New Republic / First Five Presidents

The court case of Marbury v. Madison is notable because it gave the Supreme Court

• The ability to choose judges

• The ability to impeach the president

• The power to choose John Marshall as chief justice

• The power of judicial review

One warning President George Washington gave in his Farewell Address is

• never change the Constitution
• create stable political parties
• take on reasonable amounts of debt, and only for war
• do not make permanent alliances with foreign countries

The Louisiana Purchase

• paid all of debts from the French and Indian War and the American Revolution
• cancelled the XYZ Affair and Alien and Sedition Acts
• helped Thomas Jefferson get elected, and caused Hamilton to get into a duel with Burr
• doubled the size of the United States and gave the government control of the Mississippi River

The plan that outlined how new states would be added to the new nation was the Northwest Ordinance. How many citizens were needed to become a new state?

• 16,000

• 6,000

• 5,000

• 60,000

Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality, Jefferson's Embargo Act, and the Monroe Doctrine were all efforts to-

• Directly support Eurpean causes
• Avoid political conflicts with European nations
• Help Britian with its war with France
• Promote the U.S. military alliances

British trade was cut off during the War of 1812, so how did this affect the U.S. economy?

• American manufacturing increased

• America started to export their crops to other countries

• Many Americans moved to Europe for better jobs

• America sought help from France and Spain

Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice who made the decision on Marbury v. Madison?

• John Marshall

• John Paul Jones

• William Marbury

• Thomas Jefferson

Which geographic advantage did the United States gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France?  

• Full control of the Gulf of Mexico

• Control of the Great Lakes

• Vast coal reserves in Pennsylvania
• Full control of the Mississippi River

The significance of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison was that it established the Supreme Court’s ability to...

• override a president’s decision.
•  call for the impeachment of the president. 
• declare laws unconstitutional. 
• approve all political appointments of the president.

- Feelings of nationalism increased

- The Era of Good Feeling began

- International respect increased

Which of the following would be the best title for the information above?

• Effects of the Whiskey Rebellion

• Effects of the Alien and Sedition Acts

• Effects of the War of 1812

• Effects of the Embargo Act