New Republic Quiz

*Whiskey Rebellion

*Bank of the U.S.

*Alien and Sedition Acts

*Marbury v. Madison

This list is an example of -

• Topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention

• Domestic issues faced by the leaders of the New Republic

• Weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation

• Issues leading the ratification of the first Constitutional amendments

The first U.S. political parties resulted from disagreements over which issue?

• Purchase of the Louisiana Territory

• Decision in Marbury v. Madison

• Treaty of Ghent

• Establishment of the First Bank of the United States

Europe: You're not the only rooster in South America!

Uncle Sam: I was aware of that when I cooped you up!

The U.S. foreign policy illustrated in this cartoon was intended to -

• prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere

• deter Spain from inciting revolution in former U.S. colonies

• encourage European power to invest in Latin America

• keep the war between France and Spain from spreading to Latin America

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all courts to -

• overturn any impeachment that the court deems unsupported by evidence

• strike down any law that the court deems unconstitutional

• decide the outcome of contested election results

• mediate disputes related to commerce between states

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it-

• reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs

• Confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce

• established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court

• upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president

Which document completes this excerpt?

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Ghent

• Northwest Ordinance

• Louisiana Purchase Treaty

"The question whether the judges are invested with exclusive authority to decide on the constitutionality of a law has been heretofore a subject of consideration with me in the exercise of official duties. Certainly there is not a word in the Constitution which has given that power to them more than to the Executive or Legislative branches." —Thomas Jefferson, 1815

Which Constitutional Principle is Jefferson referring to in this excerpt?

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

Which sentence best completes the diagram?

• The supply of British goods decreases.

• Congress ends the European Embargo.

• Exports to Great Britain increase.

• Congress reduces tariffs.

These environmental modifications were made in order to construct -

• Permanent housing for immigrants

• canals that linked the Midwest to the Northeast

• A transcontinental railroad

• A harbor on the Mississippi River

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it -

• doubled the size of the United States

• established a method for admitting new states to the Union

• encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution

• proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories