New Republic Test Review

How did Alexander Hamilton deal with the nation's financial problems?

• He asked the states to help pay off the nation's war debts.
• He asked Congress to put a tax on imported foreign goods
• He tried to borrow money from foreign countries.
• He decided not to repay the loans that other nations had made to the United States.

The difference between Hamilton and Jefferson was

• Hamilton believed the Constitution gave the national government more power than Jefferson did.
• Hamilton sought the support of the rich upper class while Jefferson believed in the common people
• Hamilton favored Great Britain while Jefferson supported France
• All of these are true

How did the rise of political parties affect the election of 1796?

• Different parties controlled the presidency and the Congress.
• Jefferson resigned his cabinet post due to arguments with Hamilton.
• The nation elected a Federalist president and a Democratic-Republican vice-president.
• All of these are true

Who believed the National Bank was unconstitutional?

• Hamilton
• Jefferson

The department heads that George Washington appointed to help him lead the nation formed a group of advisors that became known as the __________.

• federal judiciary
• cabinet
• Executive Council
• All of these

This resulted from a dispute over French interference with American trade.

• Jay's Treaty
• Pinckney's Treaty
• Treaty of Greenville
• XYZ Affair

George Washington warned Americans in his Farewell Address that by forming _____________they risked weakening and dividing the nation.

• states
• political parties
• the Constitution
• the Supreme Court

In the ___________ resolutions, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson wrote that a state had the right to judge whether or not a law was constitutional.

• Kentucky and Virginia
• Maryland and Delaware
• Georgia and Maine
• Pennsylvania and Virginia

John Adams was so angry over attacks on his policies that he asked Congress to pass the ___________ to make criticizing the government a crime.

• Alien and Sedition Acts
• Federal Judiciary Act 
• First Amendment Revocation
• All of these

What landmark supreme court case firmly established the principle of judicial review?

• Tecumseh
• Treaty of Ghent
• Marbury v. Madison
• Impressment