Early Republic STAAR Review

Why did Alexander Hamilton think a national bank would strengthen the central government?

• The bank would help provide stability for the U.S. economy

• The bank would create a monopoly that would eliminate state banks

• The bank would encourage foreign competition for manufactured goods

• The bank would have the power to regulate interstate commerce

Which of the following is the best example of an early U.S. struggle to define the domestic authority of the central government?

• The XYZ Affair

• The War of 1812

• The Barbary Wars

• The Whiskey Rebellion

The idea expressed in this quote is that the United States should avoid-

• becoming involved in the political affairs of other countries

• being a part of a global trade network

• establishing U.S. territories overseas

• allowing U.S. citizens to emigrate

Which pair contributed to the development of political parties in the United States?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issues?

• The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France

• The election of George Washington to a second term as president

• The establishment of the First Bank of the United States

• The attack on the Port of Tripoli in North Africa

Why did many farmers, artisans, and former Anti-Federalists support the Democratic- Republican Party?

• The Democratic-Republicans favored the expansion of a strong national government

• The Democratic- Republicans supported strict restrictions on immigration

• The Democratic- Republicans supported the use of tariffs

• The Democratic- Republicans favored states' rights and the rights of the common man

This list refers to the contributions of which Founding Father?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• John Jay

In which court case was the U.S. principle of judicial review established?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all courts to -

• strike down any law that the court deems unconstitutional

• decide the outcome of contested election results

• overturn any impeachment that court deems unsupported by evidence

• mediate disputes related to commerce between states

Why did President Thomas Jefferson approve the negotiations that led to the Louisiana Purchase?

• He wanted to settle boundary disputes with Great Britain

• He wanted to take control of the Mississippi River

• He wanted to obtain land to limit Russian colonization

• He wanted to take control of the Appalachian Mountains