A New Republic

   Decisions that President Washington made that would influence the decision making of future Presidents are known as:

• Amendments

• Precedent 

• Predicates

• Antecedents 

Within the Executive Branch, what did the three department heads and the attorney general come to be known as?

• The Legislative Branch

• The Parliament

• the high council  

• The Cabinet

Who was William Marbury?

• the Secretary of State under President Jefferson   

• the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the early 1800s

• one of John Adams' "Midnight Judges" that he appointed at the very end of his term

The Supreme Court issued its famous Marbury v. Madison ruling in what year?

• 1800

• 1803

• 1801

• 1903

Did Marbury ever receive his commission (did he get appointed to the judicial job Adams gave him)?     

• yes

• no

The outcome of the case led the Supreme Court to declare that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was _______ (meaning it violates the Constitution and is therefore not permitted)

• underdeveloped

• unconstitutional

• undemocratic

• undeveloped

Adams sent three envoys, or representatives, to France to discuss peace. What was this event called?

• treaty of Paris

• xyz affair

• treaty of ghent

• constitutional convention

What was the main result of the "Alien and Sedition Acts"?

• . Made it tougher to become a US Citizen

• Forced the Native Americans to pledge allegiance to America.

• Allowed non-citizens to run for president

• Ended the Quasi-War

What country did America cut ties with during Adams' presidency?

• Britian

• Germany

• France

• England

What "unofficial war" had France and America trading attacks on one another's ships heading to England?

• Quasi-War

• French and Indian war

• The war of 1812

• American Revolution