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Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class

Date

The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs.

Muckraking

The Spoils System

The Civil Service

Idealism

in which case did a state try to tax a branch of the federal government, only to have that tax collection denied by John Marshall?

McCullough v. Maryland

Cohens v. Virginia

Fletcher v. Peck

Which of the following early 19th century policies would Jacksonian Democrats have supported?

Tariffs because they raised the price of manufactured goods.

A national bank because it made loans to humble citizens.

The abolition of property requirements for elections and political candidates.

The right of Southern states to secede when their complaints were ignored.

What was the 1815 and 1825 period known as?

Era Of Good Feelings

Era Of Joyful

Era Of Madness

Era Of Happiness

Which is an outcome of the war of 1812?

The Americans were defeated

Britain took over America again

The Americans were disappointed in war

The Americans felt a sense of pride that they held their own against a major world power

Marbury v. Madison was the court case that set up ______________. This is the concept that allows the Court to overturn laws passed by Congress and the President.

judicial review

states' rights

sedition

being extra

King Philip's War, The Trail of Tears, and The Pequot War all have a history of discrimination towards ___________.

Americans

Immigrants

Latin Americans

Native Americans

Although the Supreme Court was the weakest of the three branches of government in the early days of the new republic, John Marshall strengthened the Court by

establishing the principle of federalism, giving federal courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional

declaring the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, which asserted the right of states to nullify federal laws, unconstitutional

establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland

establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison

As a result of the Hartford Convention following the War of 1812,

the Federalist party lost credibility and eventually died out

the Constitution was amended to limit the president to two terms in office

the New England states threatened to secede

Congress passed the War Powers Act, limiting future presidents from gaining too much power during wartime, as Madison had

10.

The controversy over the tariff during the late 1820s and early 1830s demonstrated that

New Englanders were more radical than Southerners, as they had been since the days of the American Revolution

Andrew Jackson favored states' rights over federal supremacy

the system of checks and balances was flawed

economic sectionalism was a serious threat to national unity

11.

The Cherokee of Georgia were forced off their land because

they refused to assimilate to the "American" way of life

gold was discovered in their territory and Georgians demanded that the Indian Removal Act be enforced

the Supreme Court refused to hear their cases

the Seminole tribe, their traditional enemy, conquered their territory

12.

Which system, used by the Virginia Company to attract colonists, promised parcels of land to immigrate to America?

mercantilism

headright

capitalism

joint stock

13.

What was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?

Liberty Hall; Virginia

House of Burgesses; Pennsylvania

Plymouth House; Massachusetts

House of Burgesses; Virginia

14.

Why did Benjamin Franklin's proposed Albany Plan, an intercolonial government to unite in the face of a common enemy during the French and Indian War, fail?

The British quickly thwarted their plans

Each colony did not want to surrender their power to a central organization

The French attacked the delegates as they met in New York

George Washington's plan was accepted in its place

15.

The weakness of national government created by the Articles of Confederation was demonstrated by the fact that it was not given the power to

issue taxes

mediate disputes between states

conduct foreign relations

print money

16.

Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it

moved the United States away from its democratic ideals.

marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.

occurred after he left the presidency.

was in no way a revolution.

17.

Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France because

the Federalists supported his action.

he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional.

he felt that the purchase was not a fair deal for France.

war with Spain might occur.

18.

Besides admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, the Missouri Compromise provided that

slavery would not be premitted anywhere in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except Missouri

the number of proslavery and antislavery members fo the House of Representatives would be kept permanently equal

the international slave trade would be permanently ended

slavery would be gradually ended in the District of Columbia

19.

As proclaimed by Monroe in his message of 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that

only the United States had a right to intervene to promote democracy in Latin America

the British and Americans would act together to prevent further Russian expansion on the Pacific coast

the United States would not tolerate further European intervention or colonization in the Americas

the United States would support the Greeks in their fight for independence against Turkey

20.

What was the first official two-party system?

Federalists and Anti-federalists

Democrats and Whigs

Whigs and Democratic-Republicans

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

21.

What act prohibited American ships from sailing in foreign ports, devastating the American economy?

Nonintercourse of 1809

Macon's Bill No.2

Embargo Act of 1807

Closed Port Act of 1808

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Period 4 Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

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