Period 4 Quiz

What's Judicial Review?

• the power to declare laws and actions unconstitutional

• the power to declare laws and actions constitutional

• the power to declare acts of congress unconstitutional

• the power to declare acts of congress constitutional

Significance of Marbury v. Madison?

• Granted the Supreme Court power to review laws. Also known as Nullification.

• Granted the Supreme Court power to declare laws unconstitutional. Also known as Nullification.

• Granted the Supreme Court power to review laws. Also known as Judicial Review.

• Granted the Supreme Court power to declare laws constitutional. Also known as Judicial Review.

The "Lowell System" refers to which of the following?

• Chattel Slavery

• Employment of young women who were then housed in dormitories

• Worker's cooperatives

• An early American labor union

The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 was prompted by~?

• The Russian annexation of Alaska.

• President Monroe's hope of increasing his popularity with the American public.

• Continuing British intervention in Latin American affairs.

• The fear that European countries might intervene in Latin America to restore their colonial rule.

Which of the following connected the Great Lakes to the East Coast and fueled the economic rise of New York City?

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The National Road

• The Cumberland Gap

• The Erie Canal

Henry Clay's "American System" included all of the following except:

• Internal Improvements

• Protective Tariffs

• Expanding Westward

• A National Bank

Which of the following treaties resulted in the addition of Florida to the United States?

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Ghent

• Jay's Treaty

Industrialization in the North led to all of the following EXCEPT:

• Growth of population in cities

• Poor working and living conditions for factory workers

• The creation of Labor Unions

• A decrease in slavery in the South

What was the main purpose behind the Embargo Act of 1807?

• To show England & France we would not be messed with.

• To improve our trade relations with England & France.

• To try and keep the peace between England & France.

• To screw over Alexander Hamilton.

In the end, who was hurt the most by the Embargo Act of 1807?

• Jefferson's Reputation

• England

• The United States

• France