Notes Quiz

Question 1

What is the cabinet

Answer 1

A group of the presidents advisers.

Question 2

In the Constitution does it state that the president is allowed a cabinet?

Answer 2

No, it is part of the unwritten constitution.

Question 3

What are three examples of things that are in the unwritten constitution?

Answer 3

The presidents cabinet, judicial review, and political parties.

Question 4

What did the Judiciary act of 1789 do?

Answer 4

It’s set up the Supreme Court

Question 5

How many justices did the Judiciary act of 1783 set up the Supreme Court with?

Answer 5

Six justices, later 3 more are added to make up the nine we have today.

Question 6

Who was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer 6

John Jay

Question 7

Who was the first secretary of treasury for the United States?

Answer 7

Alexander Hamilton.

Question 8

What were the three parts of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan?

Answer 8

One, payoffs the debt two, establish a national bank, and three, impose a high tariff.

Question 9

What is a tariff?

Answer 9

An import tax.

Question 10

Who were the Federalists led by?

Answer 10

Alexander Hamilton

Question 11

Who did the Federalists think should have the most political power?

Answer 11

Wealthy and educated people

Question 12

Did the federalists favor a strong state or federal government?

Answer 12

Federal government

Question 13

What type of trade/economy did the Federalists want the government to promote?

Answer 13

The Federalists wanted the government to promote manufacturing shipping and trade.

Question 14

How did the Federalists believe the Constitution should be interpreted?

Answer 14

They thought that the Constitution should be interpreted loosely

Question 15

For the Federalists pro-British or pro-French?

Answer 15

Pro-British

Question 16

Did the Federalists support and national Bank?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

Did the Federalists support a protective tariff?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

Who are supporters of the Federalist political party?

Answer 18

Wealthy educated merchants artisans and factory owners.

Question 19

Who are the Republicans led by?

Answer 19

Thomas Jefferson

Question 20

Who did the Republicans believe should have the political power?

Answer 20

The people

Question 21

Did the Republicans support a strong state or federal government?

Answer 21

State

Question 22

What type of trade/economy did the Republicans think the government should promote?

Answer 22

Republicans believed that the government should emphasize agriculture and farming.

Question 23

Did Republicans believe in strict interpretation of the Constitution or loose interpretation?

Answer 23

The Republicans believed in strict interpretation.

Question 24

Were the Republicans pro-British, or pro-French?

Answer 24

The Republicans were pro-French.

Question 25

Did the Republicans support a national bank?

Answer 25

No they did not.

Question 26

Did Republicans support a protective tariffs?

Answer 26

No they did not.

Question 27

Who are the supporters of the Republican political party?

Answer 27

Western farmers and the working class.

Question 28

What are the two results of the Treaty of Greenville?

Answer 28

One, the flow of Americans in the region rapidly increased. Two, Ohio becomes a state in 1803.

Question 29

Why was Jay's Treaty necessary?

Answer 29

As Washington declared the nation neutral, both countries began stopping American ships and seizing their cargoes in order to prevent them from trading with the enemy. Jays treaty was to avoid war with Britain.

Question 30

What were the terms of Jay's Treaty?

Answer 30

One, United States agreed to pay debts owed to British merchants. Two, British agreed to pay for the ships it's seized, withdraw troops from Northwest territory, ad stop aiding native Americans. Britain, however, refused to recognize the right of the us to trade with France and refused to cease impressment of US sailors.

Question 31

What was the response to Jays treaty in the United States?

Answer 31

Jays treaty angered Republicans the Republicans accused the Federalists of being pro-British. On the other hand, Federalists liked the treaty because it kept peace with Britain.

Question 32

What were the consequences of Jay's Treaty?

Answer 32

One, it prevented war with Great Britain. And two, it served to protect the fragile American economy.

Question 33

What was the purpose of Pickney's Treaty?

Answer 33

Since Spain had joined France against Britain, the Spanish now feared that the British and Americans might join forces to seize Spain's North American holdings, as it looked like the Americans were siding with the British (jays treaty)

Question 34

What were the terms of Pickney's treaty?

Answer 34

Spain granted the United States the right to navigate the Mississippi River and to deposit goods at the Port of New Orleans

Question 35

What was the Americans response to Pickney's treaty?

Answer 35

It one broad acceptance in United States, especially among western farmers who wants to use the Mississippi River to get crops to the market.

Question 36

What two precedents did George Washington set at the end of his presidency?

Answer 36

One, his decision not to run for third term becomes an important precedent, and also his farewell address too.

Question 37

What three things did George Washington warn the nation about in his farewell address?

Answer 37

He warned against political parties, sectionalism (don't become North versus South), and also warned against becoming too attached to any foreign nation.

Question 38

What did Washington accomplish during his presidency?

Answer 38

United States now had a functioning federal government. The economy was improving. Washington had avoided war. The British had been forced to leave their forts in the Northwest territory, making out region safe for settlement.

Question 39

Of what political party was John Adams?

Answer 39

John Adams was a Federalist.

Question 40

Who was running against John Adams, and what political party was he?

Answer 40

Thomas Jefferson, Democratic Republican

Question 41

Who won the election between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams?

Answer 41

John Adams

Question 42

What was the purpose of the XYZ affair?

Answer 42

Since France was stopping American ships and seizing their goods if they were going to Britain, American representatives went to the French government to try and improve relations between the two countries.

Question 43

During who's presidency did the XYZ affair occur?

Answer 43

John Adams.

Question 44

What was the Americans response to the XYZ affair?

Answer 44

There was a call for war against France. John Adams asked Congress to increase the size of the army and rebuild the Navy. Congress suspends traded France and directs the Navy to capture armed French ships. This is undeclared war at Sea.

Question 45

In order to avoid full-scale war after the XYZ affair what did John Adams do?

Answer 45

John Adams came to an agreement with France (Napoleon), this was called the convention of 1800.

Question 46

What were the terms of the convention of 1800?

Answer 46

The United States gave up all claims against France for damages to American shipping. France released the United States from the treaty of 1778 which required the United States to help defend France's colonies in the Caribbean.

Question 47

In order to try and maintain peace at home, the Federalists in Congress decide to strike at the Republicans in attempt to eliminate their opposition. What did the federalists do?

Answer 47

The Federalists passed the alien and sedition acts.

Question 48

What did the alien act do?

Answer 48

It required immigrants to wait 14 years before coming a United States citizen (weakened Republicans support because they could no longer vote) also allowed the president to deport any immigrant he viewed as dangerous. (Deportation without trial).

Question 49

What did the sedition act do?

Answer 49

The sedition act made it a federal crime to utter or print anything against the federal government.

Question 50

What theory did the Virginia resolution propose? What was the Virginia resolution a response to?

Answer 50

The Virginia resolutions proposed the theory of interposition: argued that if the federal government did something unconstitutional, the state could interpose between the federal government and the people and stop the illegal action. The Virginia resolution was a response to the alien and sedition acts.

Question 51

What theory did the Kentucky resolution propose? What was the Kentucky resolution a response to?

Answer 51

The theory of nullification: if the federal government passed an unconstitutional law, the states had the right to nullify the law, or declared invalid. The Kentucky resolution was a response to the alien and sedition acts.

Question 52

What was the impact of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions?

Answer 52

They had very little effect at the time that they were published, but they established the important idea that the union binding these United States is an agreement between the states and that they therefore can overrule federal law. This idea is known as states rights.