Question 1

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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The structure of the central government ...

Question 2

Before the new Constitution could go into effect,it had to be ratified by all thirteen existing states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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

Question 4

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

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A)   All these answers are correct.
B)   provide loans to private businesses.
C)   have a monopoly on the government's banking business.
D)   facilitate the collection of taxes.
E)   act as a storehouse for federal deposits.

Question 5

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

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Question 6

In 1786,Alexander Hamilton found an important ally in his push for a stronger central government,in

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A)   Thomas Jefferson.
B)   Benjamin Franklin.
C)   Thomas Paine.
D)   George Washington.
E)   James Madison.

Question 7

The two preeminent Republicans of the 1790s were

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

Question 8

The Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)

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A)  were aggressively used by the Adams administration to suppress public criticism until they were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
B)  were aggressively used by the Adams administration to suppress public criticism.
C)  gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism,and were aggressively used by the Adams administration to that effect.
D)  gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism.
E)  were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Question 9

The delegates who drafted the new Constitution were products of the American Revolution but had lost their fears of concentrated power.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

By the late 1780s,dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation included a belief that the national government

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A)   had grown too powerful.
B)   was too closely tied to England.
C)   was pushing America into another war with England.
D)   had sold too much western land to speculators.
E)   was ineffective.

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Federalists controlled the new government under the Constitution for its first

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A)   twelve years.
B)   four years.
C)   twenty years.
D)   eight years.
E)   sixteen years.

Question 14

Some Republicans were so upset by the Alien and Sedition Acts that they concluded that the states had the power to nullify acts of Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Hamilton favored both a tariff on imports and a federal excise tax.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Hamilton's economic program had the general support of both manufacturing interests and small farmers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The "XYZ Affair"

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A)   increased tensions between the United States and Great Britain.
B)   was prompted by a feud between John Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
C)   led to an undeclared war between the United States and France.
D)   involved foreign interference in an American presidential election.
E)   involved secret foreign treaties with nearby Indian nations.

Question 18

Why was there such opposition to the proposed Constitution of 1787?

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The proposed Constitution of 1787, which...

Question 19

The core complaint of Antifederalists about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was that it

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A)   failed to abolish slavery.
B)   omitted references to God.
C)   granted the states too much power.
D)   lacked a bill of rights.
E)   allowed the people to have too much direct influence on the choosing of politicians.

Question 20

The "XYZ Affair" took place during the administration of President John Adams.

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A) True 
 B)False

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