Question 1

In the first national elections in 1789,

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A)   all the presidential electors cast their votes for George Washington.
B)   Thomas Jefferson was chosen to be vice president.
C)   the presidential inauguration was held in Philadelphia.
D)   John Adams campaigned against George Washington.
E)   Antifederalists won a convincing majority in the Senate.

Question 2

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 greatly exceeded their instructions from Congress and the states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were quite different, but each saw fit to give each state equal representation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Under the "checks and balances" system of the Constitution of 1787, federal judges

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A)   were appointed by Congress.
B)   served for life.
C)   were elected by state legislatures.
D)   could not reverse state court rulings.
E)   served at the pleasure of the executive.

Question 5

In 1786, Alexander Hamilton found an important ally, in his push for a stronger central government, in

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A)   Thomas Jefferson.
B)   James Madison.
C)   George Washington.
D)   Benjamin Franklin.
E)   Thomas Paine.

Question 6

The Federalists were most powerful in the commercial centers of the Northeast.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787 was

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A)   New Hampshire.
B)   Delaware.
C)   Connecticut.
D)   New Jersey.
E)   Rhode Island.

Question 8

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to

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A)   abolishing slavery.
B)   granting citizenship to slaves.
C)   granting suffrage for free black males.
D)   abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to slaves.
E)   None of these answers is correct.

Question 9

The Constitution's most distinctive feature was its ________.

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Question 10

The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompted by

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A)   a dispute over President Washington's policies for westward expansion.
B)   fear that the Federalists were attempting to end free elections.
C)   belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained.
D)   a growing debate over the national bank.
E)   fear that George Washington would try to run for a third term.

Question 11

The election of 1800 was decided in the House of Representatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Why was there such opposition to the proposed Constitution of 1787?

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The proposed Constitution of 1787, which...

Question 13

Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue through

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A)   an import tax and a personal income tax.
B)   a sales tax and a property tax.
C)   an excise tax and an import tax.
D)   an excise tax and a sales tax.
E)   a sales tax and a personal income tax.

Question 14

Characterize the "competing visions" the Federalists and the Republicans had for the country during the 1790s. Which side do you believe had the better vision, and why?

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Question 15

In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans envisioned developing a nation that would

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A)   be highly commercial and urban.
B)   be largely agricultural and rural.
C)   be a leading world power.
D)   eventually control most of North America.
E)   eventually grant political rights to women and minorities as well as white men.

Question 16

Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the

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A)   states.
B)   new government.
C)   rights of individuals.
D)   courts.
E)   presidential cabinet.

Question 17

The core complaint of Antifederalists about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was that it

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A)   placed obstacles between the people and the exercise of power.
B)   omitted references to God.
C)   allowed the people to have too much direct influence on the choosing of politicians.
D)   granted the states too much power.
E)   failed to abolish slavery.

Question 18

Under the Constitution of 1787, the people would directly elect

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A)   members of the House of Representatives.
B)   members of the Senate.
C)   the president.
D)   federal judges.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 19

Hamilton favored a government that would benefit the entrenched aristocracy but not speculators.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The new Constitution banned the slave trade, but it did not ban slavery.

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A) True 
 B)False

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