English 11 sem 1 wk 2 Independent Studies

Whose actions does Jefferson criticize most harshly in the document?

• British brethren

• colonial Governors

• the King of Great Britain

• the British Parliament and Prime Minister

Jefferson believed that governments derive their powers from

• the course of human events

• the consent of the governed

• their Creator

• the laws of nature

What rhetorical feature does Jefferson employ when he begins several consecutive sentences with the words“ He has”?

• parallelism

• rhythm

• structuralism

• activism

What does abdicate mean?

• give up responsibility for

• provide order for

• support the importance of

• accept the demands o

The Preamble to the Bill of Rights says that government is more effective when:

• people’s rights are protected

• it is by the people.

• it is not for the people

• people have confidence in it

What is the purpose of the last two amendments in the Bill of Rights?

• to make the people sovereign over both the state and federal governments by reserving certain rights to citizens

• to prohibit a liberal construction of the Constitution by enumerating specifically the powers reserved to the states

• to summarize the significance of the preceding eight amendments

• to limit the power of the federal government by extending rights to the states and the people

Which statement accurately expresses the two men’s views on government?

• Hamilton encouraged the growth of states’ rights while Jefferson advocated limitations on their autonomy.

• Both men supported strong, independent judiciaries

• Both men believed in a literal reading of the Constitution

• Hamilton liberally interpreted the limits on the power of the President while Jefferson favored a stronger Congress

What is the reason that Hamilton remained in office longer than Jefferson?

• Hamilton’s articles in the newspaper forced Jefferson to resign.

• Jefferson left the Cabinet after he failed to remove Hamilton as TreasurySecretary.

• Washington asked Jefferson to resign because of the letters he drafted for Giles.

• Ill health forced Jefferson’s premature retirement from the Cabinet.

You can infer from Hamilton’s action of supporting Jefferson’s presidential bid that

• the two men had become firm friends

• he hoped to be rewarded by a position in Jefferson’s cabinet

• his concern for the country overcame his personal feelings

• he was paving the way for his own presidential bid later

To Hamilton, the Louisiana Purchase was

• the greatest accomplishment of Jefferson’s presidency

• an ironic reversal of Jefferson’s view of federal powers

• made possible by principles he established as Treasury Secretary

• a mistake that the United States would regret in future years