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1. One of George Washington's main duties as the first president, was to establish ______ for all future presidents, including creating a cabinet. | precedents |
2. ___________ was a strong supporter of the National Bank. | Alexander Hamilton |
3. The national debt can best be defined as the amount of money owed | by the United States to foreign countries and the nation's citizens. |
4. Which of the following actions was NOT part of Alexander Hamilton's economic plan? | Using the national mint to fund the Federalist Party |
5. Thomas Jefferson stood for a ______ construction or interpretation of the Constitution. | strict. |
6. The first political parties to develop in the United States were the _____ | Federalists & Democratic-Republicans |
7. Alexander Hamilton changed Southerners' minds about paying war debt by convincing Northern members of Congress to move the capital to | Washington D.C. |
8. Alexander Hamilton's vision of a healthy economy depended on business people and manufacturers, but Thomas Jefferson's vision supported | farmers |
9. Thomas Jefferson might agree most with which of the following ideas? | Agriculture is the key to a robust economy |
10. Hamilton's plan to create a National Bank was considered Constitutional because of the | Elastic Clause |
11. Which of these did NOT contribute to the Whiskey Rebellion? | settlers had many opportunities to trade. |
12. President Washington personally led the army against the westerners in the Whiskey Rebellion because | he felt people needed to understand the Constitutional right of Congress to institute tax |
13. Which of the these might a Federalist have shouted at a political rally? | National Government over All! |
14. Alexander Hamilton helped found the Federalist Party, which wanted TO LIMIT... | state government power. |
15. The Alien and Sedition Acts limited all EXCEPT which of the following freedoms | religion |
16. The Alien and Sedition Acts were supported by the Federalists as a way to | crush Democratic-Republican opposition to war |
17. During the presidency of John Quincy Adams, three French agents would discuss a treaty with the U.S. only in exchange for a bribe. The incident came to be known as the | XYZ Affair |
18. Which best describes President John Adams' attitude toward going to war with France? | He refused to declare war because he felt the U.S. was not ready for a war. |
19. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which stated the Alien and Sedition Acts were a misuse of government, were put forth by which leaders? | Jefferson and Madison |
20. According to George Washington's Farewell Address, what was the key to national success? | political unity |