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New Nation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Elected as the first president of the United States
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Marshall
2.
Who was the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Alexander Hamilton
3.
This person was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by President Adams. Once appointed, he strengthened the role of the Supreme Court in the federal government, by allowing it to review laws and determine whether or not they are constitutional.
a)
John Marshall
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
Author of the Declaration of Independence
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
John Adams
d)
James Madison
5.
Major author of the Constitution
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
Alexander Hamilton
6.
The Democratic-Republican Party believed the United States would be an agrarian society.  What does agrarian mean?
a)
manufaturing
b)
factories
c)
farming
d)
slavery
7.
This party included farmers and common people.
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
8.
This party included businessmen, large landowners, and professional people. 
a)
Federalists
b)
Democratic-Republican 
9.
This party wanted the new federal government to be more powerful than the state government
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
10.
This party was led by Alexander Hamilton.
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican 
11.
In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation? 
a)
Senate 
b)
House of Representatives 
c)
General Assembly 
d)
House of Commons 
12.
What document formed the first national government of our nation? 
a)
The Articles of Confederation 
b)
The Constitution 
c)
The Declaration of Independence 
d)
The Magna Carta 
13.
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 
a)
The Declaration of Independence 
b)
The Constitution 
c)
The Magna Carta 
d)
The English Bill of Rights 
14.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
15.
Under the Northwest Ordinance, could a territory become a state if they allowed slavery?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe