Monroe Doctrine Quiz

How did the ruling of Marbury v. Madison influence the power of the judicial branch?

• It made the Supreme Court as powerful as the legislative and executive branches.

• It claimed that the Supreme Court was more powerful than the president.

• It gave state governments power over the federal government.

• It broke the Supreme Court away from the ideals of federalism.

How did the ruling of McCulloch v. Maryland influence the power of the federal government?

• It allowed the Supreme Court to hear state cases based on Constitutional issues.

• It gave the Supreme Court more power than the president when enforcing state laws.

• It gave state governments the final decisions on Constitutional issues.

• It gave Congress more power than the Supreme Court.

How did the Hudson River school painters contribute to early American art?

• They focused on images of forests and mountains.

• They painted portraits of individuals.

• They showed ordinary people going to work.

• They portrayed the devastation caused by war.

How did the ruling of Cohens v. Virginia influence the power of the Supreme Court?

• It allowed the Supreme Court to hear state cases based on Constitutional issues.

• It gave the Supreme Court more power than the president when enforcing state laws.

• It gave state governments the final decisions on Constitutional issues.

• It gave Congress more power than the Supreme Court.

How did John Neagle contribute to early American art?

• He painted portraits of individuals that revealed their personality.

• He focused on images of forests and mountains in the West.

• • He showed ordinary people going to work in America.

• • He showed ordinary people going to work in America.

  • He painted birds in their natural habitats with dazzling watercolors.

How did early American artists shape public opinion about the West?

• • They created landscape paintings that showed the natural beauty of the West.

• • They created skylines that showed the potential for large cities in the West.

• • They created skylines that showed the potential for large cities in the West.

• • They created images that showed the devastation of war in the West.

How did Henry David Thoreau influence early American literature?

• • He wrote essays about abolitionism and transcendentalism.

• • He wrote short stories that inspired American folklore.

• • He wrote novels about Native Americans and life on the frontier.

• • He wrote articles about family being the basis for American life.

How did Washington Irving influence early American literature?

• • He wrote short stories that inspired American folklore.

• • He wrote essays about abolitionism and transcendentalism.

• • He wrote an autobiography about finding the divine in nature.

• • He wrote articles about family being the basis for American life.

How did Louisa May Alcott influence early American literature?

• • She wrote a novel about the importance of family.

• • She wrote a short story about the American frontier.

• • She wrote an essay about civil disobedience.

• • She wrote an autobiography about finding the divine in nature.

What was a purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• • to encourage European nations to stay out of the Americas

• • to create lasting alliances with European nations

• • to stop trading with European nations

• • to ask European nations for military assistance in fighting Native Americans