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Unit Four Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thomas Jefferson was a supporter of all the following except:

a)

Farmers

b)

Free Trade

c)

French Revolution

d)

Large Government

2.

The XYZ Affair resulted in:

a)

strong anti-French feelings in the US and fears of sedition.

b)

an agreement by the British to evacuate the Northwest Territory.

c)

American use of the Mississippi River for trade.

d)

the death of George Washington.

3.

All of the following are true of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan EXCEPT

a)

The Federal Government would create a Bank of the United States

b)

Hamilton did not want any taxes on the general population.

c)

The Federal Government would assume the debt of each of the states.

d)

There would be tariffs on imported goods.

4.

These resolutions were passed by state legislatures in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 and were authored by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

a)

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798

b)

Virginia and Maryland Resolutions of 1700

c)

Nullification Doctrine

d)

Virginia and Sedition Resolution of 1798

5.

Which area did the Monroe Doctrine aim to free from European influence?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Western Hemisphere

c)

North America

d)

Texas

6.

How many states had been added to the original 13 by 1819?

a)

Eight

b)

Nine

c)

Ten

d)

Eleven

7.

Which two nations negotiated to settle the border between the northwest United States and present-day Canada?

a)

France and Spain

b)

United States and Spain

c)

United States and Britain

d)

France and the United States

8.

Which current state became a US territory after the Adams-Onís Treaty?

a)

Florida

b)

Oregon

c)

Texas

d)

New Mexico

9.

In the case of McCulloch v. Marland, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress has the authority to establish?

a)

Court System

b)

Federal Bank

c)

Judicial System

d)

Reserve of Manufacturing

10.

Which event took place LAST?

a)

Jefferson Wins Election of 1800

b)

Monroe Doctrine Issued as Warning to Europe

c)

Lewis and Clark Reach the Pacific

d)

British Troops Burn the White House as James Madison Flees to Safety.

11.

Which early Supreme Court case established the Court's power of Judicial Review?

a)

Marbury vs. Madison

b)

McCullouch vs. Maryland

c)

Roe vs. Wade

d)

Gibbons vs. Ogden

12.

Which was a cause for the War of 1812?

a)

Germany passing the Zimmerman Note to Mexico

b)

British support for Indian raids on the American frontier

c)

The spread of slavery into territories

d)

The defeat of Americans at the Alamo

13.

Napoleon Bonaparte decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he

a)

Wanted U.S. support for a war against Spain.

b)

Thought the land would be set aside for Native Americans

c)

Needed to reinforce the French military in the war against the British.

d)

Wished to build a new empire in North America.

14.

The Louisiana Purchase was significant to the United States because it

a)

Nearly doubled the size of the country.

b)

Helped the United States challenge British power in North America.

c)

Set a precedent regarding the purchase of territory without congressional approval

d)

Took New Orleans out of Spain’s control.

15.

What is judicial review?

a)

The power of Congress to oversee decisions made by the Supreme Court.

b)

The power of Congress to review the appointments of Supreme Court justices.

c)

The power of the judiciary to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.

d)

The power of the judiciary to monitor the conduct of presidential elections.

16.

Marbury v. Madison was a significant Supreme Court decision because —

a)

it was the first case brought against a federal official

b)

it upheld the constitutionality of the Judiciary Act of 1789

c)

it gave presidents the power to appoint judges at the very end of their terms of office

d)

it gave the Supreme Court power to decide the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress

17.

They have brought into the lower house a sedition bill, which . . . undertakes to make printing certain matters criminal . . . Indeed this bill [and] the alien bill both are so [against] the Constitution as to show they mean to pay no respect to it.

—The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, 1798


Under the Sedition Act, people could be fined or jailed for —

a)

owning a printing press

b)

criticizing the government

c)

supporting Federalist organizations

d)

reading newspapers and magazines

18.

To avoid the problems associated with political parties running multiple candidates for presidency, Congress:

a)

Outlawed multiple party candidates

b)

Called for a constitutional convention to deal with this issue.

c)

Passed the Twelfth Amendment providing that electors use separate ballots to vote for a president and a vice president.

d)

Made the popular vote the method by which presidents would be chosen.

19.

Which Supreme Court Case said that the Federal Government can regulate interstate commerce?

a)

Gibbons v. Ogden

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

20.

Who led an exploration of the land west of the Mississippi River?

a)

Soldiers from France and Spain

b)

Native Americans

c)

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

d)

Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte