Adams and Jefferson Presidencies

The Democratic-Republicans were mostly from which area of the United States?

• Southern and Western States

• Northern States

• Eastern States

• Territories that were not considered states yet

Under the Naturalization Act during the Adams Presidency, the number of years it took for an immigrant to become a citizen of the United States was changed from five years to _________________ years.

• Fourteen

• Eight

• Three

• Ten

Which act during the Adams Presidency authorized the President to deport any aliens considered dangerous and to detain enemy citizens during times of war?

• Alien Act

• Naturalization Act

• Sedition Act

• XYZ Affair

Which law, passed during the Adams Presidency, made it illegal for newspaper editors to criticize the President and Congress by imposing harsh penalties on editors for breaking this law?

• Sedition Act

• Alien Act

• Naturalization Act

• Marbury Act

The XYZ Affair was a conflict between the United States and _________________.

• France

• Great Britain

• Russia

• Italy

As a result of the French ministers asking for bribes before entering negotiations with the United States in the XYZ Affair, how did the United States respond?

• The US delegates refused to pay the bribe and went home, keeping the US out of war.

• The US delegates paid the bribe and negotiated a peace treaty between Britain and France

• The US delegates refused to pay the bribe and aligned themselves with the British instead.

• The US delegates paid the bribe, but remained neutral.

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions stated which of the following?

• The states had entered into a compact, and if any act by the Federal Government broke this compact, a state could nullify federal law

• The federal government was the supreme force behind the enforcement of the Constitution.

• The federal government needed to negotiate with the states before it could pass any law

In the Election of 1800, which leading Federalist convinced his colleagues to vote for Thomas Jefferson, even though he was a Democratic-Republican?

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Ben Franklin

• John Jay

Why is the Election of 1800 often referred to as a Revolution?

• The founders tore apart the Constitution to rewrite it.

• Congress passed a record six amendments in one year.

• The election was a peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another without conflict.

• The Election was the first time the voters could choose the vice-president.

TRUE or FALSE: The first act of Thomas Jefferson's Presidency was to destroy Hamilton's financial program and replace it with one of his own.

• True

• False