1790s,regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the

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A)   rural Deep South.
B)   rural Far West.
C)   Northeast.
D)   Southwest.
E)   mid-Atlantic region.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

In what ways was the Adams administration an expression of Federalist philosophy? In what ways was it not?

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Question 8

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) B) and C)

Question 9

According to the Judiciary Act of 1789,the Supreme Court was to be

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A)   composed of nine members.
B)   the judicial power for interpreting the constitutionality of state laws.
C)   directly elected by the people.
D)   both composed of nine members and the judicial power for interpreting the constitutionality of state laws.
E)   both composed of nine members and directly elected by the people.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompted by

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A)   a dispute over President Washington's policies for westward expansion.
B)   fear that the Federalists were attempting to end free elections.
C)   belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained.
D)   a growing debate over the national bank.
E)   fear that George Washington would try to run for a third term.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Like George Washington,Thomas Jefferson's estate freed his slaves after his death.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What personal characteristics and political decisions contributed to making George Washington an effective president?

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Question 13

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

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Question 14

In the 1790s,those who were labeled Republicans envisioned developing a nation that would

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A)   be highly commercial and urban.
B)   be largely agricultural and rural.
C)   be a leading world power.
D)   eventually control most of North America.
E)   eventually grant political rights to women and minorities as well as white men.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 15

Explain how the structure of the central government,as defined under the Articles of Confederation,was intended to resolve many of the grievances colonists had with the British government prior to the Revolution.

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Question 16

In the debate over the Constitution of 1787,Antifederalist opponents to the document

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A)   were better organized.
B)   had the support of George Washington.
C)   feared that poorly educated men would be elected to prominent political offices.
D)   believed the new government was not strong enough to maintain order.
E)   argued that the Constitution would put an end to individual liberty.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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A)   did not fear concentrated government power.
B)   welcomed the possibilities of direct democracy.
C)   were suspicious of wealthy property owners.
D)   well represented the diversity of the national population.
E)   were well educated by the standards of their time.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue through

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A)   an import tax and a personal income tax.
B)   a sales tax and a property tax.
C)   an excise tax and an import tax.
D)   an excise tax and a sales tax.
E)   a sales tax and a personal income tax.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

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) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

The Virginia Plan called for

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A)   retaining the Articles of Confederation, with the addition of a national executive.
B)   a two-tier national legislature.
C)   combining the three smallest states into one large state.
D)   a Senate in which each state would have two members.
E)   an end to the slave trade and gradual emancipation.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Exam 6: The Constitution and the New Republic

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