Adams & Jefferson

Even though the Constitution did not give Jefferson the power to buy land, he completed the _________ ________ because he thought it was best for the United States.

• laissez-faire

• Louisiana Purchase

• loose construction

• strict construction

Jefferson supported _________ ________ because he wanted to acquire additional land for the U.S. to improve its agrarian system.

• laissez-faire

• westward expansion

• strict construction

• loose construction

Thomas Jefferson knew most Native Americans would not agree to give up their hunting lands, so he convinced them to buy items on ____ and go into debt so that they would have to sell their lands to the U.S.

• embargo

• debt

• expedition

• credit

During Lewis & Clark's ______ to the Pacific Ocean, they kept detailed records of the plant and animal life, the geography of the land, and the Native American tribes they met.

• expedition

• embargo

• laissez-faire

• Louisiana Purchase

Which of the following did NOT happen during Jefferson's presidency?

• The size of the military increased.

• The number of employees in the federal government decreased.

• Taxes were repealed.

• The Alien & Sedition Acts expired.

Why did Adams's own political party stop supporting him?

• The Federalists believed the Alien & Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.

• The Federalists wanted to sign an alliance with France, but Adams refused.

• Adams signed a treaty with France, but the Federalists wanted to continue fighting with France.

• Adams selected Jefferson, a Democratic- Republican, as his vice president.

Jefferson lost support of Americans when he placed an ______ on foreign trade, which actually hurt the U.S. economy.

• credit

• debt

• expedition

• embargo

When Kentucky and Virginia passed legislation that declared the Alien & Sedition Acts unlawful, they used the idea of __________ ________, which is when states can pass their own laws and not have to enforce federal laws.

• sectionalism

• states' rights

• neutrality

• political parties

Which of the following is an outcome of the Marbury v. Madison (1803) case?

• The president could appoint justices without approval from Congress.

• The Supreme Court could end a law by determining it is unconstitutional.

• The Supreme Court did not need approval of Congress to make a ruling.

• The president could overturn a Supreme Court ruling.

The Alien Acts made it legal to ______ someone who had ties to a country that was at war with the US.

• excommunicate

• ignore

• deport

• hire