Friday-HW James Monroe

Which statement best describes the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• • To establish trade routes between the United States and European countries

• To prevent European countries from colonizing land in the Americas

• To encourage alliances between the United States and South American countries

• To create a unified government system in the Americas

How did President James Monroe’s foreign policy affect European influence in the Western Hemisphere?

• • It allowed European nations to trade freely with South America.

• • It promoted European colonization of the American territories.

• It warned European nations that further colonization in the Americas would be seen as a threat.

• It encouraged European countries to settle disputes in the Americas peacefully

The U.S. foreign policy depicted below was designed to -

• show United States’ interest in claiming South American lands.

• express the U.S. stance of neutrality when European nations were at war.

• prevent European countries from recolonizing in the Americas.

• attract Europe to trade with countries in the western hemisphere.

The excerpt below describes giving the Supreme Court the power of –

• making laws

• judicial review

• vetoing laws

• creating lower courts

Which idea from Washington’s Farewell Address was incorporated in the Monroe Doctrine?

• Discourage the creation of political parties

• Remain neutral in foreign affairs

• Avoid accumulation of national debt

• Restrict the expansion of free enterprise

Which of the following describes the impacts of ruling in Marbury v. Madison?  Select TWO correct answers.   
 

• The Supreme Court had the ability to declare a law unconstitutional.

• Congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce.

• The power of the judicial branch was strengthened.

• Slaves were viewed as property and had no rights.

Determine which description corresponds to the Supreme Court case. Select the correct answer in each row. 

Groups:

(a) McCulloch v. Maryland

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(b) Gibbons v. Ogden

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(c) Both

• The federal government was in charge of interstate commerce

• The federal government holds more power than state government

• The federal government does not have to pay state taxes

Which of the following completes the diagram below?

• Ruled slaves were property and had no rights

• Declared states had the right to secede from the Union

• Wrote decision that established judicial review

• Established doctrine for free enterprise

Drag each statement to the correct box under either Washington's Foreign Policy or Monroe's Foreign Policy.

Groups:

(a) Washington's Foreign Policy

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(b) Monroe's Foreign Policy

• Warned European nations not to colonize or interfere in the Western Hemisphere

• Warned that involvement in foreign wars could weaken the nation’s unity and independence

• Encouraged the U.S. to avoid permanent alliances with foreign nations

• Aimed to protect newly independent nations in the Americas from European influence

• Urged the U.S. to remain neutral in conflicts between European countries

• Declared that any European intervention in the Americas would be seen as an act of aggression

Identify one foreign policy of President George Washington and one foreign policy of President James Monroe. Explain how each policy impacted the United States' relationships with other nations.