Unit 2 Pre-Test

President George Washington’s leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) was important because it

• showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law
• helped assure his reelection to a third term
• forced frontier farmers to limit grain production
• halted British fort construction in the Northwest

Which heading best completes the partial outline above?

• The Spoils System
• The American System
• Hamilton’s Financial Plan
• Constitutional Amendments

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 decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) expanded the power of the Supreme Court by

• restricting the use of the elastic clause
• establishing the power of judicial review
• upholding the constitutionality of the National Bank
• a.  interpreting the interstate commerce clause

What was a significant effect of Supreme Court decisions under Chief Justice John Marshall (1801–1835)?

• The powers of the federal government were increased.
• The extension of slavery was limited.
• The president’s use of the veto power was restricted.
• The states were given more control over interstate commerce.

A geographic and economic motivation for the Louisiana Purchase (1803) was the desire to

• annex California
• secure land for the Erie Canal
• control the port of New Orleans
• own all of the Great Lakes