New Political Beginnings

The _____________________ was created to clarify Article III of the Constitution and established the modern court system.

• Declaration of Independence

• Judiciary Act of 1789

• Embargo Act of 1807

• Articles of Confederation

Which of the following were a part of the economic plan proposed by Alexander Hamilton in 1790?

• Relocate the nation's capital from New York City to Washington, D.C.

• Pay off foreign debt and soldiers with new bonds to replace the old ones

• Establish the Bank of the United States to issue paper money and run the nation’s finances

• None of these

A ____________ interpretation of the Constitution is the belief that the government can do anything that the Constitution does not specifically say that it cannot do.

• Strict

• Jefferson

• Loose

• Hamilton

A ____________ interpretation of the Constitution is the belief that the government should not exercise any powers that are not specifically given or stated in the Constitution.

• Strict

• Jefferson

• Loose

• Hamilton

What were the first two political parties established in the United States?

• Federalists & Anti-Federalists

• Federalists & Democratic-Republicans

• Whigs & Democratic-Republicans

• Democrats & Republicans

In April of 1793, President George Washington declared the ____________________ to avoid getting involved in another war despite our previous alliance with France.

• Embargo Act of 1793

• Treaty of Paris 1793

• Proclamation of Neutrality

• Farewell Address

Despite the U.S. wanting to remain neutral, the British began attacking U.S. ships and forcing American sailors into _______________, or forced service.

• Impressment

• Neutrality

• POW Camps

• Quasi-War

The ____________ involved a diplomat from France recruiting Americans for the war effort against Great Britain and even hiring American ships to attack British ships which infuriated George Washington.

• Quasi-War

• XYZ Affair

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• Citizen Genet Affair

Which of the following was a peace treaty negotiated with Great Britain by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the United States?

• New Jersey Plan

• Jay’s Treaty

• Treaty of Ghent

• Great Compromise

Who won the Presidential Election of 1796, which was the first election with political parties?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• James Monroe