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Worksheets2nd MP Benchmark
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
What country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
Spain
France
Great Britain
The Federalists believed in small federal governments and supporting farming and agriculture.
True
False
What group of people broke the tie and chose Jefferson as president and Burr as his vice president?
House of Representatives
the president
Supreme Court
What did Jefferson say the main function of the federal government should be?
deliver the mail
collect taxes
protect the nation from threats
all of the above
Judicial review made it so the Supreme Court is ______________________than the other two branches of government.
more powerful
equal to
less powerful
Battle between us troops and an American Indian confederation that ended Indian efforts to halt white settlement in northwest territory.
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Battle of Boston
Fort Hood fight
A protest in small farmers in Pennsylvania against taxes on whiskey.
Pennsylvania Rebellion
Pennsylvania Revolution
Whiskey Rebellion
The Supreme Court's power to declare acts of congress unconstitutional.
Alien and Sedition Act
Judicial Review
Appeal
Shoshone woman who along with her French fur trapper husband accompanied and aided Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
Sacagawea
Pocahontas
Chief Little Turtle
The purchase of French land between the Mississippi river and rocky mountains that doubled the size of the US.
The Louisiana Purchase
New Orleans agreement
French Revolution
The Democratic-Republicans believed in small federal governments and supporting farming and agriculture.
True
False
Who believed in promoting manufacturing and industry for the US economy?
Hamilton
Jefferson
Who believed the federal government could only do specifically what the Constitution stated?
Hamilton
Jefferson
The capital was moved here in order for the federal government to assume the debts owed by the states for the Revolutionary War.
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
Washington, DC
When the government needs money it sells _______, which are certificates of debt that it will buy back in the future for a higher price.
stocks
bonds
pretzels
tariffs
He was the first Secretary of Treasury and he wanted a strong federal government.
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
He was the first Secretary of State and he believed states should be more powerful than the federal government.
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What kind of tax on imported goods is supposed to protect American made products?
tariff
income
property
What was Hamilton's central idea for creating a national Bank?
He wanted the govt to have place to be able to do business
He wanted a bank to pay of the National Debt
He wanted the gov to have place to safely deposit its money
Thomas Jefferson did NOT want the wealthy and elite to run the country.
True
False
Thomas Jefferson sided with Hamilton's views and his plans to solve the national debt. He was in agreement with Hamilton.
True
False
Money owed by the US
National Debt
Bonds
Speculators
People who buy items at low prices in the hope that the value will rise.
Speculators
Bond buyers
Credit lenders
Means that the government can take reasonable actions that the constitution does not specifically forbid.
Elastic Clause
Loose Construction
Speculate
The idea that the government should only do what the constitution says it can do.
Speculate
Elastic Clause
Strict Construction
Which historical figure promoted the idea that government should provide freedom of religion?
King John
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
Baron de Montesquieu
Under the Articles of Confederation, ________________________ could make treaties with other nations.
states
Congress
the president
According to the laws governing the western lands, each territory had to provide ______________________.
different sized lots
payment to slaves
public schools
What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?
Ohio needed 60,000 slaves to become a state.
It did not mention slavery.
Slavery was allowed.
Slavery was banned
This law allowed Congress to divide the Northwest Territory into 3 to 5 separate territories. Also, it established governments for each territory
Democracy
Democratic Ideals
Northwest Territory
Northwest Ordinance
What was the national constitution created by the Second Continental Congress?
Magna Carta
Boston Charter
Articles of Confederation
The charter of liberties agreed to by king john of England; it made the king obey the same laws as citizen.
Mayflower Compact
Constitution
Magna Carta
A set of basic principle that determines the power and duties of a government.
Declaration
Constitution
Poetry
Voting rights are also known as _______________.
suffrage
oppression
prohibition
The Articles of Confederation created the first central government for the United States.
True
False
Ratification means to official deny a request or petition.
True
False
Legislation passed by congress authorizing surveys and the divisions of public lands in western region of the country.
The Constitution
Suffrage
Land Ordinance of 1785
Lands organized by the Northwest ordinance of 1787, including present-day Illinois , Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Southern colonies
North America
Northwest Territory
What branch of government interprets laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
What term is used when political authority belongs to the people?
popular sovereignty
federalism
judicial review
checks and balances
Who has supreme authority over powers granted to the central government by the Constitution?
the federal government
the states
the king
How were slaves represented when determining the population of a state for the House of Representatives?
3/4 representation
3/5 representation
1/2 representation
What system is used to keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful?
judicial review
federalism
checks and balances
A delegate from Virginia who became knows as the ¨father of the constitution¨ because of his important proposals at the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington
James Madison
Joe Biden
Finish this sentence: The Articles of Confederation
formed a weak national government.
created strong federal courts.
planned for an executive branch.
What is another name for the Judicial Branch?
Capitol Building
Supreme Court
Washington Monument
The head of which branch may veto laws?
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Which two groups make up Congress?
Legislative and Judicial
Cabinet and Supreme Court
House of Representatives and Senate
