Unit 4
What were the main policies of Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party?
favored small farmers, small land-owners, and commoners
Republican motherhood is best expressed as "the role of women is to-"
teach their children about American democracy and capitalism
Which of the following arguments would Washington least likely make during the Whiskey Rebellion?
Americans should not have to pay taxes since they are not represented in Parliament.
A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that
Congress had no power to enforce the laws it passed
Which of the following describes the main differences between Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
Federalists wanted a strong national government, while Anti-Federalists wanted to protect state's rights.
The federalist party would most likely support
Hamilton's economic plan
What was Federalist South Carolina Representative Robert Goodloe Harper's point of view with his famous quote, "Millions for defense, but not one penny for tribute"?
He was expressing outrage over the French demands for bribes
How did Roger Sherman's "Great Compromise" affect the Constitutional Convention?
His proposal helped create the bicameral legislature for the national government
Why was the assumption of debts critical for the success of Hamilton's economic plan?
It gave people owed money a vested interest in the success of the new government
Which of the following incorrectly identifies a member of Washington's Cabinet?
Secretary of Treasury John Adams
That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the federal government, as resulting from the compact, to which the states are parties; as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting the compact; as no further valid that they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact; and that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits, the authorities, rights and liberties appertaining to them. What was Madison's point of view in his VA Resolution?
a state could declare federal law null and void in that state
How did Americans favoring a stronger national government view Shay's Rebellion
as proof that a stronger national government was needed to prevent social disorder
I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.1 Unsuccessful rebellions indeed generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions, as not to discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government. "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." -Thomas Jefferson In these quotes, Jefferson's basic argument was that
democracies need new leadership over time to prevent a tyrannical government
The Anti- Federalists argued against the Constitution because they felt
it did not protect the rights of the people well enough
In his Farewell Address what did Washington warn against?
political parties
Which set of terms match Hamilton's economic plan for Washington's administration?
repaying debts of states, tariffs, and a national bank
If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions." -James Madison, Federalist #51 Madison was primarily arguing
separation of powers in the new national government will help control the government's power
The choice of several, to form an intermediate body of electors, will be much less apt to convulse the community with any extraordinary or violent movements, than the choice of ONE who was himself to be the final object of the public wishes. And as the electors, chosen in each State, are to assemble and vote in the State in which they are chosen, this detached and divided situation will expose them much less to heats and ferments, which might be communicated from them to the people, than if they were all to be convened at one time, in one place. What was Alexander Hamilton's main purpose in creating the Electoral College?
to ensure that presidents were not solely elected by the uneducated, overly passionate masses
What was the main purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
to establish how to count slaves for taxation and representation in Congress
What was the purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
to silence critics of the government
