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Question 1
In regard to state debts, Hamilton proposed that:
• a. they be canceled
• Selected:b. the federal government take them overThis answer is correct.
• c. they be paid off by an income tax
• d. creditors get back only half their money
• e. the British be forced to pay them
Correct! Hamilton proposed the federal government take them over.
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Question 2
Who said, “We are all Republicans—we are all Federalists”?
• a. Alexander Hamilton
• Selected:b. Thomas JeffersonThis answer is correct.
• c. George Washington
• d. James Madison
• e. John Adams
Correct! Thomas Jefferson made this statement.
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Question 3
The Great Compromise:
• a. was negotiated by Ben Franklin
• b. showed the South’s determination to protect slavery
• c. listed the explicit powers of Congress
• d. created a four-year term for President
• Selected:e. settled the question of congressional representationThis answer is correct.
Correct! The Great Compromise was about representation.
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Question 4
The Constitution was ratified:
• a. in a national referendum
• b. without serious opposition
• Selected:c. despite a close vote in MassachusettsThis answer is correct.
• d. despite its rejection in Virginia
• e. due to the support of the anti-Federalists
Correct! Massachusetts was divided over the Constitution and narrowly ratified it.
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Question 5
President Jefferson’s cabinet:
• a. included no one from New England
• b. was marked for its mediocrity
• c. shared his objective of destroying the Federalists
• Selected:d. included Madison as Secretary of StateThis answer is correct.
• e. never actually met
Correct! President Jefferson’s cabinet included Madison as Secretary of State.
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Question 6
In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court:
• a. showed its commitment to states’ rights
• b. ruled that Marbury should occupy his judicial position
• c. made itself the government’s most powerful branch
• d. proved it was not influenced by politics
• Selected:e. declared a federal law unconstitutionalThis answer is correct.
Correct! In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court declared a federal law unconstitutional.
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Question 7
The Founding Fathers viewed the most “democratic” branch of the government as the:
• a. presidency
• b. Senate
• c. Supreme Court
• d. cabinet
• Selected:e. House of RepresentativesThis answer is correct.
Correct! The House of Representatives is the most “democratic.”
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Question 8
On the question of women’s rights, the proposed Constitution:
• a. denied the vote to females
• b. was surprisingly progressive for its time
• c. defined women as the property of their husbands
• d. accepted the advice of prominent women
• Selected:e. said nothingThis answer is correct.
Correct! They were silent on women, even after Abigail Adams asked not to be forgotten.
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Question 9
In regard to religion, the Constitution:
• a. makes the United States a Christian nation
• b. reflects the atheism of the Founding Fathers
• c. prohibits the states from having official churches
• d. expresses hostility toward religion
• Selected:e. prevents Congress from establishing an official religionThis answer is correct.
Correct! The Constitution prevents Congress from establishing an official religion.
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Question 10
Western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable:
• a. monopoly of the fur trade
• b. expansion to the Pacific
• Selected:c. conquest of CanadaThis answer is correct.
• d. an alliance with Tecumseh
• e. an alliance with Napoleon
Correct! Western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable conquest of Canada.