A New Nation SOL

Which of these best completes the title to this diagram?

• Weaknesses of the Government Under the Articles of Confederation

• Factors That Led to the American Declaration of Independence

• Reasons for Tension Between the States Prior to the Civil War

• Problems with Great Britain that Led to the War of 1812

-President can veto an act passed by Congress -Congress can override a veto by the President

-Courts can declare a law unconstitutional

These powers are a result of -

During the debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, Federalists and Anti-federalists disagreed most often over -

• division of powers between the national government and the states

• provisions for admitting new states to the union

• use of an electoral college system to choose the President

• distribution of power between the President and the Supreme Court

Which Supreme Court decision includes this quotation? "It is emphatically [unquestionably] the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." - Chief Justice John Marshall

• Marbury vs Madison

• Cohens vs Virginia

• Gibbons vs Ogden

• McCulloch vs Maryland

Which document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which issue led to the development of the first political parties in the United States?

• Abolition of slavery

• Expansion of western territories

• Women's suffrage

• National government's powers

John Marshall was instrumental in strengthening the -

• Supreme Court

• Electoral College

• Federal Reserve

• State Department

Which amendment to the Constitution of the United States was directly influenced by the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

• 2nd

• 5th

• 1st

• 8th

Which early United States political party believed in these positions? - Opposed the Bank of the United States - Opposed the Jay Treaty with Great Britain - Favored an economy based on agriculture

• Democratic-Republicans

• Federalists

• Whigs

• Know-Nothings