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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
Vice President of the United States
B
first secretary of the navy
C
second president of the United States
2) President John Adams
A
declared war on France and England
B
kept America ouf of the war between France and England
C
kept the federal government weak
3) As a Federalist, President John Adams believed in
A
a strong central government
B
a weak central government
C
as little government as possible
4) Who did John Adams consider his best friend and never failing support?
A
his son John Quincy Adams
B
his vice president, Thomas Jefferson
C
his wife Abigail
5) John Adams proudly appointed John Marshall as chief justice of the Supreme Court. Which of the following does NOT describe Marshall?
A
he made judiciary an equal third branch of the government
B
served 34 years as chief justice
C
he argued and won over a million cases before becoming chief justice
6) What laws passed in 1798 allowed the president to expel foreigners from the United States?
A
the Sedition Act
B
the Alien Acts
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 had to change unconstitutional laws
C
the federal government did not have to obey a law if it believed that law to be unconstitutional
8) What 1798 law made it a crime to criticize the government or government workers under penalty of fines or imprisonment
A
Sedition Acts
B
Alien Acts
C
Virginia Resolution Acts
9) Article 1 of the Bill of Rights protects which of the following rights?
A
freedom of religion, freedom of speech
B
freedom of peacefully assemble, freedom to criticze others
C
freedom of the press, freedom to say anything
10) The Judicial Branch of the United States government
A
arrests those who break the law
B
carries out 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
violates some provision in the Constitution
B
appears in the Constitution
C
was written before 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
checks and balances
B
rule of law
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
judicial jury
C
legislative review
15) What was NOT an accomplishment of Jefferson as president?
A
purchasing the Louisiana territory
B
increasing the size of the military
C
reducing the national debt
16) The expedition of Lewis and Clark gathered much scientific information about the Louisiana territory. Which was NOT a result of the expedition?
A
detailed map of the region
B
a water route to the Pacific Ocean
C
information about the geography and animals of the regions
17) What Shoshone guide assisted Lewis and Clark on their expedition of the Louisiana Territory
A
Tecumseh
B
York
C
Sacajawea
18) York was an important member of the Lewis and CLark expedition to the Louisiana Territory. Who was York?
A
enslaved African American
B
William Clark's partner for the expedition
C
military leader of the expedition
19) Napoleon sold the French territory of Louisiana to the United States for what reason?
A
to buy land in Canada
B
pay his gambling debts
C
to finance his war with England
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
Native American tribes moved west in search of a better climate
C
White settlement pushed Native American tribes west off their ancestral land
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