Early Republic Day 5/6 Quiz

Identify the major problem faced by John Adams during his presidency-

• Creating an economic system to pay off America's war debt.

• How to hold the country together in the face of emerging political parties

• Establishing a precedence for how the court system is to operate

• Dealing with the French in response to captured American vessels

In response to Adams’ concern over French spying from within the U.S., Adams -

• Imprisoned all persons of Spanish ethnicity living in the U.S.

• Issued the Alien Act which allowed the government to imprison French people believed to be dangerous

• Revoked the visas of most French officials he believed were spies

• Passed the Sedition Act which jailed any person critiquing the American government during war time

Which Amendment did the Sedition Act betray -

• 7th Amendment – Trial by Jury

• 2nd Amendment – Right to Bear Arms

• 1st Amendment – Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition

• 9th Amendment – Rights to the People

The Revolution of 1800 was a turning point of world history because it-

• Led to the dominance of the Democratic-Republican Party in the United States

• Abolished the Federalist Party along with the agenda of the wealthy to rule America

• United the British and American governments in a permanent foreign alliance

• Was the first peaceful transition of power from one political party to another

Which of the following identifies the economic policy of “Laissez Faire”?

• The government should only set the federal income tax rates

• The government should be involved in as little as possible in the economy

• The government enforces protective tariffs

• The government prevents small businesses from going bankrupt

Identify Jefferson’s overall view of the Federal Government -

• “The Federal government should protect the country and leave the state governments to make laws governing themselves”

• “The Federal government should be deeply involved in creating policies that grow the economy”

• “The state governments need less power than they currently have”

• “The government should ensure the protection of intellectual property”

An opponent of Thomas Jefferson would say -

• “it is the role of the state governments to regulate commerce”

• “the Federal government spends too much money on military”

• “the Federal government needs to have more power to ensure an stable country”

• “we need to have common folk play an active role in the government”