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First Five President: Practice Test

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Cabinet

a)

"Let the people do as they choose"

b)

A tax on goods made, used or sold in a country

c)

Loyalty to part of a country rather than the whole country

d)

A group of advisers

2.

What is an excise tax?

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

A tax on goods made, sold, or used in a country

c)

Paying someone not to attack you

d)

To refuse to trade with a nation

3.

Which job did Henry Knox hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

4.

Which job did Alexander Hamilton hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

5.

Which job did Thomas Jefferson hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

6.

Which job did Edmund Randolph hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

7.

Which job did Benjamin Franklin hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

8.

What is a tariff?

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

Paying someone not to attack you

c)

A tax on goods made,sold or used in a country

d)

To refuse to trade with a nation

9.

What did the Treaty of Greenville say?

a)

England to trade with United States

b)

Spain opens Mississippi to United States

c)

France to sell Louisiana to United States

d)

Native Americans give up Ohio

10.

What did Pickney's Treaty say?

a)

England to trade with United States

b)

France to sell Louisiana to United States

c)

Native Americans give up Ohio

d)

Spain open Mississippi to United States

11.

Which is NOT a part of Jay's Treaty?

a)

Ended the War of 1812

b)

British leave America

c)

Established a border between US and Canada

d)

US pays back private debt to England

12.

Emphasis on Agriculture

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

13.

Protective Tariff

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

14.

Leader: Alexander Hamilton

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

15.

Emphasis on Manufacturing

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

16.

Friends with France

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

17.

Friends with England

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

18.

Leader: Thomas Jefferson

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

19.

State Banks

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

20.

Ruled by people

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

21.

National Bank

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

22.

Strict interpretation of the Constitution

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

23.

Free Trade

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

24.

Strong Federal Government

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

25.

Ruled by Wealthy and Educated

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

26.

Strong State Government

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

27.

Loose Interpretation of the Constitution

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

28.

Define Laissez-Faire

a)

The power to throw out any law if Unconstitutional

b)

"Let the people do as they choose"

c)

Loyalty to part of a country, rather than the whole country

d)

To pay someone not to attack you

29.

Define Judicial Review:

a)

"Let the people do as they choose"

b)

Loyalty to part of the country, rather than the whole country

c)

The power to throw out any law if Unconstitutional

d)

To pay someone not to attack you

30.

Why is Marbury vs. Madison significant?

a)

Supreme Court throws out Judiciary Act of 1787

b)

Marbury secured his job as Justice of the Peace

c)

It allowed Thomas Jefferson to be elected president

d)

Supreme Court give themselves the power of Judicial Review

31.

Define Embargo:

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

To refuse to trade with another nation

c)

Paying someone not to attack you

d)

A tax on goods made,sold, or used in a country

32.

What is a loose interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

The belief that the Constitution grants you lots of rights

b)

The belief that the Constitution should limit your rights

c)

The belief that there are implied powers in the Constitution

d)

The belief that the Constitution must be word for word

33.

What is a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

The belief that there are implied powers in the Constitution

b)

The belief that the Constitution must be word for word

c)

The belief that the Constitution grants you lots of rights

d)

The belief that the Constitution should limit your rights

34.

What is the difference between private and public?

a)

Private = government and public = profit

b)

Private = Rich and public = poor

c)

Private = poor and public = rich

d)

Private = profit and public = government

35.

What country did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Russia

36.

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

a)

$150,000

b)

$1,500,000

c)

$15,000,000

d)

$150,000,000

37.

Where did Lewis and Clark expedition begin?

a)

St. Louis

b)

Pittsburgh

c)

Kansas City

d)

New Orleans

38.

Who was the Native American guide/translator hired by Lewis and Clark

a)

Sacajawea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Tecumseh

d)

Squanto

39.

Define Tribute

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

To pay someone not to attack you

c)

A tax on goods made, sold or used in a country

d)

To refuse to trade with another country

40.

Who wrote the, "Star Spangled Banner"

a)

John Phillip Sosa

b)

Johann Beethoven

c)

Cole Porter

d)

Francis Scott Key

41.

Which Native American chief died at the Battle of the Thames?

a)

Sacajewea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Tecumseh

d)

Squanto

42.

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Greenville

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Versailles

43.

Define Sectionalism

a)

The power to throw out any law if it is Unconstitutional

b)

"Let the people do as they please"

c)

Loyalty to part of the country rather than the whole country

d)

To pay someone not to attack you

44.

Define Warhawk:

a)

Someone against war

b)

Someone who wants war

c)

Someone against slavery

d)

Someone in favor of slavery

45.

Which battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero?

a)

Battle of Tippecanoe

b)

Battle of Ft. McHenry

c)

Battle of the Thames

d)

Battle of New Orleans

46.

Which of the following was NOT one of Mr. Adreon's Three Stooges of history?

a)

John Q. Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John C. Calhoun

d)

Daniel Webster

47.

Which of the following is the correct version of the third part of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

No slavery, except Missouri, south of 36,30 N

b)

No slavery, except Missouri, north of 36,30 S

c)

No slavery, except Missouri, north of 36,30 N

d)

No slavery, except Missouri, south of 30,36 N

48.

What does the, “Monroe Doctrine” say?

a)

Made Missouri a slave state

b)

No slavery, but Missouri, north of 36,30 N

c)

Told Europe to stay out of Western hemisphere

d)

Open the Mississippi to the United States

49.

What region was Daniel Webster from?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

50.

What region was John C. Calhoun from?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

51.

What region was Henry Clay from?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

52.

Which is NOT part of the Missouri Compromise

a)

Missouri became a slave state

b)

Maine became a free state

c)

Mississippi River is opened to the United States

d)

No slavery, except Missouri, north of 36,30 N

53.

Why was Monroe's presidency called, "The Era of Good Feelings"?

a)

There wasn't any fighting

b)

Monroe was a popular president

c)

There was only one political party

d)

It was the birth of sectionalism

54.

Who wrote the Missouri Compromise

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Daniel Webster

c)

John Q. Adams

d)

John Calhoun