Early Republic Quiz

What is a Federalist?

• A person who supports a strong central government.

• A person who supports strong state governments.

• A group of people who share political ideas.

• A law that restricts speech against the government.

Who supports strong state governments?

• Federalist

• Democratic-Republican

• Political Party

• Alien and Sedition Acts

What is a Political Party?

• A law that restricts speech against the government.

• A group of people who share political ideas and work to elect leaders.

• The power of the president to reject a law.

• A diplomatic incident between the U.S. and France.

What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do?

• Made it easier for immigrants to become U.S. citizens.

• Made it harder for immigrants to become U.S. citizens and restricted speech against the government.

• Allowed states to cancel federal laws.

• Allowed the president to reject a law passed by Congress.

What is Nullification?

• The power of the president to reject a law.

• A policy that warned European nations.

• The idea that states can cancel federal laws they don’t agree with.

• A tax on imported goods.

What is the Veto power?

• The power of the president to reject a law passed by Congress.

• A law that stopped U.S. ships from trading.

• A period of economic change.

• A group of workers who join together.

What was the XYZ Affair?

• A land deal in which the U.S. bought land from France.

• A diplomatic incident between the U.S. and France that led to an undeclared naval war.

• A law that stopped U.S. ships from trading.

• A policy that warned European nations.

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

• A diplomatic incident between the U.S. and France.

• A land deal in which the U.S. bought land from France, doubling the nation's size.

• A law that stopped U.S. ships from trading.

• A policy that warned European nations.

What did the Embargo Act do?

• Stopped U.S. ships from trading with foreign countries.

• Allowed states to cancel federal laws.

• Made it harder for immigrants to become U.S. citizens.

• Allowed the president to reject a law passed by Congress.

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

• A law that stopped U.S. ships from trading.

• A policy that warned European nations not to interfere in the Americas.

• A land deal in which the U.S. bought land from France.

• A diplomatic incident between the U.S. and France.