CH7 Lesson 3 "The First Political Parties"

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

• states' rights

• ordinary people

• urban people

• political parties

Thomas Jefferson believed democracy and liberty depend on _____________________________ people.

• wealthy

• ordinary

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

• nullify

• partisan

• distinct

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

• the Three Muskateers

• the Three Stooges

• D, M, and P

• X, Y, and Z

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

• Sugar

• Intolerable

• Townshend

• Alien and Sedition

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

• Federalist

• Democratic-Republican

Who was the second president of the United States?

• Aaron Burr

• Charles Pinckney

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

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

• peace with France

• political parties

• Sedition Act

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

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

• Neutrality Act

• states' rights

• treaty with France

• war with France