2018 Fall Semester Exam Review

Question 1

This document stated that European countries could not colonize in the Western Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

Monroe Doctrine

Question 2

Political Parties form because they disagree about....

Accepted Answer

the economic plans (bank) for the country

Question 3

Unalienable rights are the rights that people

Accepted Answer

have as a result of being human

Question 4

Who was the leader of the Federalists Political Party?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton

Question 5

Why did the Federalists feel the constitution protected citizen's rights?

Accepted Answer

Check and Balances and Separation of Powers

Question 6

What significant event happened in 1803?

Accepted Answer

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory

Question 7

The time when citizens showed Nationalism, pride of being an American...

Accepted Answer

Era of Good Feelings

Question 8

The main reason for the X,Y,Z Affair is....

Accepted Answer

the taking of American ships by the French

Question 9

Who was chosen as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army at the Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 10

What is the Principle of Federalism?

Accepted Answer

Sharing of Power between the Federal Govt. and State Govt.

Question 11

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who helped create the precedent of Judicial Review.

Accepted Answer

John Marshall

Question 12

Why was the colony of Jamestown established?

Accepted Answer

Commercial profit (mercantilism)

Question 13

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

Accepted Answer

Self-government

Question 14

The Great Compromise took what idea from the philosopher, Montesquieu?

Accepted Answer

Three Branches of Government

Question 15

Describe the geography in the Southern Colonies

Accepted Answer

Hot and Humid Climate, Fertile Soil

Question 16

What did the small states support at the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

Equal Representation

Question 17

Why was the colony of Plymouth established?

Accepted Answer

Escape religious persecution

Question 18

What was the main cause of the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

Impressment-taking our citizen's to serve on British ships

Question 19

Founding Fathers exhibited civic virtue during the American Revolution by doing what?

Accepted Answer

They devoted themselves to their country .

Question 20

This event doubled the size of the United States.

Accepted Answer

Louisiana Purchase

Question 21

Why is the Northwest Ordinance significant in history?

Accepted Answer

It established a method for admitting new states to the U.S.

Question 22

What is the significance of the year 1787?

Accepted Answer

Ratification of the Constitution

Question 23

Describe the geography of the Middle Colonies.

Accepted Answer

Good soil, Moderate Climate

Question 24

The President vetoing a bill and Congress overriding a veto is an examples of which principle?

Accepted Answer

Checks and Balances

Question 25

Which region of the United States wanted no or low protective tariffs?

Accepted Answer

South

Question 26

There are two ways to propose an amendment, one is to have a Convention, the other is to....

Accepted Answer

Have 2/3s of both Congressional houses vote for the proposal

Question 27

The Monroe Doctrine made us the protector of which countries?

Accepted Answer

Latin (South) America

Question 28

Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory for $15 million dollars from which country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 29

What was Montesquieu's contribution to the development of American Government?

Accepted Answer

Three Branches of Government

Question 30

"No Taxation Without Representation" meant the colonists were upset because.....

Accepted Answer

Britain taxed the colonists without them having a voice.

Question 31

The significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison is ....

Accepted Answer

Judicial Review-determining if a law is unconstitutional

Question 32

Federalism is expressed in which amendment?

Accepted Answer

Tenth Amendment

Question 33

John Locke's ideas influenced Thomas Jefferson's writing of which document?

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 34

Manufacturing grew in the United States as a result of the .....

Accepted Answer

War of 1812

Question 35

Disagreements over states arguing for land in the Northwest Territory was resolved by the ...

Accepted Answer

The Northwest Ordinance

Question 36

United States manufacturing increases during the War of 1812 because the British......

Accepted Answer

Blocked our trade ships and we could not get imported goods

Question 37

What influences how a place makes it money (jobs, economics)?

Accepted Answer

Geography

Question 38

Why did the South need to get slaves from Africa using the Trans-Atlantic Trade Route?

Accepted Answer

To be the labor force on their cash crop plantations

Question 39

Where was the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution signed?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Question 40

Which of the following was a domestic issue during Washington's Presidency?

Accepted Answer

The Whiskey Rebellion

Question 41

Where did the British General George Cornwallis surrender to General George Washington?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Yorktown

Question 42

What feature of self government is reflected in Pennsylvania's elected Assembly?

Accepted Answer

An elected legislature

Question 43

To become a natural citizen of the United States, you must do the following....

Accepted Answer

Live in the U.S., Know English, Pass A Test, Take an Oath

Question 44

Alexander Hamilton's Economic Plan included the creation of a ....

Accepted Answer

National Bank

Question 45

What groups have different points of view of how the United States should develop?

Accepted Answer

Political Parties

Question 46

Why is the amendment process important?

Accepted Answer

Allows the Constitution to change as society changes

Question 47

William Penn helped the idea of republican government by granting colonists the right to elect?

Accepted Answer

representatives to the legislative assembly

Question 48

The 10th Amendment reflects which principle of government?

Accepted Answer

Federalism

Question 49

This event made it illegal to complain about the government.

Accepted Answer

Sedition Act

Question 50

Who was the leader of the Democratic Republicans Political Party?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

2018 Fall Semester Exam Review

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2018 Fall Semester Exam Review

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