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Which of the following BEST describes the power of judicial review?
a) The Supreme Court's ability to find legislation unconstitutional
b) The requirement that the Senate approve all nominations for the Supreme Court
c) The process in order to remove an appointed judge from office early
d) The right the House of Representatives has to watch over the rulings of the Supreme Court

Which of the following statements is most accurate concerning the Alien and Sedition Acts?
a) They were passed by a Republican controlled Congress
b) They were passed to try to protect Federalist President Adams
c) They further extended 1st Amendment rights
d) They allowed for more immigration

Which of the following does NOT describe a cause of the War of 1812?
a) Widespread support for war
b) Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
c) Britain's support of Native American uprisings
d) The XYZ Affair

Which of the following Marshall Court ruling established that Congress has implied powers that are not overtly stated in the Constitution?
a) McCulloch v. Maryland
b) Marbury v. Madison
c) Gibbons v. Ogden
d) Worcester v. Gerogia

Which of the following groups would have been most likely to support the Hartford Convention during the War of 1812?
a) Native Americans
b) New England merchants
c) Southern plantation owners
d) Anti-federalists

Which of the following BEST describes the anger over the Tariff of Abominations?
a) It was passed mainly to help the western territories
b) It benefitted the British economy
c) It hurt the long term growth of Northern manufacturing
d) It hurt the sale of Southern cotton

Which of the following BEST describes Henry Clay?
a) Savior of Jamestown
b) Enlightenment Philosopher
c) The Great Compromiser
d) Radical Abolitionist

Which of the following BEST describes virtual representation?
a) Although slaves couldn't vote, they were counted for representation
b) The British government represented all citizens of the empire
c) Only land owning males are elligible to vote
d) All British subjects have the right to a trial in Britain

Which of the following powers WAS given to the federal government in the Articles of Confederation?
a) The power to raise a standing army
b) The power to tax
c) The power to regulate interstate trade
d) The power to declare war

What was the main purpose of the Declaratory Act?
a) Declare all paper currency printed by the colonists illegal
b) To establish a new tax on sugar and molasses from the French colonial territories
c) To require that colonists provide housing and board to British troops
d) Establish British authority over the colonies without colonial representation

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