Washington/Adams/Jefferson Knowledge Assessment Practice

What is a bond?

• A certificate issued by the government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay back with interest

• people who invest in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit

• an organized group

• not favoring either side in a dispute

Who are speculators?

• deprive of legal force

• not favoring either side in a dispute

• people who invest in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit

• an organized group

What is the best definition of Inauguration?

• a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office

• an outsider of someone from another country

• an example to be followed by others in the future

• not favoring either side in a dispute

What is a precedent?

• a certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay back with interest

• a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office

• a tax on imported goods

• an example to be followed by others in the future

What is a tariff?

• seizing the sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy

• a tax on imported goods

• an organized group

• not favoring either side in a dispute

What does it mean to be neutral?

• not favoring either side in a dispute

• seizing the sailors and forcing them to service in the British navy

• be an outsider or someone from another country

• overthrowing the government

What is impressment?

• an agreement between states that they can overrule federal law

• deprive of legal force

• making a plan to overthrow the government

• seizing American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy

What does it mean to "nullify"?

• to deprive of legal force

• to create an agreement between states that they can overrule federal law

• to create an organized group

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What is sedition?

• depriving something of legal force

• an activity designed to overthrow the government

• an outsider or someone from another country

• an agreement between states that they can overrule federal law

What means "hands-off"... wanting the government to stay out of the economy?

• faction

• alien

• Laissez faire 

• sedition