Ch. 8 Federalist Era

With which of the following did Congress establish a federal court system?

• Bill of Rights
• Hamilton's Plan
• Judiciary Act of 1789
• Report on the Public Credit

A person favoring one side of a political issue is

• a faction
• partisan
• a party favor
• implying power

The three department heads that advised the president were called...

• Congress
• cabinet
• kitchen sink
• precedent

The first chief justice of the United States was

• John Adams
• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington
• John Jay

Which of the following was NOT part of Alexander Hamilton's plan to improve the nation's economy?

• pay off the nation's debt
• increase tariffs
• create a national bank
• war with Britain

What law made it illegal to criticize the government?

• Alien Act
• Sedition Act
• Naturalization Act
• Tyranny Act

What law gave the president the power to deport aliens?

• Sedition Act
• XYZ Affair
• Citizen Act
• Alien Act

The first vice president and second president of the United States was

• John Adams
• Aaron Burr
• Thomas Jefferson
• Charles Pinckney

The XYZ affair made many Americans angry with which country?

• France
• Spain
• Portugal
• Britain

Why did George Washington oppose the creation of political parties?

• He felt they would create boring debates
• He felt they would weaken and divide the nation
• He felt they would lead us into war with France
• He felt they would prevent government from ruling the people