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Lesson 9.3 -- The First Political Parties

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Partisan means

a)

someone who likes to party

b)

favoring one political party

c)

meeting of the members of a political party

d)

a type of really fancy bread

2.

A caucus is

a)

a political party

b)

a type opf tree

c)

a meeting of members of the same political party

d)

a meeting of the members of different political parties

3.

The term alien refers to

a)

Area 51

b)

something foreign to you

c)

to legally overturn

d)

a person living in one country who is not a citizen of that country

4.

Nullify means

a)

to overturn

b)

to uphold

c)

to amend

d)

to destroy

5.

Thomas Nast is responsible for creating the Donkey and Elephant as symbols of our political parties

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I learned this?

d)

What?!?

6.

Political parties were included in the Constitution

a)

False

b)

True

7.

Federalists favored

a)

weak state government

b)

strong state government

c)

slavery

d)

all of the above

8.

Democratic-Republicans favored

a)

weak national government

b)

strong national government

c)

an effective caucus system

d)

none of the above

9.

The Federalists were led by

a)

Washington

b)

Hamilton

c)

Jefferson

d)

Adams

10.

The Democratic Republicans favored

a)

British trade

b)

French trade

c)

a strong national bank

d)

protective tariffs

11.

Hamilton and _______ had many disagreements as members of Washington's Cabinet.

a)

Adams

b)

Jefferson

c)

Burr

d)

none of the above

12.

The Election of 1796 saw _____ as President and ____ as Vice-President.

a)

Jefferson; Adams

b)

Hamilton; Jefferson

c)

Adams; Jefferson

d)

Pinckney; Burr

13.

What was unique about Adams and Jefferson as President and Vice-President.

a)

They were best friends

b)

They were from different political parties

c)

They were part of Washington's Cabinet

d)

none of the above

14.

In the XYZ Affair

a)

The British attacked US ships

b)

The Germans attacked US ships

c)

The French attacked American ships

d)

The Spanish attacked everyone

15.

The French Treaty (1800)

a)

stopped trade with the British

b)

stopped trade with the French

c)

stopped the French from attacking US ships

d)

ended the French and Indian War