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Chapter 5 review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a precedent?

a)

A practice of a previous president that gets copied by future presidents

b)

A misspelling of “president”

c)

A vocabulary word designed to trick students

d)

A mistake made by a president that must be fixed by the next president

2.

What is the Cabinet?

a)

Where the Supreme Court keeps its dishes

b)

The president’s wealthiest donors

c)

The president’s closest advisors

d)

Where Congress stores its groceries

3.

Which of these statements describe loose construction?

a)

"The Constitution is the limit of what the government can do."

b)

"The Constitution is the guidelines of what the government can do."

c)

"The Constitution should be changed."

d)

"The Constitution shouldn’t be changed."

4.

Which of these statements describe strict construction?

a)

"The Constitution is the limit of what the government can do."

b)

"The Constitution is the guidelines of what the government can do."

c)

"The Constitution should be changed."

d)

"The Constitution shouldn’t be changed."

5.

What conflict started when Alexander Hamilton created an excise tax on distilled alcohol?

a)

The Farmers’ Revolt

b)

The Whiskey Rebellion

c)

The Civil War

d)

Shay’s Rebellion

6.

What political party formed to oppose the Federalists?

a)

The Tories

b)

The Democratic-Republicans

c)

The Grand Old Party

d)

The Communists

7.

What were the Alien and Sedition Acts designed to do?

a)

prevent the people from learning about space aliens

b)

protect American businesses from French pirates

c)

stop the Federalists from criticizing the Democratic-Republican government

d)

stop the Democratic-Republicans from criticizing the Federalist government

8.

Why did the French navy begin attacking American ships?

a)

U.S. signed the Jay Treaty with the British Empire, the enemy of France

b)

French aristocrats were escaping execution by hiding on American ships

c)

The Franch government needed money for their war in Europe

d)

The American ships had the best stuff to steal

9.

Which sentence best describes the election of 1800?

a)

President George Washington died before he could be re-elected

b)

The Democratic-Republican party won most of the races

c)

President John Adams won his re-election campaign

d)

The Federalist party won most of the races

10.

Which statement best matches Thomas Jefferson's political beliefs?

a)

"America needs a king."

b)

"The Constitution is the limit of what the government can do."

c)

"The proletariat will control the means of production."

d)

"A strong government will protect the rights of Americans."

11.

Why did Emperor Napoleon sell the Louisiana territory?

a)

It was about to be invaded by the British and Canadians

b)

He thought the Americas were worthless compared to Europe and Africa

c)

He couldn't afford French colonies after the Haitian Revolution

d)

He thought Thomas Jefferson was a neat dude

12.

Why was it difficult for President Jefferson to purchase the Louisiana territory?

a)

the swampy land was filled with diseases

b)

there was no Constitutional reason to buy the land

c)

it meant giving money to Napoleon, an enemy of the United States

d)

The Quapaw and Osage people controlled the land

13.

How did President Jefferson try to punish the British and French Empires for stealing American ships and sailors?

a)

asked Congress to declare war on both empires

b)

invited French aristocrats and Canadian rebels to live in America

c)

gave money to the Russian Czar for the anti-French war effort

d)

signed the Embargo Act, which stopped American businesses from working with European companies

14.

Who is Sally Hemmings?

a)

an imaginary person created by Federalist cartoonists

b)

Thomas Jefferson's personal slave and mother to six of his children

c)

Thomas Jefferson's first wife, who died from smallpox

d)

a wealthy New York merchant who had an affair with Alexander Hamilton

15.

What did James Madison write?

a)

Bill of Rights, Constitution, some of the Federalist papers

b)

Declaration of the Rights of Man, Articles of Confederation, most of the Antifederalist Papers

c)

The Star-Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and Old Town Road

d)

The Autobigraphy of Benjamin Franklin

16.

What did James Madison do after retiring from politics?

a)

led an organization that deported free black Americans to Africa

b)

bought a plantation in Mexico

c)

tried to end slavery

d)

became a high-ranking general in the army

17.

Who were the War Hawks?

a)

a group of young Congressmen from the South and frontier that wanted a war with the British

b)

a group of old Senators from New England that did not want a war with the British

c)

a group of American Indian generals who fought Andrew Jackson

d)

a type of eagle that went extinct during the War of 1812

18.

Who were the Red Sticks?

a)

Tecumseh's bodyguard

b)

a pro-British Creek faction

c)

a British music/partying club with a famous theme song

d)

the first American fast food franchise

19.

What was the Hartford Convention?

a)

secret Federalist meeting meant to change the Constitution

b)

a new political party that replaced the Federalists

c)

the place where President Madison lived while the White House was being rebuilt

d)

a conspiracy to make New England a separate country

20.

What does "status quo ante bellum" mean?

a)

"to the victor go the spoils"

b)

"no such thing as a free lunch"

c)

"everything as it should be"

d)

"everything as it was before the war"