The Constitutional Convention needed to be called because...
a.
The federal government was gaining too much power.
b.
Congress did not have the authority to tax.
c.
Congress did not want to carry on diplomacy with other nations.
d.
Congress could only collect taxes. - ✔✔b.
Congress did not have the authority to tax.
Which of the following is true?
a.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on specific experiences and theories of liberty.
b.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on experiences alone without being influenced by any type
of theoretical framework.
c.
The Bill of Rights focused mostly on equality, community, and personal safety, which resulted from their
belief in Calvinist theology.
,d.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on theories alone . - ✔✔a.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on specific experiences and theories of liberty.
Which of the following is true?
a.
Those who created the Constitution compromised by including 3 specific clauses to protect the
institution of slavery.
b.
Constitutional delegates from Virginia sought to protect the international slave trade, and so refused to
take part unless such protections were included.
c.
New Yorkers were the most radical of the revolutionaries, and so threatened to not ratify the
Constitution if slavery was protected.
d.
All of the above. - ✔✔a.
Those who created the Constitution compromised by including 3 specific clauses to protect the
institution of slavery.
In Federalist no. 10, James Madison argued for a system that would...
a.
direct or channel factions to cancel out their "mischievous" effects.
b.
persuade citizens to behave virtuously and not in their self-interest.
, c.
promote majority rule at the expense of minority rule.
d.
destroy factions. - ✔✔a.
direct or channel factions to cancel out their "mischievous" effects.
The Alien and Sedition Acts passed during the administration of John Adams were...
a.
an attempt by the Federalists to stifle dissent and destroy the Democratic-Republican faction.
b.
Just about the only political topic Adams and his vice president, Thomas Jefferson, agreed on.
c.
an attempt to destroy the Federalists.
d.
the greatest achievement of Adams's presidency despite their flaws. - ✔✔a.
an attempt by the Federalists to stifle dissent and destroy the Democratic-Republican faction.
What contributed to Jefferson's win in the 1800 election?
a.
Aaron Burr's efforts to get NY to support Jefferson, not Adams.
b.