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According to the Great Compromise, a slave counted as ________ of a person for representation and tax purposes.

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Compare and contrast the beliefs of the Federalists and the Republicans (Democratic-Republicans) in the period from 1787 to 1800. Also, include some of the people who supported each group.

Who was the first President of the United States elected under the Constitution?

George Washington

The Whiskey Rebellion was the result of ______.

Hamilton's tax on liquor.

What was the biggest flaw of the Constitution according to the Anti-Federalists in 1787-1788?

It had no Bill of Rights to protect individual citizens.

Which of the following was NOT a reason Alexander Hamilton believed the United States needed a national bank?

It would give farmers and rural citizens a place to borrow money to expand their farms.

How did Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton propose to handle debts incurred by the United States under the Continental Congress and the Articles of Confederation?

Pay state and national debts at full value by enacting tariffs, excise taxes, and government bonds.

To appease the will of the large states at the Constitutional Convention, this house was crafted to have a membership that grew as their state expanded in population.

The House of Representatives

In an effort to appease the will of the small states at the Constitutional Convention, this house was crafted to have a membership that remained equal, regardless of the size of the state.

The Senate

Which of the following was a major fault of the Articles of Confederation?

The federal government could not tax to raise money.

The United States Constitution condoned and protected slavery.

True

Which of the following was NOT a problem the Constitutional Convention needed to solve?

Whether or not the federal government would have three branches

The XYZ affair was a/an/the ________.

attempt by the French government to extort a bribe from the United States

In the 50 years after the American Revolution, the United States _________.

began the gradual process of disestablishment of religious denominations

Jay's Treaty was controversial because it ________.

did not force the British to stop impressing Americans into the British navy

In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established the precedent known as _______.

judicial review

The adoption of the Alien and Sedition Acts did all of the following EXCEPT _______.

overturned the 1800 election.

The importance of the Whiskey Rebellion to American history is that it _______.

showed the new Constitutional federal government could deal with internal unrest

Which document/s asserted that states have the right to declare federal laws unconstitutional?

the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

When George Washington decided not to run for a third term in office, many Americans believed ______.

the country would descend into chaos and anarchy