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The War of 1812 ended soon after the U.S. victory over the _____________ at the Battle of __________________.

• French; New Orleans

• Germans; Houston

• Portuguese; St. Louis

• British; New Orleans

After winning the Election of 1800, __________________ became the third president.

• Barack Obama

• Thomas Jefferson

• Grover Cleveland

• Benjamin Harrison

_______________ ____________ is the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional.

• manifest destiny

• historical context

• judicial review

• civic engagement

In 1803, Congress approved the ___________________, which doubled the size of the United States.

• Texas annexation

• Louisiana Purchase

• Florida rental

• Mississippi mortgage

Marbury v. Madison reshaped the power of the judicial branch by

• making Washington, D.C. the nation's capital.

• allowing Louisiana to be purchased by Jefferson.

• making the Star-Spangled Banner the national anthem.

• giving the Supreme Court the final authority in the Constitution.

Why did President Jefferson agree to buy Louisiana from France?

• He believed that the United States would benefit from the purchase.

• He hoped to increase the president's powers.

• He wanted to learn more about the lands west of the Mississippi River.

• He wanted to end the French threat in America.

What was the main reason President Monroe made the statement? "The American continents ... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European Power."

• To strengthen political alliances with European allies

• To prevent European intervention in countries near the United States

• To increase U.S. military readiness for European expansion

• To address European competition for natural resources

The decision in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) basically addressed which of the following issues?

• The Supreme Court's right to declare laws unconstitutional

• The regulation of interstate commerce

• The issue of congressional privileges

• The right of states to tax a federal property

The Missouri Compromise had a significant effect on the United States because it

• established the present border with Canada.

• prohibited slavery north of Missouri's southern border.

• led to the expansion of roads and canals.

• settled conflicts between Native Americans in the West and the federal government.

Under John Marshall's leadership, the Supreme Court issued decisions that

• emphasized supremacy of federal law over state law.

• gave states the power to tax the Bank of the United States.

• declared racial segregation laws unconstitutional.

• increased the ability of Congress to limit the powers of the President.