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WorksheetsChapter 5 review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a precedent?
A practice of a previous president that gets copied by future presidents
A misspelling of “president”
A vocabulary word designed to trick students
A mistake made by a president that must be fixed by the next president
What is the Cabinet?
Where the Supreme Court keeps its dishes
The president’s wealthiest donors
The president’s closest advisors
Where Congress stores its groceries
Which of these statements describe loose construction?
"The Constitution is the limit of what the government can do."
"The Constitution is the guidelines of what the government can do."
"The Constitution should be changed."
"The Constitution shouldn’t be changed."
Which of these statements describe strict construction?
"The Constitution is the limit of what the government can do."
"The Constitution is the guidelines of what the government can do."
"The Constitution should be changed."
"The Constitution shouldn’t be changed."
What conflict started when Alexander Hamilton created an excise tax on distilled alcohol?
The Farmers’ Revolt
The Whiskey Rebellion
The Civil War
Shay’s Rebellion
What political party formed to oppose the Federalists?
The Tories
The Democratic-Republicans
The Grand Old Party
The Communists
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts designed to do?
prevent the people from learning about space aliens
protect American businesses from French pirates
stop the Federalists from criticizing the Democratic-Republican government
stop the Democratic-Republicans from criticizing the Federalist government
Why did the French navy begin attacking American ships?
U.S. signed the Jay Treaty with the British Empire, the enemy of France
French aristocrats were escaping execution by hiding on American ships
The Franch government needed money for their war in Europe
The American ships had the best stuff to steal
Which sentence best describes the election of 1800?
President George Washington died before he could be re-elected
The Democratic-Republican party won most of the races
President John Adams won his re-election campaign
The Federalist party won most of the races
Which statement best matches Thomas Jefferson's political beliefs?
"America needs a king."
"The Constitution is the limit of what the government can do."
"The proletariat will control the means of production."
"A strong government will protect the rights of Americans."
Why did Emperor Napoleon sell the Louisiana territory?
It was about to be invaded by the British and Canadians
He thought the Americas were worthless compared to Europe and Africa
He couldn't afford French colonies after the Haitian Revolution
He thought Thomas Jefferson was a neat dude
Why was it difficult for President Jefferson to purchase the Louisiana territory?
the swampy land was filled with diseases
there was no Constitutional reason to buy the land
it meant giving money to Napoleon, an enemy of the United States
The Quapaw and Osage people controlled the land
How did President Jefferson try to punish the British and French Empires for stealing American ships and sailors?
asked Congress to declare war on both empires
invited French aristocrats and Canadian rebels to live in America
gave money to the Russian Czar for the anti-French war effort
signed the Embargo Act, which stopped American businesses from working with European companies
Who is Sally Hemmings?
an imaginary person created by Federalist cartoonists
Thomas Jefferson's personal slave and mother to six of his children
Thomas Jefferson's first wife, who died from smallpox
a wealthy New York merchant who had an affair with Alexander Hamilton
What did James Madison write?
Bill of Rights, Constitution, some of the Federalist papers
Declaration of the Rights of Man, Articles of Confederation, most of the Antifederalist Papers
The Star-Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and Old Town Road
The Autobigraphy of Benjamin Franklin
What did James Madison do after retiring from politics?
led an organization that deported free black Americans to Africa
bought a plantation in Mexico
tried to end slavery
became a high-ranking general in the army
Who were the War Hawks?
a group of young Congressmen from the South and frontier that wanted a war with the British
a group of old Senators from New England that did not want a war with the British
a group of American Indian generals who fought Andrew Jackson
a type of eagle that went extinct during the War of 1812
Who were the Red Sticks?
Tecumseh's bodyguard
a pro-British Creek faction
a British music/partying club with a famous theme song
the first American fast food franchise
What was the Hartford Convention?
secret Federalist meeting meant to change the Constitution
a new political party that replaced the Federalists
the place where President Madison lived while the White House was being rebuilt
a conspiracy to make New England a separate country
What does "status quo ante bellum" mean?
"to the victor go the spoils"
"no such thing as a free lunch"
"everything as it should be"
"everything as it was before the war"
