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HIST 7A - Chapter 6 - The Constitution and the New Republic

Frage 1 von 51

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What position toward other governments does Washington encourage future politicians to adopt?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • preparation for aggression

  • respectful neutrality

  • support of anyone opposed to the British

  • fostering of as many alliances as possible

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Frage 2 von 51

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What does Washington’s use of the words “enlightened and independent patriot” reveal in terms of his philosophical influences?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • He was influenced by European Enlightenment thought.

  • He was consistently pro-slavery.

  • His ideas about society came from a military career.

  • Christianity defined his world view.

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Frage 3 von 51

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Which region’s politics is Washington particularly interested in avoiding?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Africa

  • Latin America

  • China

  • Europe

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Frage 4 von 51

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Besides political and military neutrality, how else does Washington suggest that the country should be neutral with other countries?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • in economic trade

  • in immigration policy

  • in family disagreements

  • in religious matters

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Frage 5 von 51

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By 1786, even defenders of the Articles of Confederation agreed that which of the following needed to be strengthened?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the power to tax

  • the navy

  • the court system

  • the executive

  • the army

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Frage 6 von 51

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Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the men who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • They were well educated.

  • They were all highly respected.

  • They were relatively young.

  • They believed in democracy.

  • They represented great property interests.

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Frage 7 von 51

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The greatest division in the Constitutional Convention was between

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • eastern and western interests.

  • large and small states.

  • slave and free states.

  • agricultural and manufacturing interests.

  • the Federalists and the Republicans.

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Frage 8 von 51

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The unresolved issue considered most important when the Constitutional Convention adjourned was

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the fairness of a national tax.

  • where to locate the national capital.

  • the absence of a list of individual rights.

  • whether or not to have an executive.

  • how to count slaves for representation.

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Frage 9 von 51

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The Antifederalists did all of the following EXCEPT

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • fear potential despotism in a strong centralized government.

  • show a basic faith in human nature and man’s ability to wield power justly.

  • present themselves as the true protectors of the principles of the Revolution.

  • argue that the Constitution would increase taxes, weaken the states, and abolish individual liberties.

  • argue that the Constitution represented the rights of the “well born” at the expense of the common people.

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Frage 10 von 51

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The Constitution’s most distinctive feature was its

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • lack of a national judicial system.

  • single-house legislature.

  • system for the direct election of the executive.

  • lack of amendment provisions.

  • separation of “powers” with “checks and balances.”

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Frage 11 von 51

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Which of the following was NOT a belief held by Alexander Hamilton?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The best leaders are those democratically elected.

  • The new government needed the support of the wealthy and powerful.

  • A stable and effective government required an elite ruling class.

  • A permanent national debt was desirable.

  • Urbanization and industrialization were desirable.

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Frage 12 von 51

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President Washington helped stabilize the western frontier by

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • putting down the Whiskey Rebellion.

  • establishing white settlements in the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes region.

  • allowing existing states to incorporate additional land claims.

  • refusing to bargain with Indian resistance leaders.

  • relieving General “Mad Anthony” Wayne of his command.

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Frage 13 von 51

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Madison and others became convinced that the Federalists were creating a political party because they were

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • forming caucuses of elected officials.

  • forming local associations to strengthen their stand in local communities.

  • using their offices to reward supporters and win allies.

  • All the answers are correct.

  • working to establish a national network of influence.

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Frage 14 von 51

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Under the Constitution, the status of the western Indian tribes was

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • not clearly defined.

  • that of indentured servants.

  • that of independent nations.

  • the same as states.

  • that of conquered nations.

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Frage 15 von 51

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Republicans pinned their hopes for a reversal of the Alien and Sedition Acts on the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • army of the United States.

  • House of Representatives.

  • state legislatures.

  • Supreme Court.

  • Senate.

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Frage 16 von 51

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The most resourceful advocate of a centralized government was Alexander Hamilton.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 17 von 51

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The intellectual leader of the Constitutional Convention was James Madison.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 18 von 51

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The “Great Compromise” was important because it solved the problem of representation.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 19 von 51

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The Constitution did not resolve the question of which law—state or national—would be the supreme law of the land.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 20 von 51

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The Constitution had little chance of success unless Virginia and New York ratified it.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 21 von 51

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After the Constitution was ratified, Americans agreed that the government should strive to create a highly commercial, urban nation.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 22 von 51

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Most of the framers of the Constitution believed organized political parties were evil and should be avoided.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 23 von 51

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Which of the following accurately describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 in addressing the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • was nearly the same as the Articles of Confederation

  • granted no power to levy taxes

  • produced a completely different plan for a new type of government

  • framed a national structure with all power given to the federal government and none to the states

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Frage 24 von 51

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What event spurred far greater elite interest in the 1787 Convention than would otherwise have occurred?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Shays’s Rebellion

  • Whiskey Rebellion

  • Bacon’s Rebellion

  • Nat Turner’s Rebellion

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Frage 25 von 51

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Which of these accurately describe the role of The Federalist Papers in the debate over the ratification of the Constitution?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • discussed fear of anarchy, disorder, and chaos

  • provided a powerful defense of the new Constitution.

  • represented ideas of the latest political philosophers.

  • All of these are correct.

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Frage 26 von 51

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Who of the following opposed the principles and ideas of the Federalist Papers?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Alexander Hamilton

  • Samuel Adams

  • John Jay

  • James Madison

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Frage 27 von 51

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What was the main antifederalist grievance with the 1787 Constitution?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • What was the main antifederalist grievance with the 1787 Constitution?

  • the omission of slavery

  • the lack of a bill of rights

  • the unclear separation of powers

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Frage 28 von 51

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Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the new government should take responsibility for the existing public debt

  • no new taxes should be proposed.

  • a national bank should be created.

  • No answer text provided.

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Frage 29 von 51

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Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the new government should take responsibility for the existing public debt

  • no new taxes should be proposed.

  • a national bank should be created.

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Frage 30 von 51

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According to Alexander Hamilton, support from which social group was essential in ensuring the government’s survival?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • wealthy elites

  • small farmers

  • manufacturers and traders

  • large planters and pastoralists

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Frage 31 von 51

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Within his financial programs, what source did Hamilton envision providing most of the funds for the establishment of the National Bank of the United States?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • private investors

  • new federal taxes

  • issuance of additional bonds

  • the states

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Frage 32 von 51

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Which industry did Hamilton’s 1791 report idealize as essential to a healthy, prosperous society in the United States?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • manufacturing

  • import/export trading

  • slavery

  • market agriculture

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Frage 33 von 51

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Which is NOT one of the diplomatic crises faced, and handled, by the United States in the first decade?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Jay's Treaty prevented a war between the United States and Great Britain

  • in negotiations with Spain, Pinckney won all of the concessions the United States wanted

  • the "XYZ" affair led to improved relations with France

  • American neutrality was tested when the revolutionary French government went to war with Great Britain

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Frage 34 von 51

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In 1793, the United States found itself drawn into its first external conflict involving which European powers?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Spain and Portugal

  • France and Spain

  • Britain and Spain

  • Britain and France

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Frage 35 von 51

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hose personal mission to England and subsequent diplomacy ended the conflict with Britain in 1794?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Benjamin Franklin

  • Edmund Randolph

  • Thomas Pinckney

  • John Jay

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Frage 36 von 51

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Which of the following does NOT describe the "Revolution of 1800"?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • after Jefferson and Burr received an equal number of votes, the election was decided by the Congress, who were mostly Federalists

  • the tie between the two candidates Jefferson and Burr was settled with a duel between them

  • unlike the previous election, this election was filled with controversy and ugly politics

  • Republicans celebrated victory: they now controlled two of the three branches of government

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Frage 37 von 51

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According to Alexander Hamilton, who was too unreliable to be trusted with the presidency?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • John Adams

  • Aaron Burr

  • Thomas Jefferson

  • James Madison

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Frage 38 von 51

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Which of the following is associated with the Federalists?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams

  • agrarian localists, fearful of too much central power

  • Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

  • would later become Republicans

  • Demanding a Bill of Rights before ratifying the Constitution

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Frage 39 von 51

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The "XYZ" Affair

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • led to an undeclared war between the U.S. and France

  • involved foreign interference in an American presidential election

  • involved secret foreign treaties with nearby Indian nations

  • increased tensions between the U.S. and Great Britain

  • was prompted by a feud between John Adams and Alexander Hamilton

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Frage 40 von 51

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First President of the United States is .

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Frage 41 von 51

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First Secretary of Treasury and established the first National Bank .

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Frage 42 von 51

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Wrote most of the Constitution and Fourth President is .

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Frage 43 von 51

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First Vice President and Third President is .

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Frage 44 von 51

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First Secretary of State and Third President is .

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Frage 45 von 51

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An agrarian republic, where citizens would farm their own land, the happy yeoman farmer.

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Frage 46 von 51

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A commercial republic, where manufacturing and trade dominated the mostly urban nation.

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Frage 47 von 51

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Appealed mostly to Northern aristocrats, urban elites, and merchants.

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Frage 48 von 51

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Appealed mostly to settlers on the Western frontier and small farmers.

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Frage 49 von 51

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Would soon become the Republican Party, creating the first party system in U.S. politics.

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Frage 50 von 51

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Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • new federal government

  • courts

  • Presidential cabinet

  • rights of individuals

  • states

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Frage 51 von 51

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The state of ______________________ refused to allow the federal government to assume state debts unless the new national capital was located in the South.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • New York

  • Massachusetts

  • Pennsylvania

  • Virginia

  • South Carolina

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