Early President Test Review

What do supporters of the states rights’ doctrine believe?

• States have the power to challenge the national government, since they created the nation government.

• Northern interests should be considered before the interests of other regions.

• The Constitution grants Congress authority over interstate commerce.

• The Constitution treats Congress as less valuable than state legislatures.

In the election of 1800, the  presidential tie between Jefferson and Burr led the Congress to realize the voting system did not work, so they created….?

• An electoral college

• Party Conventions

• Twelfth Amendment

• Judicial Review

Which best describes President John Adams’s attitude toward going to war with France?

• He wanted war, but would not declare it without congressional approval.

• He refused to declare war despite protests by members of his own party.

• He was eager to go to war despite the cost.

• He thought war might be unavoidable and gave up on hopes for a treaty.

How did President Jefferson respond to the Leopard–Chesapeake incident?

• He ordered the U.S. Navy to attack British ships in the Atlantic.

• He resigned from office in protest.

• He avoided war and instead imposed the Embargo Act of 1807.

• He declared war on Great Britain immediately.

Which of the following best describes President Thomas Jefferson’s response to the threat of the Barbary Pirates in the early 1800s?

• He agreed to pay increased tribute to the Barbary States to avoid conflict.

• He ignored the pirates’ demands and hoped for the best.

• He asked Britain to negotiate peace on behalf of the United States.

• He refused to pay tribute and sent the U.S. Navy to protect American ships, leading to the First Barbary War.

In order to crush Democratic-Republican opposition to war with France the Federalists passed what law?

• The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

• The Judiciary Act of 1789

• The Neutrality Proclamation

Why did John Adams send diplomats to France during the first years of his presidency?

• to negotiate a treaty to get France to stop attacking US merchant ships

• to pay $250,000 bribe to the French foreign minister Talleyrand.

• to help negotiate a peaceful ending to the French Revolution.

• to negotiate a treaty in order to help France fight a war against England.

Which of the following was NOT a change that Jefferson made as Democratic - Republican president?

• He reduced the size of the military to cut government expenses.

• He had both Federalists and Democratic- Republicans in his Cabinet (group of advisors).

• He repealed the excise tax on whiskey.

• He passed the Alien and Sedition Act.

What was a key reason the election of 1800 showed that democracy could work in the United States?

• It led to a peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another, showing the system held even under conflict.

• It abolished the Electoral College and replaced it with direct popular vote.

• It resulted in a violent rebellion because the losing party refused to concede (give up power).

• It was the first time women were allowed to vote in a presidential election.

Why did Washington personally lead the Army into Pennsylvania in order to stop the Whiskey Rebellion?

• To prevent the overthrow of the federal government

• To show how much he supported the farmers.

• To show Americans that the federal government had the right to pass and the president can enforce those laws.

• To flex the muscle of his army.