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Lessons 6-11
Test Description: A New Nation
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following does NOT describe John Adams
A
second president of the United States
B
first secretary of the navy
C
Vice President of the United States
2) President John Adams
A
kept America ouf of the war between France and England
B
declared war on France and England
C
kept the federal government weak
3) As a Federalist, President John Adams believed in
A
a weak central government
B
as little government as possible
C
a strong central government
4) Who did John Adams consider his best friend and never failing support?
A
his vice president, Thomas Jefferson
B
his wife Abigail
C
his son John Quincy Adams
5) John Adams proudly appointed John Marshall as chief justice of the Supreme Court. Which of the following does NOT describe Marshall?
A
he argued and won over a million cases before becoming chief justice
B
he made judiciary an equal third branch of the government
C
served 34 years as chief justice
6) What laws passed in 1798 allowed the president to expel foreigners from the United States?
A
the Alien Acts
B
the Sedition Act
C
the Kentucky Resolution Acts
7) James Madison and Thomas Jefferson believed that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. They wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions arguing that
A
a state did not have to obey a law if it believed that law to be unconstitutional
B
the federal government did not have to obey a law if it believed that law to be unconstitutional
C
the federal government had to change unconstitutional laws
8) What 1798 law made it a crime to criticize the government or government workers under penalty of fines or imprisonment
A
Virginia Resolution Acts
B
Alien Acts
C
Sedition Acts
9) Article 1 of the Bill of Rights protects which of the following rights?
A
freedom of peacefully assemble, freedom to criticze others
B
freedom of the press, freedom to say anything
C
freedom of religion, freedom of speech
10) The Judicial Branch of the United States government
A
carries out the law
B
arrests those who break the law
C
interprets the law
11) As the highest court in the United States, the Supreme Court
A
is the final authority on a bill becoming a law
B
determines if a law is unconstitutional
C
elects the next president of the United States
12) If a law unconstitutional, the law
A
was written before the Constitution
B
appears in the Constitution
C
violates some provision in the Constitution
13) Each branch of the government has certain powers to watch the other branches and keep them from becoming too powerful. What is this system called?
A
rule of law
B
checks and balances
C
powers and branches
14) What grants the courts the power to determine if a law or government action is unconstituional?
A
judicial review
B
legislative review
C
judicial jury
15) What was NOT an accomplishment of Jefferson as president?
A
reducing the national debt
B
purchasing the Louisiana territory
C
increasing the size of the military
16) The expedition of Lewis and Clark gathered much scientific information about the Louisiana territory. Which was NOT a result of the expedition?
A
information about the geography and animals of the regions
B
a water route to the Pacific Ocean
C
detailed map of the region
17) What Shoshone guide assisted Lewis and Clark on their expedition of the Louisiana Territory
A
Sacajawea
B
York
C
Tecumseh
18) York was an important member of the Lewis and CLark expedition to the Louisiana Territory. Who was York?
A
enslaved African American
B
military leader of the expedition
C
William Clark's partner for the expedition
19) Napoleon sold the French territory of Louisiana to the United States for what reason?
A
pay his gambling debts
B
to finance his war with England
C
to buy land in Canada
20) By the early 1800's, why did few Native Americans tribes remain in the thirteen original states?
A
Native American tribes had moved west to follow the buffalo
B
White settlement pushed Native American tribes west off their ancestral land
C
Native American tribes moved west in search of a better climate
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