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IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each
of the following questions.
1.
The Second Continental Congress of Revolutionary days
a. took away the sovereignty of the states.
b. was little more than a conference of ambassadors with very limited power.
c. still did not comprise representatives from all thirteen states.
d. operated with strong constitutional authority.
e. did little of lasting value.
2.
The American Revolution was
a. very much like the French revolution.
b. very much like the Russian revolution.
c. an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution.
d. inconsequential in world history.
e. truly radical.
3.
Motives of the delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in
Philadelphia include all of the following except
a. to curb unrestrained democracy.
b. to increase individual freedom.
c. to forestall anarchy.
d. to preserve the union.
e. to ensure the security of life and property.
4.
The federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which
branch of the central government?
a. all of these
b. judicial
c. none of these
d. executive
e. legislative
5.
One reason that the United States avoided the frightful excesses of the French
Revolution is that
a. the American Revolution suddenly overturned the entire political
framework.
b. a strong sense of class consciousness already existed.
c. political democracy preceded economic democracy.
d. cheap land was easily available.
e. America declared martial law until the Constitution was enacted in 1789.
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6.
The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when
a. agreement was reached on who would be president.
b. states gave up their right to coin money.
c. the states gave up their power to establish tariffs.
d. a two-house national legislature was added.
e. all states claiming western lands surrendered them to the national
government.
7.
By
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8.
Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for
a. granting long-delayed bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans.
b. lower taxes.
c. a stronger central government.
d. a vigilante effort by westerners to halt the Indian threat.
e. a weaker military presence in the West.
9.
The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional
Convention was
a. monetary policy.
b. foreign threats to our independence.
c. control of commerce.
d. control of public lands.
e. Indian policy.
the time the Constitution was adopted in 1789,
foreign trade was still in terrible shape.
the American economy was continuing to experience problems.
prosperity was beginning to return.
the issue of states' rights had all but disappeared.
inflation was continuing to increase.
10. The antifederalist camp included all of the following groups except
a. supporters of a strong central authority.
b. paper money advocates.
c. states' rights supporters.
d. backcountry dwellers.
e. debtors.
11. One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that
a. conservatives opposed democracy.
b. conservatives and liberals were on opposite sides in the Revolution.
c. conservatives supported democracy.
d. liberals supported democracy.
e. both liberals and conservatives have championed the heritage of
democratic revolution.
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V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of
the following questions.
12. The Federalist-dominated Congress's Alien Act was aimed at __________,
whereas the Sedition Act was primarily aimed at __________.
a. Indians, farmers
b. merchant smuggling, rebellious slaves
c. recent immigrants, merchants
d. recent immigrants, newspapers
e. rebellious slaves, newspapers
13. President Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with France
in order to
a. prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war.
b. ensure his chances of reelection in 1800.
c. keep trade with France in place.
d. save the Franco-American alliance of 1778.
e. align himself with the Hamiltonian wing of the Federalist party.
14. Thomas Jefferson favored a political system in which
a. the states retained the majority of political power.
b. cities were the primary focus of political activity.
c. the central government possessed the bulk of the power.
d. a large standing army ensured peace.
e. manufacturing interests dominated.
15. Match the individual with his office in the new government.
___ A. Thomas Jefferson
1. attorney general
___ B. Alexander Hamilton
2. secretary of state
___ C. Henry Knox
3. secretary of war
4. secretary of treasury
a. A-1, B-4, C-3
b. A-4, B-2, C-l
c. A-3, B-1, C-4
d. A-1, B-3, C-2
e. A-2, B-4, C-3
16. During its first quarter-century as a nation, one of the major problems facing
America was
a. separation of church and state.
b. the rivalry and warfare between France and Britain.
c. the continued fighting between the United States and the Armed Neutrality
League.
d. a lack of good political leadership.
e. Indian affairs.
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17. Hamilton believed that, together, his funding and assumption programs would
a. gain the monetary and political support of the wealthy class for the
federal government.
b. restore the principles of state sovereignty.
c. keep taxes low.
d. guarantee the fairest treatment of the original holders of government
bonds.
e. be the quickest way to pay off the national debt.
18. One of the major criticisms of the Constitution as drafted in Philadelphia
was that it
a. was far too short and required more detail.
b. did not provide guarantees for individual rights.
c. failed to provide a mechanism for amendment.
d. failed to guarantee property rights.
e. was too long and detailed.
19. The Bill of Rights was intended to protect __________ against the potential
tyranny of __________.
a. individual liberties, a strong central government
b. civilian authorities, the military
c. the prerogatives of Congress, the president
d. the South, the northern majority
e. the army and the navy, the national government
20. One of the first jobs facing the new government formed under the Constitution
was to
a. reestablish diplomatic ties with Britain.
b. establish economic ties with France.
c. draw up and pass a bill of rights.
d. all of these.
e. establish a powerful army.
21. All of the following are guarantees provided by the Bill of Rights except
a. freedom of the press.
b. freedom of religion.
c. the right to vote for all citizens.
d. right to a trial by a jury.
e. freedom of speech.
22. The __________
amendment.
a. Eighth
b. Ninth
c. First
d. Sixth
e. Tenth
Amendment might rightly be called the "states' rights"
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23. Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the
United States favored
a. the middle class.
b. the poor.
c. the wealthy.
d. trade with France.
e. agricultural interests.
24. As
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton's first objective was to
bolster the national credit.
bring more industry to the United States.
help the wealthy.
put the country on the gold standard.
see that more agricultural products were exported.
25. Alexander Hamilton's financial plan for strengthening the economy and
bolstering national credit proposed all of the following except
a. assuming state debts.
b. funding the national debt.
c. abolishing tariffs.
d. establishing a national bank.
e. a low protective wall around infant industries.
26. Alexander Hamilton believed that a limited national debt
a. could help his economic plans but not his political plans.
b. might lead to military weakness.
c. would do great harm to the nation's economy.
d. could persuade individuals and nations not to lend money to the United
States.
e. was beneficial, because people to whom the government owed money would
work hard to make the nation a success.
27. The Founding Fathers had not envisioned the existence of permanent political
parties because they
a. disliked politics.
b. saw opposition to the government as disloyal.
c. all of these.
d. opposed anyone who disagreed with them.
e. had existed in Britain.
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28. Match each political leader with his positions on public policy in the 1790s.
___ A. Hamilton
1. privileges for the upper classes
___ B. Jefferson
2. pro-British
3. sympathy for the common people
4. potent central government
5. pay off the national debt
6. government support for business
7. pro-French
8. universal education
a. A-2, 3, 5, 8ÄÄB-1, 4, 6, 7
b. A-3, 6, 7, 8ÄÄB-1, 2, 4, 5
c. A-1, 5, 6, 7ÄÄB-2, 3, 4, 8
d. A-5, 2, 6, 3ÄÄB-1, 4, 7, 8
e. A-1, 2, 4, 6ÄÄB-3, 5, 7, 8
29. The Franco-American alliance of 1778
a. bound the United States to help the French defend their West Indies.
b. was ended by mutual agreement in 1789.
c. was invoked by the French to obtain American aid in France's war with
Britain after 1793.
d. led the United States to war with Great Britain in 1812.
e. bound the United States to neutrality in the event of war between France
and Britain.
30. When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George
Washington and the American government
a. remained neutral.
b. tried to capture French possessions in North America and the West Indies.
c. supported Britain.
d. captured British possessions in North America.
e. assisted France militarily.
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