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The main part of Hamilton's plan to stabilize the economy; this angered anti-federalists
a) imposing a tax on farm land
b) creating a national bank
c) disbanding the navy
d)

Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed on how the country should develop economically. Which choice best describes the root of their disagreements?
a) The creation of a national bank, and how much power the federal government should have
b) whether there should be an executive branch, and how much authority they should have over the Supreme Court
c)
d)

Washington gave a farewell address to the nation when he left the presidency. What did he warn the country against?
a) creating political parties
b) hostilities between northern and southern states
c) creating alliances with foreign nations
d) all of these things

The Landmark Case Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

This was the biggest issue facing Washington and the new nation when he became the 1st president.
a) Southern states were threatening to secede
b) attacks by Natives on American settlers
c) large debt from the Revolution
d)

Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million. What was the effect of this on the geography of the United States?
a) It expanded America's border to the Pacific Ocean
b) It tripled the size of the U.S.
c) It doubled the size of the U.S. and gave America complete control of the Mississippi River
d)

Why did Jefferson support the trade Embargo of 1807?
a) U.S. Marines were being targeted by French soldiers
b) The embargo would prevent trade with France, which would increase trade between Britain and the U.S.
c) U.S. merchant ships and sailors were targeted by French and British ships
d)

Which event during Adams' presidency violated the U.S. Constitution
a) The XYZ Affair
b) The Alien and Sedition Acts
c) The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions
d)

Democratic Republicans issued the _________ in response to Adams and the Federalists signing of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
a) The XYZ Affair
b) The Kentucky-Virginia Resolutions
c) Anti-Federalist Papers
d)

Which event proved the strength of the government to enforce its laws under the new Constitution?
a) Massachusetts farmers nearly being successful in Shays' Rebellion
b) Washington stopping the Whiskey Rebellion
c)
d)

The Northwest Ordinance established...
a) a method for adding states to the Union
b) the boundary between Northern and Southern states
c) regional control over the Mississippi River
d)

What did the Federal Judiciary Act accomplish?
a) It established the principle of Judicial Review
b) It established the structure of the Federal Court system
c) it eliminated the Federal courts, which strengthened the state courts
d)

What does Judicial Review mean?
a) It's the job of the Federal courts to determine the constitutionality of a law
b) it's the role of the state courts to determine the constitutionality of a law
c) the states have the right to nullify federal law
d)

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