Day 3: Political Parties

Supporters of which two leaders formed the first two political parties?

• Thomas Jefferson and George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington and James Madison
• John Adams and George Washington

The main reason that political parties developed in the 1790s was because 

• elections required a two-party system.
• people disagreed about the national debt.
• the president supported a two-party system.
• people disagreed about the powers of the federal government.

A basic difference between political parties, historically and today, is their view on

• the importance of the U.S. Constitution.
• the Electoral College
• the role of government in people’s lives.
• the importance of civic virtue

Why did Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton propose using protective tariffs?

• to encourage Southern states to give up the practice of slavery
• to break ties with countries that exported goods to the United States
• to raise money for a new national bank and a new national capital
• to raise more money for the government and protect American businesses from foreign competition

• the Electoral College.
• political parties.
• the national bank.
• the Bill of Rights.

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the authority of the central government.  Which of the following statements best describes Thomas Jefferson’s view?

• It is the right of the people to rule the country and the power of the states needs to be protected
  
• It is the federal government that was the ulitmate authority and states should follow the will of the national government
  
• The average person seldom makes the correct choice, thus power needs to be balanced between the “mass of people” and wealthier citizens.
  
• A strong central government can prevent the wealthy from gaining too much power.  

• Gain passage of the Judiciary Act
  
• Make agriculture the main focus of the economy
• Place economic power in the hands of the states
• Stabilize the banking system by creating a national bank and mint.

Madison and Jefferson disagreed with Hamilton’s plan for a national bank because

• they did not think that Southern states should be responsible for the debts of Northern states.
• they thought the Constitution did not give Congress the power to create the bank.
• they believed that states should handle their own wartime debts.
• they believed that only poor people would benefit from a national bank.

Many Southern states disagreed with Hamilton’s protective tariffs on imported goods because 

• they had few industries.
• they were enemies of the British.
• they created their own tariffs.
• they had less money than the Northern states.

• By adding a tariff, British hats were more expensive than American hats.
• The profits were greater on British hats because they could be produced more cheaply.
• The cost of an American-produced hat and a British-produced hat was the same.
• The tariff reduced American production costs.