Unit 4 Quiz

Which cash crop led to Haiti becoming one of the most valuable colonies in the world?

• Coal

• Cotton

• Sugar

• Tobbaco

How many Justices are in the Supreme Court?

• Four

• Nine

• Seven

• One

What are the requirements to be a president as per the Constitution?

• Natural born citizen

• 35 years of age

• Lived in the US for at least 14 years

• All of the above

What are the powers of a president?

• Appointing federal judges

• Writing executive orders

• Establishing vetoes

• All of the above

Considering they were a colony of France, which document gave the enslaved people of Haiti inspiration to demand equal treatment under the law?

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

What is Jurisdiction?

• Physical areas usually divided into local, state, and federal levels and determine legal authority to enact justice.

• A sworn body of people gathered to hear evidence and render an impartial verdict or to set a penalty or judgment.

• The process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision.

• A system of actions and process that prevent one branch from having too much power.

Which choice best describes Toussaint L’Ouverture, the leader of the Haitian revolt?

• A formerly enslaved person

• A grand blanc who grew tired of political unrest

• A wealthy free person of color

• A petit blanc angered by the freeing of all people of color

True or False: The first phase of the Haitian Revolution was only concerned with abolishing slavery, not earning independence from France.

• True

• False

The Haitian Revolution was a catalyst that led Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States.

• True

• False

The Federalist Part was (choose all that are correct):

• Lead by the major of Boston

• Believed that the constitution gave the central government broad powers

• Headed by Alexander Hamilton

• Feared a strong central government