Building the New Nation

 The outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) strengthened the authority of the

• national government
• state governors
• territorial legislatures
• local police

President George Washington’s principal reason for issuing the Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) was to

• repay France for help in the Revolutionary War
• protect United States interests in the Caribbean area
• safeguard the newly won independence
• punish the British for failing to withdraw from American territory

One major reason that Alexander Hamilton proposed a national bank was to

• improve the economic position of the United States government
• help state governments collect taxes
• make loans available to owners of small farms
• reduce foreign investment in the United States

Thomas Jefferson opposed Alexander Hamilton’s plan to create a national bank primarily because the plan would

• weaken the nation’s currency
• increase the national debt
• promote the interests of farmers
• depend on a loose interpretation of the Constitution

Conflicts between Jeffersonians and Hamiltonians during President George Washington’s first administration led directly to the

• end of the Era of Good Feelings
• decision to replace the Articles of Confederation
• addition of the elastic clause to the Constitution
• start of the first political parties

Which foreign policy toward Europe did President George Washington recommend in his Farewell Address?

• military alliances
• imperialism
• internationalism
• neutrality

Critics of the Alien and Sedition Acts argued that they violated the

• freedom of speech
• freedom of religion
• right to bear arms
• right to privacy

The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was important because it

• established the principle of judicial review
• led to the reelection of President Thomas Jefferson
• showed that the states were stronger than the federal government
• proved that the legislative branch was the most powerful branch of government

Many of the decisions made by the Supreme Court while John Marshall was Chief Justice leddirectly to

• a reduction of federal influence in economic affairs
• an increase in the power of the federal government over the states
• a greater role for Congress in foreign policy
• a limitation on slavery in the states

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) held that states could nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts because these laws

• repealed the Northwest Ordinance 
• placed an unfair tax on whiskey made by western farmers
• violated the Constitution
• established limits on universal suffrage