Chapter 9 The Federalists Era Question Preview (ID: 22642)


This Test Deals With Vocabulary Words That Go With The Federalist Era. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What is the definition of the word; Precedent?
a) Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow.
b) A group of advisers to a President.
c) A person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country.
d) To legally overturn; To cancel.

What do we call the group of advisers to the President?
a) The Book Shelf
b) The Desk
c) The Presidential Advisers
d) The Cabinet

What do we call a certificate that promises to repay borrowed money with interest by a certain date?
a) Treasury Certificate
b) Bond
c) Stocks
d) Treasury Notes

What does impressment mean?
a) Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military.
b) To press against someone as a means of torture.
c) Forcing someone to pay their taxes.
d) Activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority.

What word describes to firmly favor one party or faction?
a) Alien
b) Bond
c) Sedition
d) Partisan

What does alien mean when talking about government?
a) A person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country.
b) A creature from space.
c) A person with permission to live in the country but is not a citizen.
d) A person who has duel citizenship.

What is sedition?
a) Firmly favoring one party or faction
b) Activities aimed at weakening the established government
c) to legally overturn: to cancel
d) something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow.

Nullify
a) To make something legal that was illegal
b) To push a bill through Congress
c) to legally overturn: to cancel
d) To question the authority of the government.

What department deals with foreign policy?
a) Department of State.
b) Department of the Treasury.
c) Department of Education
d) Department of War.

Which department deals with the protection of the country?
a) Department of State.
b) Department of the Treasury
c) Department of Education
d) Department of War

Which department is in charge of printing of money?
a) Department of State
b) Department of the Treasury
c) Department of Education
d) Department of War

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