FINAL EXAM PRACTICE #3: US Leadership: Washington - Monroe

What were two precedents established by George Washington during his Presidency?

• all males have the right to vote and support of political parties

• aid to farmers and the end of the slave trade

• the creation of a cabinet and serving two terms in office

• protective tariffs and foreign alliances during peacetime

As a result of Pickney's Treaty, the U.S. received land concessions from

• Spain

• France

• Russia

• Great Britain

Why do most historians consider Hamilton to have been a successful Secretary of the Treasury?

• He opposed payment of previous federal government debts.

• He expanded trade with all nations.

• He established a sound financial plan for the new nation.

• He eliminated tariffs between states.

Conflicts between Jeffersonian-Republicans and Federalists during President George Washington’s first administration led directly to the

• decisions to replace the Articles of Confederation

• addition of the elastic clause to the Constitution

• end of the Era of Good Feelings

• the start of political parties

Which precedent was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison?

• The federal government has the power to regulate trade among the states.

• State governments lack the authority to regulate federal bureaus.

• Federal courts determine the constitutionality of a law.

• State courts lack the authority to hear cases challenging federal law.

The Embargo Act of 1807 banned trade between America and any other country. The goal was to:

• punish the Federalists for their pro-Britain stance.

• hinder the ability of Britain and France to make war.

• prove that the United States was an independent nation.

• make Britain and France stop restricting American trade.

What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?

• Issuing tariffs.

• Land disputes near Pittsburgh, PA

• In order to increase revenue & get out of debt, the U.S. government placed a tax on whiskey. This angered many farmers

• British leaving troops in the Ohio River Valley

A foreign policy that the United States wouldn't take sides in disputes between warring European countries

• Jay's Treaty

• Pinckney's Treaty

• Treaty of Greenville

• Proclamation of Neutrality

The outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion helped to establish the power of the federal government to:

• implement judicial review

• control interstate and foreign trade

• enforce federal law within states

• reinterpret the Bill of Rights

What event led to the XYZ Affair?

• France was siding with the British in disputes.

• France was selling goods to Britain.

• France was seizing American ships and taking the goods.

• France wanted some of America's territories.