Quiz Review 1/25/22

Who was the first President to live in the White House?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, authorized the President to deport aliens and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime.

• A diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war

• An act that declared war on France

• Acts that aimed to make peace with foreign countries

What was the cause of the XYZ Affair?

• The British stayed in the Ohio River Valley.

• Wiktionary had and argument with Merriam-Webster dictionary.

• The French attacked Washington, DC.

• The French were seizing American ships.

John Adams foreign policy was similar to Washington’s because he wanted

• to become an ally with Britain.

• to go war against France.

• to become an ally with France.

• to avoid war at all costs.

John Adams was

• the second president.

• the second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

• the second vice president.

• the second Senator from Massachusetts

Who was the president who won the 1800 election?

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

• Thomas Jefferson

Why the Election of 1800 strange?

• Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied

• The house had to re-vote 34 times

• Alexander Hamilton persuaded Federalists to believe Aaron Burr was a dangerous man and Thomas Jefferson was the better choice for President

• All of the above

To which group (Political Party) did Thomas Jefferson belong to?

• Democratic-Republicans

• Federalists

Why is the Marbury v. Madison case considered to be one of the most important Supreme Court cases?

• It allowed Marbury to become a federal judge

• It was the first time the Supreme Court declared a law to be unconstitutional

• It was not important

• It made writs of mandamus unconstitutional

What did Thomas Jefferson do that upset William Marbury?

• He did not mail a letter that would make Marbury a judge

• He beat him in the Election of 1800

• He fired him as his Secretary of Treasury

• He thought his foreign policy hurt America more than other countries