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- Q 1/19Score 0The principle of federalism as established by the United States Constitution provides for the29division of power between the state governments and the national governmentseparation of powers of the three branches of governmentplacement of ultimate sovereignty in the hands of the state governmentsdivision of power between the state governments and the national government
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- Q1The principle of federalism as established by the United States Constitution provides for thedivision of power between the state governments and the national governmentseparation of powers of the three branches of governmentplacement of ultimate sovereignty in the hands of the state governmentsdivision of power between the state governments and the national government120s
- Q2The outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) strengthened the authority of thenational governmentState GovernmentTerritorial GovernmentLocal Police120s
- Q3Which foreign policy advice did George Washington give in his Farewell Address of 1796?A new and weak nation should ally itself with the stronger nations of EuropeThe United States has the right to intervene in a Latin American nation when necessary.European countries should not try to establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.The new nation should avoid permanent alliances with any other nation of the world.120s
- Q4"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible." –George Washington (Farewell Address, 1796) This statement helped establish the United States foreign policy calledContainmentImperialismNeutralityInternationalism120s
- Q5The creation of the presidential cabinet and political Parties are examples ofSeparation of PowersElastic ClauseJudicial ReviewThe Unwritten Constitution120s
- Q6During George Washington’s presidency, the authority of the federal government was strengthened by then of a military alliance with Englandestablishment of a national languageelimination of political partiessuppression of the Whiskey Rebellion120s
- Q7President George Washington’s leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) was important because ithalted British fort construction in the Northwesthelped assure his reelection to a third termshowed the ability of the new government to enforce federal lawforced frontier farmers to limit grain production120s
- Q8From 1798 to 1800, following the XYZ Affair, the United States waged an undeclared Naval War against which countryFranceEnglandConey IslandSpain120s
- Q9"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute." To what was this popular slogan referring?Virginia and Kentucky ResolutionsThe Alien and Sedition ActsThe Jay TreatyXYZ Affair120s
- Q10The foreign policies of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe were similar in that they eachattempted to avoid involvement in European affairswanted to help the french for their help during the revolutionary warfailed to acquire new territorysupported wars against England120s
- Q11The passage of the alien and Sedition Acts in 1798, the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s, and the passage of the USA Patriot Act in 2001 created controversy because theylimited the power of the executive branchraised questions about the protection of civil libertiescreated alliances with foreign governmentsrequired large sums of money to enforce120s
- Q12"Congress Passes alien and Sedition Acts'' "Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus'' "Wilson Signs 1918 Sedition Act" These headlines show that the federal government can....raise armies without informing the publicrequire citizens to be witnesses against themselvesstation troops in a person's home at any timerestrict citizens' rights in times of crisis120s
- Q13The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) held that states could nullify (cancel) the alien and Sedition Acts because these lawsplaced an unfair tax on whiskey made by western farmersviolated the Constitutionestablished limits on universal suffragerepealed the Northwest Ordinance120s
- Q14What was a primary goal of President Thomas Jefferson’s 1803 decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory?securing access to the iron ore deposits near the Great Lakesstudying Native American Indian societiesgaining control of the port of New Orleansmining gold and silver in California120s
- Q15Adherence to a strict interpretation of the Constitution would have prevented President Thomas Jefferson fromreceiving ambassadorswriting “State of the Union” messagescommissioning military officersmaking the Louisiana Purchase120s
