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11 The Triumphs and Travails of Jeffersonian Democracy
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1The most revolutionary development in the critical election of 1800 turned out to be:
- Athe massive grass-roots mobilization of voters by Jefferson's Republican Party
- BJefferson's radical proposals for overturning the existing political system
- Cthe peaceful transition of power from one political party to its opponent
- Dthe electoral stalemate between Jefferson and his running mate, Burr
2One Federalist policy that Jefferson quickly overturned was:
- AThe Judiciary Act
- BThe excise tax
- CThe Bank of the United States
- DThe protective tariff
3The case of Marbury v Madison established the principle that:
- AFederal laws take precedent over state legislation
- BThe President has the right to appoint the federal Judiciary
- CThe Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the federal judiciary
- DThe Supreme Court has the final right to determine the constitutionality of legislation
4Jefferson was forced to reverse his strong opposition to maintaining any substantial American military because of:
- AThe spreading Indian attacks in the West
- BThe threat to America posed by the British-French wars
- CThe plundering and blackmailing of American shipping by North African states
- DThe charge by his Federalist opponents that his dislike of the military was unpatriotic
5Jefferson's greatest concern about purchasing Louisiana was:
- Awhether it was in America's interest to acquire such a vast territory
- Bwhether the cost was excessive for his small-government philosophy
- Chow to defend and govern the territory once it was part of the United States
- Dwhether the purchase was permissible under the Constitution
6The greatest political beneficiary of the Louisiana Purchase:
- AThomas Jefferson
- BAaron Burr
- CThe Federalist Party
- DNapoleon
7Although greatly weakened after Jefferson's election, the Federalist party's philosophy continued to have great influence through:
- Athe propaganda efforts of Federalists agitators
- Bthe Federalist control of the U.S. Senate
- Cthe Federalist Supreme Court rulings of John Marshall
- DFederalists sympathies within the U.S. army and navy
8The Republicans' failure to impeach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase established the principle that:
- Athe deliberation of Supreme Court justices were absolutely confidential
- Bpresidents could appoint, but not remove Supreme Court justices
- Cimpeachment should not be used as a political weapon to overturn Supreme Court decisions
- Dthe constitutional power of impeachment was almost impossible to carry out
9Jefferson military policy and budgets were centered on:
- Aa large naval force that could compete with the British Navy
- Bseveral hundred small gunboats that could protect American shores without provoking international wars
- Ca strong system of forts along the coast and across the frontier West
- Deffectively training and equipping the state militias so they could be called into service if needed
10A key event that forced Napoleon to abandon his dreams of a French New World empire and instead sell Louisiana to the United States was:
- Aa successful slave revolt that overthrew French rule in Santo Domingo
- Bthe widespread Spanish rebellion against French imperial rule
- Cthe growing American military threat to seize New Orleans by force
- Dthe failed rebellion of the French population in Canada against British rule
11Which of the following was NOT among the consequences of the Louisiana Purchase:
- AThe geographical and scientific discoveries of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- BThe weakening of the power of the presidency in foreign affairs
- CThe pursuit of isolationism as America's primary foreign policy outlook
- DThe precedent of incorporating foreign territory into the US through peaceful purchase
12Jefferson's Embargo Act provided that:
- AAmerica would not trade with Britain until it ended impressment
- BAmerican goods could be carried only in American ships
- CAmerica would sell no military supplies to either warring nation, Britain or France
- DAmerica would prohibit all foreign trade
13A crucial foreign policy goal for many war hawks in the War of 1812 was the:
- Aend of all Spanish colonization in the Americas
- Bconquest and settlement of Texas
- Cdestruction of the British Navy
- Dconquest of Spanish Florida
14Besides creating a pan-Indian military alliance against white expansion, Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa (the Prophet) urged American Indians to:
- Aresist the whites' culture and alcohol and revive traditional Indian cultures
- Babandon their tribes and develop a single Indian language and government
- Cdemonstrate their legal ownership of the lands that whites were intruding upon
- Dadopt white culture and technology as a way of resisting further white expansion
15President Madison's primary goal in asking Congress to declare war against Britain in 1812 was to:
- Arestore confidence in America's republican experiment by fighting against British disrespect for American rights
- Bhalt Tecumseh's successful Indian revolt and alliance with the British
- Cend the British practice of impressing American seamen into the British navy
- Dreinforce the Republican party's patriotism and undermine Federalist power in New England
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