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Monroe Doctrine Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

How did the ruling of Marbury v. Madison influence the power of the judicial branch?


a)

It made the Supreme Court as powerful as the legislative and executive branches.

b)

It claimed that the Supreme Court was more powerful than the president.

c)

It gave state governments power over the federal government.

d)

It broke the Supreme Court away from the ideals of federalism.

2.

How did the ruling of McCulloch v. Maryland influence the power of the federal government?

a)

It allowed the Supreme Court to hear state cases based on Constitutional issues.

b)

It gave the Supreme Court more power than the president when enforcing state laws.

c)

It gave state governments the final decisions on Constitutional issues.

d)

It gave Congress more power than the Supreme Court.

3.

How did the Hudson River school painters contribute to early American art?

a)

They focused on images of forests and mountains.

b)

They painted portraits of individuals.

c)

They showed ordinary people going to work.

d)

They portrayed the devastation caused by war.

4.

How did the ruling of Cohens v. Virginia influence the power of the Supreme Court?

a)

It allowed the Supreme Court to hear state cases based on Constitutional issues.

b)

It gave the Supreme Court more power than the president when enforcing state laws.

c)

It gave state governments the final decisions on Constitutional issues.

d)

It gave Congress more power than the Supreme Court.

5.

How did John Neagle contribute to early American art?

a)

He painted portraits of individuals that revealed their personality.

b)

He focused on images of forests and mountains in the West.

c)
  • He showed ordinary people going to work in America.

d)
  • He showed ordinary people going to work in America.

  • He painted birds in their natural habitats with dazzling watercolors.

6.

How did early American artists shape public opinion about the West?

a)
  • They created landscape paintings that showed the natural beauty of the West.

b)
  • They created skylines that showed the potential for large cities in the West.

c)
  • They created skylines that showed the potential for large cities in the West.

d)
  • They created images that showed the devastation of war in the West.

7.

How did Henry David Thoreau influence early American literature?

a)
  • He wrote essays about abolitionism and transcendentalism.

b)
  • He wrote short stories that inspired American folklore.

c)
  • He wrote novels about Native Americans and life on the frontier.

d)
  • He wrote articles about family being the basis for American life.

8.

How did Washington Irving influence early American literature?

a)
  • He wrote short stories that inspired American folklore.

b)
  • He wrote essays about abolitionism and transcendentalism.

c)
  • He wrote an autobiography about finding the divine in nature.

d)
  • He wrote articles about family being the basis for American life.

9.

How did Louisa May Alcott influence early American literature?

a)
  • She wrote a novel about the importance of family.

b)
  • She wrote a short story about the American frontier.

c)
  • She wrote an essay about civil disobedience.

d)
  • She wrote an autobiography about finding the divine in nature.

10.

What was a purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)
  • to encourage European nations to stay out of the Americas

b)
  • to create lasting alliances with European nations

c)
  • to stop trading with European nations

d)
  • to ask European nations for military assistance in fighting Native Americans

11.

What did the Monroe Doctrine suggest was a future plan of the United States?

a)
  • to avoid getting involved in European wars

b)
  • to work with European nations to colonize the Americas

c)
  • to defend democratic governments in all European nations

d)
  • to free colonies from the European nations

12.

Why would the United States become involved in foreign affairs, according to the Monroe Doctrine?

a)
  • to respond to events that threatened the United States

b)
  • to stop European nations from enslaving people in other regions

c)
  • to keep wars from happening between European nations

d)
  • to prevent dictators from taking over newly independent nations

13.

What was a key theme of the 1821 Fourth of July speech by John Q. Adams?

a)
  • It celebrated the success of the United States in creating a democracy.

b)
  • It showed frustration that the United States still allowed enslavement.

c)
  • It celebrated that the right of every American to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness had been accomplished.

d)
  • It encouraged politicians to work to change many parts of the Constitution.

14.

John Q. Adams gave a speech on July 4, 1821 about U.S. accomplishments.

What did John Q. Adams believe had been accomplished?

a)
  • rule by consent of the governed

b)
  • abolition of enslavement

c)
  • the right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for every American

d)
  • the ability for every person to vote

15.

John Q. Adams gave a speech on July 4, 1821 about U.S. accomplishments.

Why did John Q. Adams believe the United States was successful?

  • The United States had kept itself from growing too large.

  • The United States had given rights to all people.

a)
  • The United States served as an example of democracy for the world.

b)
  • The United States had kept itself from growing too large.

c)
  • The United States had given rights to all people.

d)
  • The United States had won all wars against European nations.