Question 1

The "Republicans" of the 1790s were institutionally related to the Republican Party of the 1850s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The new Constitution made no reference to political parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton served as secretaries of state and the treasury,respectively,under President George Washington.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Judiciary Act of 1801 was passed by a lame duck Federalist Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult problem of ________ at the Philadelphia convention.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult...

Question 6

George Washington was greatly alarmed by Shays's Rebellion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Alexander Hamilton,James Madison,and John Jay were the authors of ________.

Accepted Answer

The Federa

Question 8

As treasury secretary,Alexander Hamilton

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted to eliminate the national debt. 
B)  opposed the federal government's assumption of state debts. 
C)  supported the creation of a national bank. 
D)  encouraged the federal government to focus on the needs of the independent farmer. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  wanted to eliminate the national debt. 
B)  opposed the federal government's assumption of state debts. 
C)  supported the creation of a national bank. 
D)  encouraged the federal government to focus on the needs of the independent farmer. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 9

Jefferson favored an agrarian America,but he did not oppose industrial activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Once enacted,Hamilton's program failed to bring about many of the effects he had intended and quickly lost the support of the most influential segments of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the Constitutional Convention of 1787,a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the

Accepted Answer

A)  agreement that half of all future states would allow slavery. 
B)  strengthened fugitive slave provision. 
C)  continuation of the slave trade for at least twenty more years. 
D)  guarantee of the permanent continuation of slavery where it existed. 
E)  denial of suffrage to free black men. 
A)  agreement that half of all future states would allow slavery. 
B)  strengthened fugitive slave provision. 
C)  continuation of the slave trade for at least twenty more years. 
D)  guarantee of the permanent continuation of slavery where it existed. 
E)  denial of suffrage to free black men.

Question 12

Jefferson referred to his election as the "________ of 1800."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jefferson referred to his election as the...

Question 13

In America,the French Revolution was generally praised by

Accepted Answer

A)  Federalists. 
B)  Republicans. 
C)  Federalists and Republicans. 
D)  Indians and slaves. 
E)  no one. 
A)  Federalists. 
B)  Republicans. 
C)  Federalists and Republicans. 
D)  Indians and slaves. 
E)  no one.

Question 14

Why did states that initially opposed the proposed Constitution of 1787 ultimately ratify it?

Accepted Answer

States that initially opposed the propos

Question 15

James Madison,Thomas Jefferson,and other leaders opposed Alexander Hamilton's proposed national bank on the grounds that

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress had no authority to create a national bank. 
B)  a national bank would lead to currency inflation. 
C)  a national bank would lead to rampant speculation. 
D)  Congress had no authority to create a national bank, and a national bank would lead to currency inflation. 
E)  a national bank would lead to currency inflation and rampant speculation. 
A)  Congress had no authority to create a national bank. 
B)  a national bank would lead to currency inflation. 
C)  a national bank would lead to rampant speculation. 
D)  Congress had no authority to create a national bank, and a national bank would lead to currency inflation. 
E)  a national bank would lead to currency inflation and rampant speculation.

Question 16

As president,George Washington

Accepted Answer

A)  had never envisioned a strong central government. 
B)  considered it his duty to resolve political controversies. 
C)  sought to dominate national politics. 
D)  grew concerned that the federal government was gaining too much power. 
E)  avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress. 
A)  had never envisioned a strong central government. 
B)  considered it his duty to resolve political controversies. 
C)  sought to dominate national politics. 
D)  grew concerned that the federal government was gaining too much power. 
E)  avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress.

Question 17

The Constitution did little to resolve the place of Indian nations within the new United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

At the start of the Constitutional Convention of 1787,the delegates ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  their proceeding would be open to the public. 
B)  states would have proportional voting based on each state's population. 
C)  each state delegation would have a single vote. 
D)  slavery would have to be preserved within the United States. 
E)  the country needed a stronger army to prevent further popular uprisings. 
A)  their proceeding would be open to the public. 
B)  states would have proportional voting based on each state's population. 
C)  each state delegation would have a single vote. 
D)  slavery would have to be preserved within the United States. 
E)  the country needed a stronger army to prevent further popular uprisings.

Question 19

Under the Constitution of 1787,the people would directly elect

Accepted Answer

A)  members of the House of Representatives. 
B)  members of the Senate. 
C)  the president. 
D)  federal judges. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  members of the House of Representatives. 
B)  members of the Senate. 
C)  the president. 
D)  federal judges. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 20

What were the primary reasons the Articles of Confederation failed as a structure of government?

Accepted Answer

There were several primary reasons why t

Exam 6: The Constitution and the New Republic

The "Republicans" of the 1790s were institutionally related to the Republican Party of the 1850s.

The new Constitution made no reference to political parties.

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton served as secretaries of state and the treasury,respectively,under President George Washington.

The Judiciary Act of 1801 was passed by a lame duck Federalist Congress.

The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult problem of ________ at the Philadelphia convention.

George Washington was greatly alarmed by Shays's Rebellion.

Alexander Hamilton,James Madison,and John Jay were the authors of ________.

As treasury secretary,Alexander Hamilton

Jefferson favored an agrarian America,but he did not oppose industrial activity.

Once enacted,Hamilton's program failed to bring about many of the effects he had intended and quickly lost the support of the most influential segments of the population.

In the Constitutional Convention of 1787,a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the

Jefferson referred to his election as the "________ of 1800."

In America,the French Revolution was generally praised by

Why did states that initially opposed the proposed Constitution of 1787 ultimately ratify it?

James Madison,Thomas Jefferson,and other leaders opposed Alexander Hamilton's proposed national bank on the grounds that

As president,George Washington

The Constitution did little to resolve the place of Indian nations within the new United States.

At the start of the Constitutional Convention of 1787,the delegates ruled that

Under the Constitution of 1787,the people would directly elect

What were the primary reasons the Articles of Confederation failed as a structure of government?

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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