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Ch 8.1: A New Party in Power

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what election year did the Federalists support John Adams while the Republicans supported Thomas Jefferson?

a)

1792

b)

1800

c)

1804

d)

1808

2.

Who did the Federalists choose to run as vice president with John Adams?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Charles Pinckney

c)

Aaron Burr

d)

Alexander Hamilton

3.

What president served from April 1789- to March 1797?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

4.

What president served from March 1797 to March 1801

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

5.

What president served from March 1801 to March 1809

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

6.

What president served from March 1809 to March 1817

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

7.

Neither Adams nor Jefferson traveled around the country to gather support through direct campaigning because they thought it was improper. Instead, they sent _____ to leading citizens and newspapers

a)

ads

b)

letters

c)

emails

d)

podcasts

8.

How many electoral votes were needed to become president in 1800? There were 138 total EC votes

a)

68

b)

69

c)

70

d)

71

9.

Both Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received this many electoral college votes?

a)

69

b)

70

c)

72

d)

73

10.

Under the Constitution--it is electors through the electoral college that formally elect the president and vice president. What body chooses if there is no candidate with a majority of votes?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

State Legislatures

d)

Supreme Court

11.

Who did the Republicans choose as Thomas Jefferson's running mate in the election of 1800?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

12.

Who ended up winning the election of 1800?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Charles Pinckney

d)

Aaron Burr

13.

Jefferson outlined some of his goals, including "a wise and frugal government" and "the support of the state governments in all their rights" in what?

a)

Inaugural Address

b)

State of the Union

c)

Candidate Statements

d)

Opening Address

14.

As president, Jefferson surrounded himself with people who shared similar views. One of Albert Gallatin, who served in what position?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of the Treasury

c)

Secretary of the Interior

d)

Attorney General

15.

Jefferson also got rid of most federal taxes and only collected taxes on imported goods called ______

a)

Duty of customs

b)

Customs duties

c)

tariffs

d)

excise taxes

16.

Who did John Adams appoint to be Chief Justice of the United States in February of 1801?

a)

John Jay

b)

John Rutledge

c)

John Marshall

d)

John Roberts

17.

What is the name of last-minute appointees from John Adams?

a)

noon judge

b)

midnight judges

c)

dinner judges

d)

morning judges

18.

Who was the Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson that refused to give William Marbury his commission--setting up a court case?

a)

John Marshall

b)

James Madison

c)

James Monroe

d)

James Carter

19.

In what supreme court case did the court rule that Congress does have implied powers and that stats cannot tax the federal government?

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

McCulloch v Maryland

c)

McCulloch v New York

d)

Worcester v Georgia

20.

In what supreme court case did the court rule that states could not regulate Native Americans, only the federal government had that power.

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Worcester v North Carolina

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Worcester v Georgia

21.

In what supreme court cast did the court hold that federal law overrules state law in matters affecting more than one state?

a)

Gibbons v. Ogden

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Scott v Sanford

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson