Practice Test

Question 1

The Supreme Court’s ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland , that federal law is superior to state law, directly influenced which case?

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Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 2

The main subject reported by abolitionist papers in the 1800s was

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the news about the antislavery movement.

Question 3

In the 1824 presidential election, Andrew Jackson

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had the most votes for both the popular vote and the electoral vote.

Question 4

Which of these happened during the Second Great Awakening?

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Women began to preach in white churches.

Question 5

In the 1820s, the United States was concerned about European ambitions in the Americas because it feared Europe wanted to

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conquer new Latin American republics.

Question 6

Who won the popular vote in the presidential election of 1824?

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Andrew Jackson

Question 7

The Supreme Court limits the powers of Congress by

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declaring laws unconstitutional.

Question 8

Most of the readers of the Liberator were

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free African Americans.

Question 9

How did abolitionists want to change American society in the early 1800s?

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They wanted to end the practice of slavery and free enslaved workers.

Question 10

A long-term effect of the election of 1800 was

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the decline of the Federalist Party.

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