Launching the nation

Was Alexander Hamilton a strict construction or a loose constructionist?

• Loose constructionist
• Moderate constructionist
• Strict constructionist
• Literal constructionist

Which of the following effects did the creation of a national bank have on the country? 

• Increased national debt and financial instability.
• It led to a more stable economy. 

• Limited access to credit for small businesses.
• Encouraged foreign investment in local currencies.

The electoral college unanimously selected I.__________ as the first president, and II. __________ became his vice president.

• Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
• I. George Washington, II. John Adams
• Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt

When France went to war with Britain, Washington issued what

• The Neutrality Proclamation

• The Alliance Declaration

• The peace agreement

• The Treaty of Paris

The men assigned to explore the new territory west of the Mississippi River were 

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 

• John Marshall and John Marbury 

• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 

• William Lewis and John Adams 

The case that established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review was

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Marbury v. Madison
• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education

Assisting the explorers who traveled through the new territory to the West was a Native American woman named 

• Crispus Attucks
• Sacagawea
• Pocahontas
• Tecumseh

What did Washington create to have for people to help advise him on issues?

• His Staff
• His Council
• His Cabinet
• His Advisors

How did the XYZ affair create problems for President John Adams? 

• It led to a significant increase in foreign alliances for the U.S.
• Most Americans were outraged that Adams paid the bribes that the French demanded. 

• Members of the Federalist party were upset with Adams for not asking Congress to declare war

• It strengthened President Adams's popularity among the public.

Which of the following statements best describes the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798?

• They supported the expansion of federal power over state governments.

• They encouraged states to secede from the Union to preserve their rights.

• They promoted the idea that only the Supreme Court could declare laws unconstitutional.

• They argued that states had the right to nullify federal laws deemed unconstitutional.