Which of the following is not one of the rights the Bill of Rights guarantees? - correct answers the right
to an education
What event inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner"? - correct answers the British bombardment of
Baltimore
Which of the following events is not an example of partisan acrimony? - correct answers the XYZ affair
What was the primary complaint of the rebels in the Whiskey Rebellion? - correct answers the tax on
whiskey and rum
Which of Alexander Hamilton's financial policies and programs seemed to benefit speculators at the
expense of poor soldiers? - correct answers the public credit plan
What prompted the Embargo of 1807? - correct answersThe British navy captured American ships on
the high seas and impressed their sailors into service for the British.
Which of the following was not true of Jay's Treaty of 1794? - correct answersIt gave American ships the
right to trade in the West Indies.
What was the importance of the Louisiana Purchase? - correct answersIt gave the United States control
of the port of New Orleans for trade.
What was the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison in determining the role of
the Supreme Court in American government? - correct answersIt established the Supreme Court's
authority to declare laws unconstitutional
, The response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, outlined in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, set an
important precedent by making which suggestion? - correct answersThat states could nullify federal
laws if they disagreed with them
Which War of 1812 battle was the most decisive in asserting American dominance over the British in the
Old Northwest? - correct answersLake Erie
Why was the presidential election of 1800 particularly important? - correct answersIt marked the end of
Federalist influence.
How would a Federalist most likely respond to the Anti-Federalist argument that government is the
enemy of liberty? - correct answersThe tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the
blood of patriots and tyrants.
Which U.S. President negotiated the sale of French Louisiana with Napoleon Bonaparte? - correct
answersThomas Jefferson
For what reason were the Alien and Sedition Acts unpopular with most Americans? - correct
answersThey were at odds with the U.S. Constitution.
Which statement gives one justification for the United States' declaring war on Great Britain in the War
of 1812? - correct answersThe British encouraged Native American tribes to rebel against the
Americans.
Due to the tie between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Burr in the Electoral College, the Election of
1800 was decided by who? - correct answersThe House of Representatives
What policy did Thomas Jefferson not endorse during his presidency - correct answersfavorable banking
policies
What policy was not part of the American System? - correct answersforgiving British debt