WorksheetsThe Federalist Era
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What political party was John Adams?
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
2.
What does the word precedent mean?
a)
a group of advisers to the president
b)
something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow
3.
Which of the following is a precedent set by George Washington?
a)
presidency of 2 terms for 4 years each
b)
he created a cabinet
c)
he created a court system
d)
all of these
4.
Who was the vice president while George Washington was in office?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Spider-man
c)
John Adams
5.
What was the Judiciary Act of 1789?
a)
It established a federal court system that gave the federal government the power to reverse state decisions
b)
something done that becomes an example for others to follow
6.
Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court?
a)
John Jay
b)
John Adams
7.
Where do the powers not listed in the Constitution go to? (10 amendment)
a)
the states or to the people
b)
the federal government
c)
Miley Cyrus
8.
What was Hamilton's Plan?
a)
to pay off the debts as a nation and force the states to help pay that debt
b)
to go against George Washington and not pay back money to Spain and France
c)
To play hide and seek with the goverment
9.
What else did Alexander Hamilton help do for our nation?
a)
He created a shoe store for our nation
b)
He created a national bank that issued a single form of money for the nation
10.
a)
taxes on all alcohol
b)
Taxes on whiskey that upset Pennsylvania farmers to protest and attack government buildings
11.
What is a federalist?
a)
none of these
b)
national and state government share powers
c)
someone who believes states should have all the power
d)
Someone who believes in a strong national government
12.
Federalists need for flexibility to perform its duties.
-Elastic Cause
-Elastic Cause
a)
Loose Interpretation
b)
Strict Interpretation
13.
-A Democratic-Republican View
-If it is not written in the Constitution...you can’t do it!
-If it is not written in the Constitution...you can’t do it!
a)
Strict Interpretation
b)
Loose Interpretation
14.
What does nullify mean?
a)
to approve
b)
to cancel or void
15.
The president can deport anyone considered dangerous to the country.
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
XYZ Affair
16.
What laws helped immigrants start voting for the Democratic-Republican party?
a)
Midnight Appointments
b)
Alien and Sedition Acts
17.
The Alien Act: The number of years an alien had to wait to become a U.S. citizen increased from 5 to ____.
a)
14
b)
10
18.
Sedition Act: Any person criticizing (speaking or writing against) the federal government would be sent to prison. This violates the ____ amendment.
a)
1st
b)
10th
19.
What is the Sedition Act?
a)
Anyone criticizing the federal government would be sent to jail
b)
The president can deport any illegal person out of the country
20.
Claimed the right to null the alien and sedition acts because they violated the Constitution.
a)
Virginia Resolution
b)
XYZ Affair
21.
-XYZ Affair
-Midnight Appointments
-Alien and Sedition Acts
-Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
-Midnight Appointments
-Alien and Sedition Acts
-Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
a)
Events under George Washington
b)
Events under John Adams
22.
France was attacking American ships, so Adams sent diplomats to France to try and avoid war. They were confronted by 3 French who didn't give out their name and asked for a bribe. What is this event?
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Midnight Appointments
23.
What did John Adams do that later was called the Midnight Appointments?
a)
Adams appointed Federalists to take over judicial positions on his last day of office
b)
Adams sent diplomats to France to avoid war after they were attacking American ships
24.
Why did Adams appoint Federalists into the court system on his last day of office?
a)
Democratic-Republicans were going to win office and he wanted keep federalist power in the government
b)
The French were bribing Adams so he needed to keep power in the federal government
25.
-Henry Knox
-Alexander Hamilton
-Thomas Jefferson
-Edmund Randolph
-Alexander Hamilton
-Thomas Jefferson
-Edmund Randolph
a)
George Washington's 1st Cabinet
b)
Leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion
26.
George Washington faced many problems including ___________ _________.
a)
national debt
b)
war with France
27.
______________ ___________ handles the nation's money.
a)
Edmund Randolph
b)
Alexander Hamilton
28.
__________ _________ handles the military affairs for the nation.
a)
Edmund Randolph
b)
Henry Knox
29.
-Whiskey Rebellion
-Jay's Treaty
-Farewell Address
-Set precedents/examples
-Jay's Treaty
-Farewell Address
-Set precedents/examples
a)
Issues faced by the new republic
b)
Problems during the American Revolution
30.
The Judiciary Act appointed a _____________________.
a)
Chief Justice
b)
President
31.
What was the result from the problem of Congress not having the power to create a national bank because it was against the Constitution?
a)
Congress did have the power to tax, so they created the national bank
b)
Congress did NOT have the power to tax, so they did not create a national bank
32.
The Whiskey Rebellion was a challenge to the newly formed government and tested which U.S. document?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
U.S. Constitution
33.
Britain used the strategy of impressment under which of the following?
a)
Pinckney's Treaty
b)
Jay's Treaty
34.
What is impressment?
a)
a strategy used by Britain to force American crews into the British Navy
b)
Americans willfully joining the British armies
35.
Under __________ _____________, Britain agreed to withdraw from American land.
a)
Pinckey's Treaty
b)
Jay's Treaty
36.
What is the Neutrality Proclamation?
a)
The U.S. will not take part in the British and French problems (not choose sides)
b)
The U.S. forced Britain to remove all their troops from American land
37.
An agreement with Spain that gave Americans access to the Mississippi River and do trade in New Orleans.
a)
Jay's Treaty
b)
Pinckney's Treaty
38.
-No permanent alliances
-No political parties
-Stay neutral
-No political parties
-Stay neutral
a)
Washington's Farewell Address
b)
Washington's Inauguration
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