1.CC Early Political Disagreements - Jigsaw

What was the main purpose of the Alien Enemies Act?

• To allow the president to deport enemy aliens during a declared war

• To allow the president to deport any alien at any time

• To allow aliens to appeal the president's decision

• To allow aliens to become citizens more easily

What was the response of Jefferson and Madison to the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• They supported the acts

• They wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• They ignored the acts

• They enforced the acts

What did the Kentucky Resolutions argue?

• A) States could nullify federal laws

• B) States should support federal laws

• C) Federal laws are supreme

• D) States should ignore federal laws

What rights did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions defend?

• Federal rights

• State rights and liberties

• Presidential rights

• Congressional rights

What did the Sedition Act make a crime?

• To vote in federal elections within the two party system

• To publish or say anything false or insulting about the U.S. government or the president

• To own property during a time of global warfare

• To serve in the military for another country during a time of war

What was the main argument of Jefferson and Madison regarding the power to pass the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?

• It was a federal power

• It was a power of the states

• It was a power of the judiciary

• It was a power of the executive

What was the main legacy of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?

• They were an early example of monarchy politics

• They were an attempt to gain an advantage in elections

• They were an example of the constitutional idea of nullification

• They were a defense of first amendment freedom of religion

(a)   were the main candidates in the election of 1800.

• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington and John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
• John Adams and Alexander Hamilton

What did the Federalists want in terms of federal government power?

• A weak federal government

• A strong federal government

• No federal government

• A government controlled by the states

What was significant about the election of 1800?

• It was the first time power peacefully changed hands between opposing political parties

• It was the first election in U.S. history

• It was the first time a president was re-elected

• It was the first time women could vote