EQ #3 Washington and Adams Review

Which political party believed that agriculture was the backbone of the U.S. and had a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

• Federalist

• Democratic-Republican

Which point of view interprets the Constitution broadly and says that the government can do anything the Constitution does not specifically forbid?

• Strict Construction

• Precedent

• Impressment

• Loose Construction

Where were Federalists mostly from?

• Midwest

• South

• New England and the north

• Mid-Atlantic

Which political party supported Hamilton's financial plans?

• Democratic-Republicans

• Federalists

What is seen as the major blunder (mistake) of John Adams' presidency?

• Virginia-Kentucky Resolutions

• XYZ Affair

• Creating a national bank

• Alien and Sedition Acts

What philosophy narrowly interprets the Constitution saying that the government can only do what the Constitution says?

• Precedents

• Loose Construction

• Strict Construction

• Judicial Review

Who became the spokesperson and leader of the Democratic-Republicans?

• Hamilton

• Burr

• Washington

• Jefferson

True or False: Washington was voted president unanimously?

• True

• False

Who was Washington's vice president?

• Adams

• Knox

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

Where were most of the Democratic-Republicans from?

• Mid-Atlantic

• New England and the North

• South

• Florida