Ch. 10 Launching the New Ship of State

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The new Constitution did not provide for the creation of a(n)

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cabinet.

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Match the individual with his office in the new government: A. Thomas Jefferson, B. Alexander Hamilton, C. Henry Knox, D. John Jay. 1. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 2. secretary of state, 3. secretary of war, 4. secretary of treasury.

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A - secretary of state, B - secretary of treasury, C - secretary of war, D - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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One of the major criticisms of the Constitution, as drafted in Philadelphia, was that it did not provide guarantees for individual rights.

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did not provide guarantees for individual rights.

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All of the following are guarantees provided by the Bill of Rights except: the right to vote for all citizens.

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the right to vote for all citizens.

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Which amendment guards against the danger that enumerating rights might lead to the conclusion that they were the only ones protected?

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9th

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The ____ Amendment might rightly be called the states' rights amendment.

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10th

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Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

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the wealthier class.

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As secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton's first objective was to

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bolster the national credit.

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The legal basis for Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was

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based on the "necessary and proper," or "elastic," clause in the Constitution.

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All of the following are true statements about the Whiskey Rebellion except:
- backcountry pioneer folk saw whiskey not as a luxury but as an economic necessity and medium of exchange.
- protesters felt burdened by Hamilton's economic programs.
- whiskey rebels tarred and feathered revenue officers.

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President Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion by negotiating a peaceful resolution of the conflict with the protestors.