Quiz - 3.2 Political Parties & Adams Presidency

What was the name of the event where France tried to blackmail or bribe 3 American agents in France?

• John Jay Treaty

• Alien & Sedition Acts
• XYZ Affair
• Election of 1796

What act made it a crime to speak or print false or scandalous information about the government? 

• The Alien Act
• The 1st Amendment
• The Sedition Act
• The Judiciary Act

What political party did John Adams belong to?

• Federalists
• Republicans
• Democrats
• Democratic - Republicans

John Adams used these laws to silence his political critics.

• Espionage Acts
• Intolerable Acts
• Alien & Sedition Acts
• Teller and Platt Amendments

The XYZ Affair involved the United States and which other country?

• France
• Britain
• Spain
• Mexico

Who was the 2nd President of the United States?

• Washington

• Adams

• Jefferson

• Hillis

Three French agents tried to get bribes from the United States and caused a scandal known as the?

• The XYZ Affair
• The Impressment Affair
• The Alien Act
• The Sedition Act

Which amendment did the sedition act violate?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

"I support big business, so we should be trading with the British. Who cares about civil liberties and the little guy"

• Federalist

• Democratic -Republican

"Having too strong government could lead us to another monarchy and tyranny"

We should support France, after all the supported us in our revolution"

• Federalist

• Democratic -Republican