APUSH 4.2

The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on the United States?

• It severely damaged American manufacturing.

• It enriched many cotton plantation owners.

• It disrupted American shipping.

• It had little economic impact.

The Jefferson administration advocated which of the following changes as a means of restoring republican ideals?

• Abolishing the Bank of the United States

• Discontinuing the funding of state debts

• Adopting the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions at the national level

• Reducing the scope of activities of the federal government

The most unpopular and least successful of President Thomas Jefferson’s policies was his

• advocacy of territorial expansion

• handling of Barbary Coast pirates

• reduction of the size of the military

• adherence to neutrality in dealing with England and France

Under Chief Justice John Marshall, Supreme Court decisions tended to

• promote business enterprise

• restrict federal powers of taxation

• expand state control of economic activity

• reduce federal control of the economy

Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to

• remove the French from forts along the Mississippi valley

• acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops

• acquire territory for the expansion of slavery

• demonstrate friendship for the French in the Napoleonic Wars

The Louisiana Purchase proved politically troubling for Thomas Jefferson because of his

• previous support for a strict interpretation of the Constitution

• admiration of France’s military power

• devotion to new methods of cartography

• disdain for involvement in a foreign country’s affairs

The Supreme Court established which of the following by its ruling in Marbury v. Madison ?

• The Bank of the United States is constitutional under the implied powers clause.

• States may not interfere with interstate commerce.

• The Supreme Court has the authority to determine the constitutionality of congressional acts.

• States have the authority to nullify acts of Congress.

Which of the following is true of John Marshall’s decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?

• It reversed his position on judicial review taken in Marbury v. Madison.

• It increased federal authority by invoking the doctrine of implied powers.

• It granted individual states the right to regulate interstate commerce.

• It found that Georgia’s laws regulating the Cherokee Indians were constitutional.

The election of 1800 has been referred to as constituting “another revolution” because

• the House of Representatives decided the election

• a Supreme Court decision was required to dislodge the Federalists

• the party in power stepped down after losing the election

• force was required to get John Adams to leave the White House

Of the following, which was the principal issue on which the United States sought settlement with Great Britain at the outset of the War of 1812?

• Free navigation of the Mississippi River

• Cancellation of pre-Revolutionary debts

• Access to trade with the British West Indies

• An end to impressment