Early Presidents Test Review 2.0

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was supported by farmers primarily because they wanted to

• end conflicts with Mexico on the western frontier

• gain access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans

• end the practice of slavery

• ended the British practice of impressment

Which two areas of the map made up the United States in 1803 as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

• A and B

• B and D

• A and D

• E and G

Arguments over the establishment of the Bank of the United States and the creation a tax on liquor were most closely associated with

• Alexander Hamilton introducing his economic plan

• George Washington issuing his Proclamation of Neutrality

• John Adams signing the Alien and Sedition Acts into law

• Thomas Jefferson supporting the Lewis and Clark expedition

Which statement is a fact rather than an opinion?

• Supreme Court Justices should have a mandatory retirement age

• The Supreme Court achieved its greatest accomplishments under the leadership of Chief Justice John Marshall.

• The Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade is its most controversial decision.

• The power of judicial review was established by the Supreme Court case, Marbury v Madison

During the 1790s, the primary goal of United States foreign policy was to

• keep the nation’s neutrality during European conflicts

• increase the nation’s trade with Asia

• expand westward by signing new military alliances

• make the nation into a major colonial power

The case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the principle that

• the president nominates federal judges

• the states have power over the federal government

• Congress can override presidential vetoes

• Judicial Review

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

• repealed the Northwest Ordinance

• violated the Constitution

• placed an unfair tax on whiskey made by western farmers

• established limits on universal suffrage

One immediate result of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was the

• creation of a national bank

• nullification of domestic taxes

• removal of tariffs on imports

• the impeachment of John Adams

The Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) strengthened the power of the judicial branch by

• denying states the right to secede from the Union

• granting the Court the right to declare laws unconstitutional

• ruling that Congress has the right to create new territories

• providing the president the power to declare war

One feature common to the foreign policies of Presidents George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson was that each wanted to

• favor France in its conflict with Great Britain

• maintain neutrality during European conflicts

• seek military alliances with neighboring countries

• secure new territory west of the Mississippi River