CPUSH Review
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- Q1
Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
central government was too powerful
the standing army took away individual liberties
inability to tax
inability to make treaties
30s - Q2
Which event led to the need to fix the Articles of Confederation?
Louisiana Purchase
Shay's Rebellion
Washington's Election
Whiskey Rebellion
30s - Q3
Which of the following is true about the Federalists?
believed in more states rights
suspicious of a president
believed in smaller, weaker government
believed in a strong central government
30s - Q4
Which plan favored a bicameral legislature?
Philadelphia Plan
Great Compromise Plan
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
30s - Q5
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
30s - Q6
Which president warned us of political parties?
James Madison
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
30s - Q7
Who wrote a series of essays trying to convince the public to accept the Constitution?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Democrats
30s - Q8
Under which president was the Judiciary Act passed?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
30s - Q9
Under which president were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
James Monroe
30s - Q10
The power of the president to veto laws and the power of the House of Representatives to
impeach are examples of
reserved powers
checks and balances
bicameral legislature
executive privilege
30s - Q11
What was the name of the document that first established a national government for the United States?
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Republican Plan
30s - Q12
According to Hamilton, in order to make other nations trust the new country, the US government should
assume and pay off all state debt from the Revolutionary War
raise taxes for all Americans.
create a Bill of Rights.
borrow large sums of money from other nations.
30s - Q13
The first 9 Amendments to the Constitution were added to
make the Constitution flexible.
limit power of judicial branch
make the Constitution flexible
protect personal freedoms
strengthen the national government
30s - Q14
The farmers who took part in Shays’ Rebellion were unhappy about
the passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785
the risk of losing their farms because of high taxes.
the weakness of the Confederation Congress.
the high cost of farm land.
30s - Q15
What had a major impact on the outcome of the election of 1800?
the outbreak of war with Great Britain
the events of the Whiskey Rebellion
the unpopularity of the Sedition Act
the handling of the Nullification Crisis
30s