Chapter 11 Quiz

What was formed by the heads of the departments of the executive branch?

• The Cabinet

• The legislative branch

• The judicial branch

• The Senate

What was the job of the cabinet?

• To advise the president

• To run the government

• To control the political parties

• To inform the President of their decisions

What caused political parties to emerge?

• The Constitution created them.

• Farmed wanted to represent themselves.

• People had differences of opinion.

• It was viewed as risky to have only one party.

Whose ideas led to the development of two parties?

• Washington and Adams

• Washington and Jefferson

• Hamilton and Washington

• Hamilton and Jefferson

Who decided the nation’s capital would be moved to Washington, D.C.?

• George Washington

• Congress

• Thomas Jefferson

• voters

What was the role of Pierre L’Enfant in the capital city?

• He was hired to build homes.

• He was hired to restore the city.

• He was hired to design the city.

• He was hired to bless the land.

What did the US wish to buy from the French when the Louisiana Purchase was made?

• New Orleans

• Mississippi River

• Georgia

• Missouri River

What was one effect of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States?

• The Mississippi River belongs to the French.

• The port at New Orleans was closed.

• The size of the country doubled.

• A route to the Pacific was discovered.

Which event took place because Jefferson wanted to find out about the West?

• Spanish missions were built in California.

• Lewis and Clark launched an expedition.

• Settlers pushed the frontier.

• Pioneers searched for land to settle.

What is the main reason the US went to war with Britain a second time?