U.S History Chapter 8

What issue first opened debate over constitutional interpretation?

• Assumption of state debts
• Creation of a national bank
• The title of the president
• Salaries for congressmen

Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court?

• John Jay
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Knox
• Alexander Hamilton

Who was called “the greatest administrative genius in America”?

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Knox
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton

Which of the following was NOT one of Hamilton’s suggestions as secretary of the treasury?

• Assume state debts
• Fund the national debt
• Move the treasury to New York City
• Create a national bank

What did the South accept in return for locating the national capital in the South?

• Creation of a national bank
• Assumption of state debts
• Abolition of slavery
• The Bill of Rights

Who was generally considered the leader of the early Republican Party?

• John Jay
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison

Which amendment protects the freedoms of speech, press, and religion?

• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth

Which of the following was NOT among the original executive departments?

• Agriculture
• State
• Treasury
• War

Why did the US break the Treaty of Alliance with France?

• The United States had no navy
• The French had broken their part of the treaty
• The French had overthrown their old government
• The United States had established a new government

Which amendment reserves all non-delegated powers to the states and the people?

• Sixth
• Tenth
• First
• Second