Ch9 L3 Quiz

What was the American System?

• System of laws citizens had to abide by

• A collection of economic and construction programs to help nation grow

• The system Americans used to elect future Presidents

• A series of canal systems to help trade and travel

The formation of the Second Bank of the U.S. allowed for what?

• American business to grow

• American gold supply to have a safe location

• American debt decreased

• Citizens had a place to store their earnings

What is sectionalism?

• Voting processes used by different sections of the country

• An old, wooden British ship destroyed by the U.S.

• Different sections of the country had different laws and rules

• Differences in the goals and interests of different parts of the country

Why did many view sectionalism as a threat?

• European powers were influencing American politics

• Sectionalism was infringing on states' rights

• it could cause conflict and divide the country

• it violated the first amendment

In three Supreme Court decisions in the early 1800s, whose powers were backed?

• States

• Federal

• Executive

• Legislative

What did the Missouri Compromise accomplish?

• It allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, but

  banned any further expansion of slavery into the

  North.

• It allowed Missouri to not abide by the Constitution and make their own laws

• It preserved the balance of power between

  slave and free states in the Senate, by allowing

  Missouri to come in as a slave state, and Maine

  as a free state.

• It solved all issues regarding slavery in the United States

What was the main idea to come from the Monroe Doctrine?

• Monroe was to be President moving forward

• The U.S. wouldn't tolerate European influences any longer

• The U.S. wanted to remove Spain from its Florida territories

• State law was more important than Federal law