American History 1124 Test

On April 30th, 1789, __________ was inaugurated as the first president of the United States.

George Washington

_________ was elected president in 1796.

John Adams

The ________ party wanted rule by the people.

Republican

________________ advocated a highly centralized, aristocratic government.

Alexander Hamilton

The ___ Act allowed the president during peacetime to imprison or deport dangerous aliens.

Alien

The ___________ Act allowed the President during wartime to imprison or deport aliens considered a threat.

Alien Enemies

________ powers are powers exercised by both the national and state governments.

Concurrent

The _______ was the chief agency of government under the Articles of Confederation.

Congress

The supreme law of the land is the

Constitution.

Hamilton, Madison, and Jay were the authors of the

Federalist Papers.

Those who supported the Constitution were called

Federalists.

Those who were against the Constitution were called anti-

Federalists.

Napoleon Bonapartewas dictator of _______ when Jefferson became President.

France

The single most important religious event in American history was the

Great Awakening.

Roger Sherman suggested the Connecticut Compromise, or ______________ to break the deadlock between those wanting the Virginia Resolutions and those in favor of the New Jersey Plan.

Great Compromise

________ favored higher tariffs in order to protect and encourage American industrial development.

Hamilton

The first Vice President was

John Adams.

Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

John Jay

Jefferson's political thinking was greatly influenced by the writings of John

Locke.

Navigation on the _________ River was the chief problem facing the Jefferson administration.

Mississippi

__________ was dictator of France when Jefferson became President.

Napoleon Bonaparte

The ________ Ordinance formed the basis of American colonial policy and set a lasting pattern for the organization of new territorial government.

Northwest

The ___________ formed the basis of American colonial policy and set a lasting pattern for the organization of new territorial government.

Northwest Ordinance

George Washington was inaugurated as the first ________ of the United States in 1789.

President

The ____________ was the de facto government of the United States from 1775 to 1781.

Second Continental Congress

The _______ Act made criticizing the government and president a crime.

Sedition

Washington appointed __________ as Secretary of State. _________ was chosen as Secretary of Treasury. General _______ was chosen as Secretary of War. ________ was appointed as Attorney General.

Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton Henry Knox Edmund Ralph

The rivalry between _________ and _________ resulted in our American Two Party System.

Thomas Jefferson; Alexander Hamilton

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were drafted by ___________ and __________ in in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Thomas Jefferson; James Madision

The ___________ were protests against the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by Congress.

Virginia Resolutions.

The most serious defect of the Articles of Confederation was that _______ required unanimous concurrence by the states.

amendement

Alexander Hamilton advocated a highly centralized, ___________ government.

aristocratic

The three ______ of the new American government would be the legislative, the executive and the _______.

branches; judicial

Jefferson never really believed that the purchase of Louisiana was

constitutional.

The powers listed in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution are _______ powers.

delegated

The _______ of labor is associated with capitalism.

division

The ________ of thousands in France was called the Reign of Terror.

execution

The Naturalization Act ________ the residence requirement for citizenship.

extended

The powers necessary and proper for Congress to carry out its delegated powers represent a broad area of authority known as ______ powers.

implied

The supreme ___ of the land is the Constitution.

law

The United States is a ________ and not a democracy.

republic

Powers not delegated to Congress nor denied to the states are called ________ powers.

reserved

The Articles allowed the central government no direct authority over the citizens of the

states.