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