Final Exam Review

What is the purpose of the Executive Branch?

• to enforce the country's laws

• make life difficult

• to make sure the country's laws are far

• to limit the power to congress

Washington set the precedent for a presidential term limit of....

• 2 terms

• 2 years

• 4 terms

• 4 years

Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It cut the size of the land area of US in half.
• It doubled the size of the land area of US.
• It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.
• It cut the population of the US. in half.

President who bought Louisiana from France for $15 million even though the Constitution did not state the President had the power to purchase land.

• Jefferson Thomas

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Barack Obama

What group explored the Louisiana Territory and lands west?

• Pike expedition
• Cartier expedition
• Sam and Dean journey
• Lewis and Clark expedition

Which of the following statements is true about Thomas Jefferson's vision of the future of the US?

• He believed that each man needed to own his own business.
• He believed that the US should expand Westward and grow.
• He believed that all men should own slaves.
• He thought everything was fine and they needed to leave everything alone.

Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?

• President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.
• Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.
• Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.
• The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.

Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?

• A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
• tariffs were lowered
• women gained the right to vote
• African Americans were allowed to vote

The Alien & Sedition Acts allowed the government stronger abilities to _________ foreigners.

• recruit

• allow

• deport

• jail

Under the Alien & Sedition Acts immigrants needed to live in the US for ____ years before voting, a change from the previous requirement of 5 years.

• 8

• 14

• 16

• 10