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

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Question 1

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

Question 2

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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The Antifederalists did all of the following EXCEPT
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  • 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.

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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President Washington helped stabilize the western frontier by
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  • 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.

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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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.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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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?
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  • 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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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Which of the following is associated with the Federalists?
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  • 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

Question 39

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The "XYZ" Affair
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  • 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

Question 40

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

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

Question 50

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

Question 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.
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  • New York
  • Massachusetts
  • Pennsylvania
  • Virginia
  • South Carolina
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