Chapter 2 The New Nation Practice Quiz

Federalists were primarily from the ​ (a)   and worked in ​ (b)   .

• manufacturing
• north
• south
• agriculture
• west
• east

the head of the Supreme Court.

• chief official

• chief justice

• head judge

• Attorney general

Thomas Jefferson and his party ​the​ (a)   supported a ​ (b)   interpretation of the constitution.

Alexander Hamilton and his party, the ​ (c)   , supported a ​ (d)   interpretation of the the constitution.

• strict
• Democratic-Republicans
• loose
• Federalists
• moderate
• extreme
• Independents
• Conservatives

the people selected to represent the U.S. states by formally casting the votes that officially select the president and vice president in the U.S.

• Presidential College

• Electoral College

• Senate

• Congress

Which conclusions are supported by the information in the map? (Choose 2)

• people living in northeastern states favored policies that benefited businesses.

• People living in northeastern states favored policies that benefited small farmers.

• People living in southern states favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

• People living in southern states favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution.

the power of the judicial branch to review laws and potentially declare them unconstitutional.

• judicial process

• due process

• judicial review

• the Judiciary Act

to make something invalid or no longer legal and binding.

• repeal

• ratify

• nullify

• appeal

Whose political viewpoint was opposed to the French Revolution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

Why did the United States and France fail to reach agreement in the XYZ Affair?

• The United States refused to meet with the French diplomats.

• The French diplomats refused to recognize Jay’s Treaty.

• The United States refused to pay a bribe to the French diplomats.

• The French diplomats refused support from the Democratic-Republicans.

Which statement BEST describes the role the House of Representatives played in the election of 1800?

• It selected a president and vice president from different parties.

• 
  It decided the election after the vote in the Electoral College resulted in a tie.

• It asked the states to repeal the ineffective 12th Amendment.

• It passed a law requiring political candidates to have a running mate.