Presidents Quiz Review

The Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution both have a:

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

The Northwest Ordinance:

• Did not allow new states to be added

• Outlined how new states could be added

• Only allowed states to be added if they allowed slavery

• Did not address the question of adding new states

An outcome of Washington's presidency was:

• The creation of a federal court system

• The Louisiana Purchase

• A weaker national government

• The move of the Capitol to New York

The two parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, emerged during whose presidency:

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Benjamin Banneker contributed to the new nation how?

• He wrote The Federalist Papers

• He wrote the first 10 amendments

• He was elected to Congress

• He designed Washington, D.C.

Lewis and Clark explored what land?

• The land bought in the Louisiana Purchase

• Northern Canada

• South America

• The land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains

Who was president during the War of 1812?

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What told European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere?

• Common Sense

• The Jefferson Doctrine

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Statute for Religious Freedom

The first five presidents:

• Made America weaker than European countries

• Strengthened the national government

• Had no effect on the American government

• Were all from Virginia

During Washington's presidency, __________ was added to the Constitution:

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Great Compromise

• The Farewell Address