#ER - Political Parties & Farewell Address

#ER - Political Parties

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• Decreased taxation within the United States

• Created a national bank

• Supported the French Revolution

• Restricted international trade

Multiple Choice

Which issue caused the greatest divisions between the first political parties in the United States?

• The gaining of new territory

• The powers of the federal government

• The national policy on immigration

• The constitutionality of slavery

Multiple Choice

What conclusion can best be drawn from the information in this chart?

• Political parties usually agree on most issues.

• The Federalists opposed most tariffs.

• The Democratic-Republicans favored a strong national bank.

• Political parties often have differing visions of the nation's future.

Multiple Choice

Why did Jefferson and Madison oppose Hamilton's Financial Plan?

• They feared the plan favored the rich.

• They wanted to see a strong federal government.

• Hamilton was from New York.

• They wanted to help Southern manufacturers.

Multiple Choice

Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to ---

• the creation of reservations for American Indians

• a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights

• the establishment of the first U.S. political parties

• a compromise over slavery in western territories

Multiple Choice

The Federalists and the Democratic-Republican emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over ---

• how the nation should develop economically

• whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine

• how the nation should admit new states

• whether to approve the Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Which phrase completes this excerpt?

• colonial Settlements

• protective Tariffs

• permanent Alliances

• territorial Disputes