Ratification and the Bill of Rights

Question 1

Jefferson differed from Hamilton in that he supported

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a strict constructionist view of the Constitution.

Question 2

Why was the election of 1800 remarkable? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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It featured a tie vote in the Electoral College.; It featured a transfer of power from one party to an opposing party.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the election of 1796 are true? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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John Adams became the second president of the United States.; The election was the first to feature political parties.

Question 4

Marbury v. Madison asserted

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the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review.

Question 5

Look at this cartoon about the Monroe Doctrine. The United States is looking at Europe across the sea, and its hat is in the Americas. Why do you think the artist depicted the United States in this way?

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The US was asserting its control over the Americas and its new dominance in the world.

Question 6

Which of the following established guidelines for governing the Northwest Territory?

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Question 7

The ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden was important because it

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declared the federal government’s power over the states in the case of interstate commerce.

Question 8

Why was the Louisiana Purchase important? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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It doubled the size of the United States.; It gave the United States control of trade on the Mississippi River.

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