Question 27 (1 point)In the 1780s, settlers in western areas such as Tennessee and Kentucky:Question

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	were especially attentive to what land belonged to Indians and purchased Indian land legally.
	found that the soil was poor for growing cash crops such as tobacco or cotton and moved westward.
	believed they had a right to take possession of western lands and use them as they saw fit.
	were largely wealthy plantation owners who helped settle thriving trading towns along the rivers.
	threatened civil war because they considered the Confederation Congress to be too powerful.

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Question 28 (1 point)

Which of the following did states NOT do during the period when the Articles of Confederation governed the United States?

Question 28 options:

	They imposed their own tariffs.
	They printed their own money.
	They postponed debt collection.
	They called out militias to stop foreclosures on the homes of debtors.
	They held legislative elections in which candidates attacked creditors.

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Question 29 (1 point)

What proposal by Alexander Hamilton found little support in the Constitutional Convention?

Question 29 options:

	a democratically elected Congress, president, and judiciary
	life terms for president and senators
	a strengthened Congress, but no executive or judiciary
	granting states the right to create their own tariffs
	the inclusion of a Bill of Rights

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Question 30 (1 point)

Why was the original House of Representatives so small, with only 65 members?

Question 30 options:

	It was not; it had the 435 members it has now.
	The founders assumed that only prominent individuals could win elections in large districts, and that is what the founders wanted.
	The founders thought that only five people per state were enough.
	Since each state had one vote in the House, the founders thought that this would make debate more cordial.
	There was a housing shortage in Philadelphia, so there was nowhere for more members to stay.

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Question 31 (1 point)

The relationship between the national government and the states is called:

Question 31 options:

	the separation of powers.
	the New Jersey Plan.
	Federalism.
	the Virginia Plan.
	the Constitution.

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Question 32 (1 point)

Which of the following is NOT a check against presidential power in the Constitution?

Question 32 options:

	Congress can override a president’s veto with a two-thirds vote.
	The House can impeach the president for “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
	The House can remove the president from office after impeaching him.
	Congress has the authority to accept or reject some presidential appointments.
	Although the president appoints judges, they serve for life to ensure their independence.

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Question 33 (1 point)

In The Federalist, James Madison argued that:

Question 33 options:

	the large size of the United States was a source of political stability.
	to be a republic, a country must be geographically small.
	church and state must be linked in order to encourage republican virtue.
	it was essential that slavery be abolished for liberty to flourish.
	presidential power must be stronger than that of Congress and the courts.

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Question 34 (1 point)

Which of the following groups tended to be Anti-Federalist during the ratification debates?

Question 34 options:

	wealthier citizens
	rural residents closely tied to the commercial marketplace
	merchants engaged in foreign commerce
	state politicians fearful of a strong central government
	urban artisans, laborers, and sailors

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Question 35 (1 point)

By the 1790s, the phrase “we the people” had come to mean what?

Question 35 options:

	The lower classes of society would share in the economic growth.
	The president would be elected directly by the people.
	Voting rights should increase for both men and women.
	America should remain a nation of farmers.
	Rights were increasing for white Americans.

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Question 36 (1 point)

When looking at today’s United States economically, whose visions and ideas seem to have become the most realized?

Question 36 options:

	Alexander Hamilton’s ideas on government subsidies for businesses
	Thomas Jefferson’s promotion of America being mostly a nation of small farmers
	John Adams’s support of the Alien and Sedition Acts
	James Madison’s support of free trade with England
	George Washington’s backing of Jay’s Treaty

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Question 37 (1 point)

What activity in today’s world would the Democratic-Republic societies most likely praise?

Question 37 options:

	a militia group patrolling the American borders
	a cable news show debating American government policy
	the American government supporting a dictator in order to trade for more oil
	the police preventing television coverage of its response to a riot
	politicians calling for a quota system for immigration

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Question 38 (1 point)

What was a great irony of the election of 1800?

Question 38 options:

	The election finished in a tie.
	The House of Representatives had to pick the winner.
	The Democratic-Republicans won their first election.
	George Washington was not alive to see the results.
	Alexander Hamilton advocated for Thomas Jefferson.

 

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