Question 1

was negotiated between the United States and

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A)   France.
B)   Spain.
C)   the Iroquois Confederacy.
D)   Great Britain.
E)   the Netherlands.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Virginia and New York ratified the new Constitution under the assumption that

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A)   a provision would be added allowing for the direct election of the president.
B)   Thomas Jefferson would become the first president.
C)   there would be a ban on the importation of slaves.
D)   a bill of rights would be added later, in the form of amendments.
E)   it would not be ratified by enough other states to become binding.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding

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A)   the definition of citizenship.
B)   states versus federal authority.
C)   political representation.
D)   expansion of slavery into the territories.
E)   women and voting.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Like George Washington's,Thomas Jefferson's estate freed his slaves after his death.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As treasury secretary,Alexander Hamilton

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A)   wanted to eliminate the national debt.
B)   supported the creation of a national bank.
C)   opposed the federal government's assumption of state debts.
D)   encouraged the federal government to focus on the needs of the independent farmer.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

A number of major compromises were made at the Philadelphia convention.Discuss three of them in detail.

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Question 7

Discuss the essential differences between Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians during the 1790s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the late 1790s,on the political scene,

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A)   the United States had developed a clear two-party system.
B)   the republican form of government had won over most skeptics.
C)   there was considerable agreement over most important foreign policy questions.
D)   the power of the Republicans was declining.
E)   the United States was deeply and bitterly divided.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Until the Twelfth Amendment was adopted,the Constitution provided for the candidate receiving the second highest number of electoral votes to become vice president.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The New Jersey Plan

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A)   expanded the taxation and regulatory powers of Congress.
B)   was chosen by the convention delegates to replace the Virginia Plan.
C)   had the general support of the larger states.
D)   was proposed by delegate Edmund Randolph.
E)   proposed a legislature consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

As president,George Washington

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A)   avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress.
B)   grew concerned that the federal government was gaining too much power.
C)   had never envisioned a strong central government.
D)   considered it his duty to resolve political controversies.
E)   sought to dominate national politics.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

What steps did Hamilton take to strengthen the federal government?

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Alexander Hamilton took several steps to...

Question 13

Who among the following was one of the authors of The Federalist Papers?

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A)   Alexander Hamilton
B)   Thomas Jefferson
C)   Samuel Adams
D)   George Washington
E)   George MasonF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

The Constitution determined that the number of justices on the Supreme Court would be nine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Virginia Plan called for a two-house legislature.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who described the election of 1800 as the "Revolution of 1800"?

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A)   George Washington
B)   Thomas Jefferson
C)   James Madison
D)   John Adams
E)   Alexander HamiltonF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

During the 1790s,regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the

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A)   Southwest.
B)   mid-Atlantic region.
C)   rural Far West.
D)   Northeast.
E)   rural Deep South.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

In the 1790s,those who were labeled Republicans envisioned developing a nation that would

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A)   be highly commercial and urban.
B)   eventually control most of North America.
C)   be a leading world power.
D)   be largely agricultural and rural.
E)   eventually grant political rights to women and minorities as well as white men.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 19

gave the United States

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A)   the right to navigate the Mississippi River to its mouth.
B)   a desired fixed northern boundary of Florida.
C)   the freedom to use the port at New Orleans.
D)   All these answers are correct.
E)   assurances that Indians in Florida would be prevented from launching northern raids.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

The new Constitution made no reference to political parties.

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A) True 
 B)False

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