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- The "XYZ" AffairA. involved foreign interference in an American presidential electionB. involved secret foreign treaties with nearby Indian nationsC. increased tensions between the U.S. and Great BritainD. was prompted by a feud between John Adams and Alexander HamiltonE. led to an undeclared war between the U.S. and France
- Nineteenth-century Protestant revivalists such as the New Light revivalists
- In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Marshall Court affirmed federal authority over
- The Judiciary Act of 1801A. was passed by the new Republican CongressB. increased the size of the Supreme Courty by two seatsC. was an attempt by Federalists to secure their hold on the courtsD. resulted in the Federalists losing control of the judiciaryE. was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
- The Virginia Plan called forA. retaining the Articles of Confederation with the addition of a national executive B. a two-tier national legislatureC. combining the three smallest states into one large stateD. a Senate in which each state would have two members E. an end to the slave trade and gradual emancipation
- Under Alexander Hamilton's plan, a new national bank wouldA. be capitalized largely by private investorsB. facilitate the collection of taxesC. provide loans to private businessesD. act as a storehouse for federal depositsE. All these answers are correct
- Although the Supreme Court found in favor of the Cherokee tribes in Cherokee nation vs Georgia and Worcester vs Georgia president Jackson decided
- Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue throughA. an import tax and a personal income taxB. a sales tax and a property taxC. an excise tax and am import taxD. an excise tax and a sales taxE. a sales tax and a personal income tax
- The "Trail of Tears" taken by the Cherokees led them to the area that later became
- The Supreme Court ruling in Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) was a victory for
- In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, it was asserted that A. the Republicans had betrayed the spirit of the ConstitutionB. the federal gov. had the right to void state laws C. the Supreme Court had constitutional authority to invalidate federal lawsD. the 10th amendment to the Constitution was unjustE. States had the right to nullify federal laws
- Federalists controlled the new government under the Constitution for its firstA. 4 yearsB. 8 yearsC. 12 yearsD. 16 yearsE. 20 years
- The New Jersey PlanA. proposed a legislature consisting of a House of Representatives and a SenateB. was chosen by the convention delegates to replace the Virginia PlanC. had the general support of the larger statesD. expanded the taxation and regulatory powers of CongressE. was proposed by delegate Edmund Randolph
- According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Supreme Court was to be A. composed of 9 membersB. the judicial power for interpreting the constiutionality of state lawsC. directly elected by the peopleD. composed of 9 members an the judicial power for interpreting the constitutionality of state lawsE. composed of nine members and directly elected by the people
- Pinckney's Treaty (1795) was negotiated between the United States and A. Great BritainB. FranceC. Spain D. the NetherlandsE. the Iroquois Confederacy
- In Cohen's v. Virginia (1821), Chief Justice John Marshall affirmed the constitutionality of
- The Alen and Sedition Acts (1798)A. gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism B. were aggressively used by the Adams administration to suppress any public criticismC. were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme CourtD. gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any pbulic criticism, and were aggressively used by the Adams administration to that effectE. were aggresively used by the Adams administration to suppresss public criticism, until they were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
- In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the A. agreement that half of all future states would allow slaveryB. strengthened fugitive slave provisionC. continuation of the slave trade for 20 yearsD. guarantee of the permanent continuation of slavery where it existedE. denial of suffrage to free black men
- Alexander Hamilton's funding planA. was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton had desiredB. was supported by James MadisonC. was rejected by CongressD. called for paying all bondholders only a fraction of the value of the bondsE. called for dividing bonds between their original purchasers and speculators
- In the debate over the Constitution of 1787, Antifederalist opponents to the documentA. were better organized B. had the support of George WashingtonC. feared that poorly educated men would be elected to prominent political officesD. believed the new government was not strong enough to maintain orderE. argued that the Constitution would weaken the states