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Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan included
Cutting all taxes
Creating a national bank
Opposing tariffs
Reducing federal power
Washington’s Farewell Address warned against
Limiting presidential terms
Creating a national bank
Forming political parties and foreign alliances
Expanding the military
The XYZ Affair involved diplomatic tensions between the United States and
Spain
Britain
Russia
France
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed under which president?
James Madison
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What was the significance of Marbury v. Madison?
It limited congressional authority
It established the principle of judicial review
It protected states' rights
It increased presidential power
The Judiciary Act of 1789 was significant because it
Created the executive branch
Established the federal court system
Led to the abolition of slavery
Gave the president veto power
The Election of 1800 is significant because it
Led to the abolition of political parties
Resulted in a revolution
was the 1st peaceful transfer of power between parties
Gave the president more power
Who was the leader of the Federalist Party?
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
What was the main disagreement between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?
Whether to abolish slavery
Whether or not to support France in its revolution
How powerful the federal government should be
How to expand the United States
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were a response to
Marbury v. Madison
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The XYZ Affair
The Whiskey Rebellion
The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to
Draft the Declaration of Independence
Create a Bill of Rights
Revise the Articles of Confederation
Abolish the Articles of Confederation
The Virginia Plan proposed
Equal representation for each state
A weaker national government
Representation based on population
A unicameral legislature
The New Jersey Plan favored
The abolition of state governments
Equal representation for all states
A powerful executive branch
Representation based on state population
The system of checks and balances was designed to
Ensure the federal government has more power than the states
Limit the power of the states
Give more power to the judicial branch
Prevent any 1 branch of government from being too powerful
Which issue did the Great Compromise resolve?
The balance of power between state and federal governments
The ratification of the Constitution
Representation in Congress
How enslaved people should be counted
“No taxation without representation” was a slogan used by colonists to protest
British taxation without colonial input
The high cost of imported goods
The lack of British military protection
Taxes imposed by colonial assemblies
