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2nd MP Benchmark

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

2.

The Federalists believed in small federal governments and supporting farming and agriculture.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What group of people broke the tie and chose Jefferson as president and Burr as his vice president?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

the president

c)

Supreme Court

4.

What did Jefferson say the main function of the federal government should be?

a)

deliver the mail

b)

collect taxes

c)

protect the nation from threats

d)

all of the above

5.

Judicial review made it so the Supreme Court is ______________________than the other two branches of government.

a)

more powerful

b)

equal to

c)

less powerful

6.

Battle between us troops and an American Indian confederation that ended Indian efforts to halt white settlement in northwest territory.

a)

Battle of Fallen Timbers

b)

Battle of Boston

c)

Fort Hood fight

7.

A protest in small farmers in Pennsylvania against taxes on whiskey.

a)

Pennsylvania Rebellion

b)

Pennsylvania Revolution

c)

Whiskey Rebellion

8.

The Supreme Court's power to declare acts of congress unconstitutional.

a)

Alien and Sedition Act

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Appeal

9.

Shoshone woman who along with her French fur trapper husband accompanied and aided Lewis and Clark on their expedition.

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Chief Little Turtle

10.

The purchase of French land between the Mississippi river and rocky mountains that doubled the size of the US.

a)

The Louisiana Purchase

b)

New Orleans agreement

c)

French Revolution

11.

The Democratic-Republicans believed in small federal governments and supporting farming and agriculture.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who believed in promoting manufacturing and industry for the US economy?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Jefferson

13.

Who believed the federal government could only do specifically what the Constitution stated?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Jefferson

14.

The capital was moved here in order for the federal government to assume the debts owed by the states for the Revolutionary War.

a)

Philadelphia, PA

b)

New York, NY

c)

Washington, DC

15.

When the government needs money it sells _______, which are certificates of debt that it will buy back in the future for a higher price.

a)

stocks

b)

bonds

c)

pretzels

d)

tariffs

16.

He was the first Secretary of Treasury and he wanted a strong federal government.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

17.

He was the first Secretary of State and he believed states should be more powerful than the federal government.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

18.

What kind of tax on imported goods is supposed to protect American made products?

a)

tariff

b)

income

c)

property

19.

What was Hamilton's central idea for creating a national Bank?

a)

He wanted the govt to have place to be able to do business

b)

He wanted a bank to pay of the National Debt

c)

He wanted the gov to have place to safely deposit its money

20.

Thomas Jefferson did NOT want the wealthy and elite to run the country.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Thomas Jefferson sided with Hamilton's views and his plans to solve the national debt. He was in agreement with Hamilton.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Money owed by the US

a)

National Debt

b)

Bonds

c)

Speculators

23.

People who buy items at low prices in the hope that the value will rise.

a)

Speculators

b)

Bond buyers

c)

Credit lenders

24.

Means that the government can take reasonable actions that the constitution does not specifically forbid.

a)

Elastic Clause

b)

Loose Construction

c)

Speculate

25.

The idea that the government should only do what the constitution says it can do.

a)

Speculate

b)

Elastic Clause

c)

Strict Construction

26.

Which historical figure promoted the idea that government should provide freedom of religion?

a)

King John

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

27.

Under the Articles of Confederation, ________________________ could make treaties with other nations.

a)

states

b)

Congress

c)

the president

28.

According to the laws governing the western lands, each territory had to provide ______________________.

a)

different sized lots

b)

payment to slaves

c)

public schools

29.

What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?

a)

Ohio needed 60,000 slaves to become a state.

b)

It did not mention slavery.

c)

Slavery was allowed.

d)

Slavery was banned

30.

This law allowed Congress to divide the Northwest Territory into 3 to 5 separate territories. Also, it established governments for each territory

a)

Democracy

b)

Democratic Ideals

c)

Northwest Territory

d)

Northwest Ordinance

31.
Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Federal Government
b)
State Governments
c)
Individual people
d)
States with larger populations
32.

What was the national constitution created by the Second Continental Congress?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Boston Charter

c)

Articles of Confederation

33.

The charter of liberties agreed to by king john of England; it made the king obey the same laws as citizen.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Constitution

c)

Magna Carta

34.

A set of basic principle that determines the power and duties of a government.

a)

Declaration

b)

Constitution

c)

Poetry

35.

Voting rights are also known as _______________.

a)

suffrage

b)

oppression

c)

prohibition

36.

The Articles of Confederation created the first central government for the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Ratification means to official deny a request or petition.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Legislation passed by congress authorizing surveys and the divisions of public lands in western region of the country.

a)

The Constitution

b)

Suffrage

c)

Land Ordinance of 1785

39.

Lands organized by the Northwest ordinance of 1787, including present-day Illinois , Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.

a)

Southern colonies

b)

North America

c)

Northwest Territory

40.

What branch of government interprets laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

41.

What term is used when political authority belongs to the people?

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

federalism

c)

judicial review

d)

checks and balances

42.

Who has supreme authority over powers granted to the central government by the Constitution?

a)

the federal government

b)

the states

c)

the king

43.

How were slaves represented when determining the population of a state for the House of Representatives?

a)

3/4 representation

b)

3/5 representation

c)

1/2 representation

44.

What system is used to keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

judicial review

b)

federalism

c)

checks and balances

45.

A delegate from Virginia who became knows as the ¨father of the constitution¨ because of his important proposals at the Constitutional Convention.

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Joe Biden

46.

Finish this sentence: The Articles of Confederation

a)

formed a weak national government.

b)

created strong federal courts.

c)

planned for an executive branch.

47.

What is another name for the Judicial Branch?

a)

Capitol Building

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Washington Monument

48.

The head of which branch may veto laws?

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

49.

Which two groups make up Congress?

a)

Legislative and Judicial

b)

Cabinet and Supreme Court

c)

House of Representatives and Senate