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Social Studies Midterm Part 2
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1) Marbury v. Madison established a principle, that will be used by all courts, so they can do what?
A
allow congress to overturn a presidential veto
B
review a law to determine if it is constitutional
C
impeach any president who is making bad decisions
D
add Maine and a free state into the Union
2) The fourth amendment protects Americans how?
A
Armed forced have to apply to carry weapons
B
There is no life in prison
C
The government cannot force you to practice one religion
D
There is no excessive surveillance by the government
3) Which describes Freedom of the Press?
A
Americans can come together peacefully
B
If a law needs to get changed, people can use their signatures.
C
A person can write sedition about the government freely
D
A person can only practice one religion on Sunday
4) Which amendment guarantees trial by jury?
A
5
B
9
C
6
D
10
5) Which describes the Era of Good Feelings?
A
James Madison won the Battle of Jacinto
B
Unity in America with a sense of national purpose
C
A period with no war in the world
D
The nation just signed a treaty with the Natives
6) Jamestown, Plymouth, and Mayland would be great topics to discuss which era in U.S. History
A
Civil War
B
Revolutionary
C
Constitutional
D
Colonization
7) How did George Washington demonstrate his commitment to liberty?
A
By setting precedents
B
By being Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
C
By serving as general for the Union in the Civil War
D
purchasing the Louisiana territory from France
8) Which is an example of James Monroe's foreign policy?
A
Whiskey Rebellion must be ended.
B
No more interference in the nations in the Western Hemisphere
C
No more interference in the nations in the Eastern Hemisphere
D
Ban of trade among America and Europe
9) Where did Catholics find safety in America?
A
New Hampshire
B
Pennsylvania
C
New York
D
Maryland
10) What economic venture did France seek in America?
A
Shipbuilding
B
Fighting
C
Farming
D
Fur trade
11) What caused governments like the Mayflower Compact, Orders of Connecticut, and Virginia's House of Burgesses to become created?
A
Economy in Great Britain was awful
B
Distance led to the colonies becoming neglected
C
The Church of England
D
The king was very strict about rules in the colonies
12) Why were taxes imposed upon the colonists without their consent?
A
economic policy started after the debt from the French and Indian War
B
The king wanted to punish the colonists
C
To pay for the king's vast empirial expansions
D
There was an interference in the trans-atlantic slave trade
13) Why were Anti-Federalists against the ratification of the Constitution?
A
There was dissatisfaction with the compromises from the convention
B
They wanted the king to agree with it
C
The Great Compromise created problems
D
There was no protection (Bill of Rights) for the states and people
14) Which statement was said by someone who wants to support the Constitution?
A
A strong central government is necessary for order
B
The compromises were not wise and should be overturned
C
A Bill of Rights is necessary for protection
D
The Constitution does not protect its citizens
15) The Whiskey Rebellion showed what?
A
John Adams was an awful president
B
France was not a country to mess with
C
The Jay's Treaty was void
D
The power of the federal government
16) Alexander Hamilton created what for the stability of the nation's economy?
A
National Bank
B
Northwest Ordinance
C
Missouri Compromise
D
Bicameral Legislature
17) What happened after the Constitutional Convention?
A
No more treaties with Europe
B
Articles of Confederation passed
C
Shays' Rebellion
D
New Constitution
18) The Constitution created a new stronger what?
A
National border
B
Articles of Confederation
C
State government
D
Central government
19) What issue contributed to the rise of political parties?
A
Issue of foreign powers interfering with America
B
Power of the federal governement
C
George Washington
D
France
20) Political Parties stated because of disagreements between which two men?
A
Madison and Jefferson
B
Hamilton and Madison
C
Adams and Washington
D
Hamilton and Jefferson
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