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

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Questão 1

Questão
What position toward other governments does Washington encourage future politicians to adopt?
Responda
  • preparation for aggression
  • respectful neutrality
  • support of anyone opposed to the British
  • fostering of as many alliances as possible

Questão 2

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

Questão 3

Questão
Which region’s politics is Washington particularly interested in avoiding?
Responda
  • Africa
  • Latin America
  • China
  • Europe

Questão 4

Questão
Besides political and military neutrality, how else does Washington suggest that the country should be neutral with other countries?
Responda
  • in economic trade
  • in immigration policy
  • in family disagreements
  • in religious matters

Questão 5

Questão
By 1786, even defenders of the Articles of Confederation agreed that which of the following needed to be strengthened?
Responda
  • the power to tax
  • the navy
  • the court system
  • the executive
  • the army

Questão 6

Questão
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the men who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Responda
  • They were well educated.
  • They were all highly respected.
  • They were relatively young.
  • They believed in democracy.
  • They represented great property interests.

Questão 7

Questão
The greatest division in the Constitutional Convention was between
Responda
  • eastern and western interests.
  • large and small states.
  • slave and free states.
  • agricultural and manufacturing interests.
  • the Federalists and the Republicans.

Questão 8

Questão
The unresolved issue considered most important when the Constitutional Convention adjourned was
Responda
  • 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.

Questão 9

Questão
The Antifederalists did all of the following EXCEPT
Responda
  • 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.

Questão 10

Questão
The Constitution’s most distinctive feature was its
Responda
  • 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.”

Questão 11

Questão
Which of the following was NOT a belief held by Alexander Hamilton?
Responda
  • 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.

Questão 12

Questão
President Washington helped stabilize the western frontier by
Responda
  • 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.

Questão 13

Questão
Madison and others became convinced that the Federalists were creating a political party because they were
Responda
  • 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.

Questão 14

Questão
Under the Constitution, the status of the western Indian tribes was
Responda
  • not clearly defined.
  • that of indentured servants.
  • that of independent nations.
  • the same as states.
  • that of conquered nations.

Questão 15

Questão
Republicans pinned their hopes for a reversal of the Alien and Sedition Acts on the
Responda
  • army of the United States.
  • House of Representatives.
  • state legislatures.
  • Supreme Court.
  • Senate.

Questão 16

Questão
The most resourceful advocate of a centralized government was Alexander Hamilton.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 17

Questão
The intellectual leader of the Constitutional Convention was James Madison.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 18

Questão
The “Great Compromise” was important because it solved the problem of representation.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 19

Questão
The Constitution did not resolve the question of which law—state or national—would be the supreme law of the land.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 20

Questão
The Constitution had little chance of success unless Virginia and New York ratified it.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 21

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

Questão 22

Questão
Most of the framers of the Constitution believed organized political parties were evil and should be avoided.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 23

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

Questão 24

Questão
What event spurred far greater elite interest in the 1787 Convention than would otherwise have occurred?
Responda
  • Shays’s Rebellion
  • Whiskey Rebellion
  • Bacon’s Rebellion
  • Nat Turner’s Rebellion

Questão 25

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

Questão 26

Questão
Who of the following opposed the principles and ideas of the Federalist Papers?
Responda
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Samuel Adams
  • John Jay
  • James Madison

Questão 27

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

Questão 28

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

Questão 29

Questão
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?
Responda
  • the new government should take responsibility for the existing public debt
  • no new taxes should be proposed.
  • a national bank should be created.

Questão 30

Questão
According to Alexander Hamilton, support from which social group was essential in ensuring the government’s survival?
Responda
  • wealthy elites
  • small farmers
  • manufacturers and traders
  • large planters and pastoralists

Questão 31

Questão
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?
Responda
  • private investors
  • new federal taxes
  • issuance of additional bonds
  • the states

Questão 32

Questão
Which industry did Hamilton’s 1791 report idealize as essential to a healthy, prosperous society in the United States?
Responda
  • manufacturing
  • import/export trading
  • slavery
  • market agriculture

Questão 33

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

Questão 34

Questão
In 1793, the United States found itself drawn into its first external conflict involving which European powers?
Responda
  • Spain and Portugal
  • France and Spain
  • Britain and Spain
  • Britain and France

Questão 35

Questão
hose personal mission to England and subsequent diplomacy ended the conflict with Britain in 1794?
Responda
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Edmund Randolph
  • Thomas Pinckney
  • John Jay

Questão 36

Questão
Which of the following does NOT describe the "Revolution of 1800"?
Responda
  • 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

Questão 37

Questão
According to Alexander Hamilton, who was too unreliable to be trusted with the presidency?
Responda
  • John Adams
  • Aaron Burr
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison

Questão 38

Questão
Which of the following is associated with the Federalists?
Responda
  • 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

Questão 39

Questão
The "XYZ" Affair
Responda
  • 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

Questão 40

Questão
First President of the United States is [blank_start]George Washington[blank_end].
Responda
  • George Washington

Questão 41

Questão
First Secretary of Treasury and established the first National Bank [blank_start]Alexander Hamilton[blank_end].
Responda
  • Alexander Hamilton

Questão 42

Questão
Wrote most of the Constitution and Fourth President is [blank_start]James Madison[blank_end].
Responda
  • James Madison

Questão 43

Questão
First Vice President and Third President is [blank_start]John Adams[blank_end].
Responda
  • John Adams

Questão 44

Questão
First Secretary of State and Third President is [blank_start]Thomas Jefferson[blank_end].
Responda
  • Thomas Jefferson

Questão 45

Questão
An agrarian republic, where citizens would farm their own land, the happy yeoman farmer. [blank_start]Anti-Federalist[blank_end]
Responda
  • Anti-Federalist

Questão 46

Questão
A commercial republic, where manufacturing and trade dominated the mostly urban nation. [blank_start]Federalist[blank_end]
Responda
  • Federalist

Questão 47

Questão
Appealed mostly to Northern aristocrats, urban elites, and merchants. [blank_start]Federalist[blank_end]
Responda
  • Federalist

Questão 48

Questão
Appealed mostly to settlers on the Western frontier and small farmers. [blank_start]Anti-Federalist[blank_end]
Responda
  • Anti-Federalist

Questão 49

Questão
Would soon become the Republican Party, creating the first party system in U.S. politics. [blank_start]Anti-Federalist[blank_end]
Responda
  • Anti-Federalist

Questão 50

Questão
Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the
Responda
  • new federal government
  • courts
  • Presidential cabinet
  • rights of individuals
  • states

Questão 51

Questão
The state of ______________________ refused to allow the federal government to assume state debts unless the new national capital was located in the South.
Responda
  • New York
  • Massachusetts
  • Pennsylvania
  • Virginia
  • South Carolina

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