Unit 2 Review

Those who favored loose construction and those who supported strict construction most strongly differed on which of the following issues?

• extent of federal power

• need to repay national debt

• president's influence in Congress

• role of market forces in economy

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, written in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, were part of a larger philosophical debate over

• the rights of states to nullify federal laws.

• the rights of Congress to check the power of other branches.

• the rights of citizens to support the French Revolution.

• the rights of citizens to engage in free commerce.

The Whiskey Rebellion was significant because it

• ended the unconstitutional excise tax on southern goods.

• led to agricultural reforms that increased the value of exports.

• showed that the federal government could enforce its own laws.

• ensured that the United States would never become a monarchy.

What was the purpose of the Sedition Act?

• to make public support of France a crime

• to outlaw criticism of Democratic Republican policies

• to prohibit new immigration to the United States

• to stop Americans from publicly criticizing the federal government

Important leaders of the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans, respectively, were

• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington and John Adams

• James Madison and John Marshall

• Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph

Which of the following explains why building the federal government was a challenge for President Washington's administration?

• Spanish and British forces continued to attack the American army.

• The Constitution did not contain many rules to guide the administration.

• The new federal court system restricted the powers of the President and his Cabinet.

• Washington was unable to organize and set priorities for the new government.

Which of the following resolved the dispute between the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

• Bill of Rights

• Pinckney's Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Which principle of the Constitution divides power between the state and federal governments?

• federalism

• limited government

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

What best describes the Antifederalists' view of the new Constitution?

• They felt that it would hurt interstate and international commerce.

• They feared it would give the central government too much power.

• They believed it would give too much autonomy to the individual states.

• They thought it would leave the country vulnerable to foreign powers.

The Federalist Papers were

• a series of essays written in support of the new Constitution.

• a series of proposed amendments to the Articles of Confederation.

• a collection of legal documents distributed to the delegates of each state.

• a collection of pamphlets against creating a strong federal government.