2-New Nation-New Problems Review (SSUSH 6-10)

(ssush 6b) For which TWO reasons was the Sedition Act opposed by many people in the U.S?

• They believed that the Act would hurt the U.S. economy.

• They believed that the Act would weaken the U.S. military.

• They believed that the Act would allow the spread of slavery into new territories.

• They believed that the Act would allow the Federalist Party to suppress opposition.

• They believed that the Act was an infringement on the Bill of Rights.

(ssush 6a) Which THREE of the following were precedents set by George Washington during his presidency?

• Maintaining neutrality in foreign affairs

• Limiting the presidency to two terms

• Allowing states to enforce federal laws

• Establishing a cabinet to assist the president

• Purchasing foreign lands to expand U.S. territory

(ssush 6c) How did Thomas Jefferson expand the powers of the presidency during his term in office?

• He purchased land from a foreign nation to expand US territory.

• He challenged European expansion into Latin America.

• He passed laws to silence his political opponents.

• He overruled the Supreme Court to open US territory for westward expansion.

(ssush 6e) Based on the political cartoon and your knowledge of social studies, which of these was a goal of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823?

• To prevent southern states from seceding from the Union

• To restrict European interference in the Western Hemisphere

• To relocate American Indian peoples west of the Mississippi River

• To resolve anti-Federalist concerns over the power of the federal government

(ssush 7a) Use the map illustrating the results of a presidential election to answer the question. What change did this election bring about in American politics?

• the growing influence of corporations and business interests in politics

• the end of the spoils system as a mechanism for political appointments

• a shift in political power from elites to average Americans

• a decline in executive power over national political policy

(ssush 7c) The temperance movement was greatly influenced by the Second Great Awakening. What did the temperance movement encourage people to do?

• vote in their local elections

• fight for fair and equal pay in the workplace

• abstain from drinking alcohol

• give 10 percent of their earnings to the church

(ssush 6d) Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe how the War of 1812 impacted the United States?

• The United States gained international respect as they had defeated arguably the most powerful nation in the world.

• American citizens grew more confident in the ability of their military, and the war created strong feelings of nationalism and pride.

• The war led to many armed conflicts between the United States and Britain throughout the 1800s, until they joined forces in World War I.

• Industrialization and manufacturing grew in the North due to the British blockade.

(ssush 7a) Use the map to answer the question.

Which one of the following choices best describes what is indicated on this map?

• The routes taken by American Indians following the Indian Removal Act

• The expansion of railroads and canals as part of Henry Clay's American System

• The proposed and debated boundaries between the northern free states and southern slave states

• The routes taken by settlers moving west as the fulfillment of Manifest Destiny

(ssush 7a) Which president was directly responsible for the actions depicted on the attached map?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

(ssush 7a) From: Proclamation to the People of South Carolina [Nullification Proclamation] by Andrew Jackson (December 10, 1832)

"The next objection is that the laws [Tariffs of 1828 and 1832] in question operate unequally. This objection may be made with truth to every law that has been or can be passed. The wisdom of man never yet [imagined] a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. [But] our Constitution does not contain the absurdity* of giving power to make laws and another to resist them. [...]

"The Constitution has given, expressly, to Congress the right of raising revenue and of determining the sum [that the public's urgent needs] will require. The States have no control over the exercise of this right [except for] the power of changing the representatives who abuse it, and thus [get compensation*]."

*(def) absurdity - the fact of being extremely silly and not logical and sensible

*(def) compensation - something, especially money, that somebody gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged something that you own

Refer to the passage to answer the following question.

In his "Nullification Proclamation," addressed to the people of South Carolina in response to the Nullification Crisis, Andrew Jackson stated the following: "Our Constitution does not contain the absurdity of giving power to make laws and another to resist them." In this quotation, Andrew Jackson is refuting what argument made by Southerners during the Nullification Crisis?

• States' Rights are more important that the Bill of Rights

• The Bill of Rights is more important than the U.S. Constitution

• States' Rights are more important that the Federal Government

• The Federal Government is more important than the Bill of Rights