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Worksheets2-21-17
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation's economy?
a)
The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain
b)
The abolition of consumption taxes
c)
The creation of a trade alliance with France
d)
The establishment of a national bank
2.
Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?
a)
Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.
b)
The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.
c)
Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.
d)
The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.
3.
The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements over -
a)
taxation without representation
b)
the doctrine of judicial review
c)
territorial expansion
d)
the extent of federal power
4.
The Federalist and the Democratic-Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over -
a)
how the nation should develop economically
b)
whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine
c)
how the nation should admit new states
d)
whether to approve the Declaration of Independence
5.
The first political parties in the United States were established in the 1790s largely because of political differences between -
a)
John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine
c)
George Washington and James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
6.
Thomas Jefferson was
a)
Secretary of State
b)
Secretary of War
c)
Secretary of Treasury
d)
Secretary General
7.
Alexander Hamilton was -
a)
Secretary of War
b)
Secretary of Treasury
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Secretary of the Interior
8.
Alexander Hamilton was a
a)
Democratic-Republican
b)
Independent
c)
Federalist
d)
Libertarian
9.
Thomas Jefferson was a
a)
Democratic-Republican
b)
Independent
c)
Federalist
d)
Libertarian
10.
What party was for the elite, educated, wealthy, aristocrats from the North?
a)
Democratic-Republicans
b)
Libertarians
c)
Independents
d)
Federalists
11.
What party was for the majority, uneducated, common man concentrated in the South?
a)
Democratic-Republicans
b)
Libertarians
c)
Independents
d)
Federalists
12.
True or False, the economy has been and continues to be a major factor in American politics?
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Who was the slave woman that Thomas Jefferson had a child with?
a)
Sally BoJangles
b)
Tonya Harding
c)
Sally Hemmings
d)
Sally Jennings
14.
Who's is on the $10 bill?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Abraham Lincoln
15.
Who is my, Abraham Monteros, favorite philosopher?
a)
Jean-Paul Sartre
b)
Socrates
c)
Albert Camus
d)
Fat Albert
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