Chapter 7 Lesson 3 The First Political Parties

Many Americans agreed with George Washington’s belief that __________ were harmful to good government.

• X, Y, Z

• political parties

• partisan

• Alien and Sedition

• ordinary

Thomas Jefferson believed democracy and liberty depend on _______ people.

• X, Y, Z

• political parties

• partisan

• Alien and Sedition

• ordinary

To favor one side of an issue is to be _________________.

• X, Y, Z

• political parties

• partisan

• Alien and Sedition

• ordinary

President Adams referred to the three French agents who demanded a bribe and a loan from the Americans as ________________.

• X, Y, Z

• political parties

• partisan

• Alien and Sedition

• ordinary

According to Federalist Party leaders, the _____________ Acts, passed in 1798, would protect the nation’s security.

• X, Y, Z

• political parties

• partisan

• Alien and Sedition

• ordinary

Which political party stood for a strong federal government?

• Anti-Federalist

• Democratic

• Democratic-Republican

• Federalist

Which party feared that a strong central government would endanger people’s liberties?

• Anti-Federalist

• Democratic

• Democratic-Republican

• Federalist

Who was the second president of the United States?

• Aaron Burr

• Charles Pickney

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following proposed a challenge to the constitutional authority of the national government?

• peace with France

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Sedition Act

• political parties

What divided the Federalists and hurt John Adams’s chance for reelection?

• Neutrality Act

• states’ rights

• treaty with France

• war with France