APUSH Content Review #2

1. APUSH Content Review #2 Unit 3 (Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Presidencies of Washington & Adams, Supreme Court Cases)

2. “Critical Period” & Early National Period Review

3. Women emerged from the American Revolution with the new responsibility of: 0 • enjoying the vote • serving in local political office • becoming public school teachers • raising sons and daughters as good republican citizens

4. The Jay Treaty (1794) provided for 0 • the acceptance of American trade with the French West Indies • free navigation of the Mississippi • an ending of the impressment of American seamen • evacuation of English troops from their posts along the Great Lakes

5. The Land Ordinance of 1785 established what precedent for new territories ? 0 • town hall meetings • fair treatment of Indians • popular sovereignty • public funds for education

6. The Judiciary Act of 1789 created 0 • a system of lower federal courts • elections for federal judges • the possibility of impeachment of federal officials • state courts

7. The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to 0 • capture French and British spies • control the Federalists • silence and punish critics of the Federalists • keep Thomas Jefferson from becoming president

8. Washington's Farewell Address in 1796 0 • warmly endorsed the appearance of political parties in America • warned against the dangers of permanent foreign alliances • was delivered to a joint session of Congress by Washington himself • proposed a two-term limitation on the presidency

9. While Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the Supreme Court, its decisions 0 • generally protected states' rights • showed no bias toward either "broad" or "strict" interpretation • laid the groundwork for a “loose" interpretation of the Constitution • reflected the ideas of Thomas Jefferson's Kentucky Resolutions

10. Which best reflects the economic hardships of the "Critical Period"? 0 • the Stamp Act Congress • the Northwest Ordinance • the Embargo Act of 1807 • Shay's Rebellion

11. The XYZ Affair involved 0 • a French foreign minister's demand for a bribe • the British refusal to evacuate forts in the Ohio River Valley • General Andrew Jackson's incursion into Spanish-held Florida • Aaron Burr's secret plot to detach the western United States

12. During the 1790s, Federalists and Republicans disagreed over all of the following EXCEPT 0 • the Bank of the United States • foreign policy toward England and France • Hamilton’s funding & assumption plan • democracy versus republicanism

13. The United States, 1783

16. Three Branches of Government

17. Federalism—state gov’ts & the national gov’t both have power The supremacy clause establishes the Constitution (not the states) as the "the supreme law of the land" A state law cannot contradict a national law

19. Washington’s Cabinet Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of Treasury Henry Knox, Secretary of War George Washington, President Edmund Randolph, Attorney General Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State

21. Political Parties & Supreme Court Cases Review Sheet

22. ConstitutionReview

23. The group most likely to approve of the Articles of Confederation would be 0 • former Continental army officers • those who feared strong central government • bankers, merchants, and financiers • those who feared the dangers of unrestrained democracy

24. In Marbury v. Madison, John Marshall argued that the Supreme Court could: 0 • remove federal officials who would not or could not perform their duties • declare federal laws unconstitutional • uphold the authority of the federal government over the states • determine cases involving interstate commerce

25. In order to become a law, a bill in Congress must 0 • receive a 2/3 majority of the votes in Congress • receive a 3/4 majority of the votes in each house of Congress • receive a 2/3 majority of votes in each house of Congress • pass both houses of Congress in identical form

26. Which amendment was NOT part of the Bill of Rights?: 0 • freedoms of speech, press, religion • trial by jury • protection against illegal search • direct election of senators

27. According to the Constitution, the president is chosen by 0 • the House of Representatives • popular vote of the people • the Electoral College • both Houses of Congress

28. Those who opposed ratification of the Constitution were called 0 • Whigs • Anti-Federalists • Republicans • Federalists

29. Under the Constitution, the status of the Indian tribes in the west was 0 • not clearly defined • that of conquered nations • that of independent nations • the same as states

30. All were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation government EXCEPT 0 • it lacked the power to levy taxes • it lacked the power to regulate trade • it lacked the power to borrow money • it lacked a strong executive

31. The central compromise of the Constitutional Convention involved the 0 • balance of powers among the 3 branches of the federal government • relationship of state & federal powers • abandonment of the Articles of Confederation • representation of large & small states

32. The first amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, were added to protect 0 • the states from the power of the federal government • individual citizens from the power of the federal and state governments • minorities from the majority • individual citizens from the power of the federal government

33. The fact that the Constitution provided for federalism and checks and balances suggests 0 • the original thirteen states sought to dominate the national government • the writers desired the national government to rule over the states • the American people at that time supported a military government • its writers feared a concentration of political power

34. Both the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution provided for 0 • a Congress with legislative powers • a Supreme Court with judicial power • president with executive powers • local governments with veto powers

35. According to the U. S. Constitution, revenue bills must originate with 0 • the House of Representatives • the Senate • either house of Congress • the president

36. In Constitution, each may be accomplished by a simple majority vote EXCEPT 0 • Congress declares war • Congress passes a law • the Senate ratifies a treaty • the electoral college must select a president

37. The “father of the Constitution” drafted the plan to replace the Articles of Confederation and developed the “Great Compromise” 0 • Alexander Hamilton • Thomas Jefferson • James Madison • James Monroe

38. This part of the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass laws that are "necessary and proper" 0 • Habeas Corpus • Elastic Clause • Federalism • Due Process

39. Any power given to the national government based on the "elastic clause" and is not directly stated in the Constitution is called a 0 • Delegated power • Implied Power • Reserved Power • Enumerated Power

40. This plan called for a national government with a bicameral legislature with members proportional to each state’s population 0 • Virginia Plan • New Jersey Plan • Albany Plan • Crittenden Plan

41. A form of government in which power is shared by different political levels, as between states and the national government 0 • Separation of Powers • Democracy • Republicanism • Federalism

42. The belief that the national government can exercise only those powers that are specifically stated by the Constitution 0 • Elastic Clause • Strict Construction • Loose Construction • Original Jurisdiction

43. A Constitutional guarantee that persons under legal investigation receive fair treatment from government officials • Double Jeopardy • Self Incrimination • Due Process of Law • Habeas Corpus

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