The Unfinished Nation A Concise History of the American People 9Th Edition By Alan Brinkley – Test Bank

The Unfinished Nation A Concise History of the American People 9Th Edition By Alan Brinkley – Test Bank

The Unfinished Nation, 9e (Brinkley)

Chapter 6 The Constitution and the New Republic

1) By the late 1780s, dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation among the wealthy and powerful centered on the belief that the national government

1. A) had grown too powerful.
2. B) was too closely tied to England.
3. C) was pushing America into another war with England.
4. D) was ineffective.
5. E) had sold too much western land to speculators.

Answer: D

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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2) In 1786, Alexander Hamilton found an important ally in his push for a stronger central government in

1. A) Thomas Jefferson.
2. B) James Madison.
3. C) George Washington.
4. D) Benjamin Franklin.
5. E) Thomas Paine.

Answer: B

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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3) Which event, more than any other, convinced George Washington that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised?

1. A) the Spanish threat to take New Orleans
2. B) the British refusal to evacuate the forts of the Northwest
3. C) Shays’s Rebellion
4. D) the Whiskey Rebellion
5. E) the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Answer: C

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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4) The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787

1. A) did not fear concentrated government power.
2. B) welcomed the possibilities of direct democracy.
3. C) were suspicious of wealthy property owners.
4. D) well represented the diversity of the national population.
5. E) were well educated by the standards of their time.

Answer: E

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Bloom’s: Remember

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5) At the start of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the delegates ruled that

1. A) their proceeding would be open to the public.
2. B) states would have proportional voting based on each state’s population.
3. C) each state delegation would have a single vote.
4. D) slavery would have to be preserved within the United States.
5. E) the country needed a stronger army to prevent further popular uprisings.

Answer: C

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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6) The Virginia Plan called for

1. A) retaining the Articles of Confederation, with the addition of a national executive.
2. B) a two-body national legislature.
3. C) combining the three smallest states into one large state.
4. D) a Senate, in which each state would have two members.
5. E) an end to the slave trade and gradual emancipation.

Answer: B

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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7) The New Jersey Plan

1. A) proposed a legislature consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate.
2. B) was chosen by the convention delegates to replace the Virginia Plan.
3. C) had the general support of the larger states.
4. D) proposed expansion of the taxation and regulatory powers of Congress.
5. E) was proposed by delegate Edmund Randolph.

Answer: D

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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8) The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to

1. A) abolishing slavery.
2. B) granting citizenship to slaves.
3. C) granting suffrage for free black males.
4. D) abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to slaves.
5. E) None of these answers is correct.

Answer: E

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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9) The achievement of the “Great Compromise” of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding

1. A) women and voting.
2. B) the definition of citizenship.
3. C) political representation.
4. D) states versus federal authority.
5. E) expansion of slavery into the territories.

Answer: C

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Bloom’s: Remember

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10) In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation, slaves were classified as

1. A) three-fifths of a free person.
2. B) nontaxable.
3. C) property.
4. D) equivalent to children.
5. E) citizens.

Answer: A

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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11) In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the

1. A) agreement that half of all future states would allow slavery.
2. B) strengthened fugitive slave provision.
3. C) continuation of the slave trade for at least twenty more years.
4. D) guarantee of the permanent continuation of slavery where it existed.
5. E) denial of suffrage to free black men.

Answer: C

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Bloom’s: Remember

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12) James Madison argued that the power of the federal government ultimately came from the

1. A) individual states.
2. B) people.
3. C) Congress.
4. D) Constitution.
5. E) rule of law.

Answer: B

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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13) Why did James Madison oppose the inclusion of a list of individual rights in the Constitution?

1. A) He doubted that the states could ever agree on a specific list of rights.
2. B) He did not believe in the concept of individual rights before a federal government.
3. C) He believed the act of listing such rights would limit them in practice.
4. D) He worried it would limit the power of the federal government too severely.
5. E) He was afraid the listing of such rights would bring an end to slavery.

Answer: C

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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14) Under the “checks and balances” system, federal judges

1. A) were appointed by Congress.
2. B) served for life.
3. C) were elected by state legislatures.
4. D) could not reverse state court rulings.
5. E) served at the pleasure of the executive.

Answer: B

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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15) Under the federal structure first implemented in the Constitution, the people would directly elect

1. A) members of the House of Representatives.
2. B) members of the Senate.
3. C) the president.
4. D) federal judges.
5. E) All these answers are correct.

Answer: A

Topic: Framing a New Government

Learning Objective: Describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 on resolution of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Bloom’s: Remember

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16) Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by

1. A) a direct vote of the people.
2. B) special state ratifying conventions.
3. C) another national convention.
4. D) state legislatures.
5. E) the Confederation Congress.

Answer: B

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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17) In the debate over the new government, Antifederalist opponents to the document

1. A) were better organized.
2. B) had the support of George Washington.
3. C) feared that poorly educated men would be elected to prominent political offices.
4. D) believed the new government was not strong enough to maintain order.
5. E) argued that the Constitution would put an end to individual liberty.

Answer: E

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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18) Who among the following was one of the authors of The Federalist Papers?

1. A) George Washington
2. B) Thomas Jefferson
3. C) Alexander Hamilton
4. D) George Mason
5. E) Samuel Adams

Answer: C

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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19) The biggest Antifederalist complaint about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was that it

1. A) lacked a bill of rights.
2. B) omitted references to God.
3. C) allowed the people to have too much direct influence on the choosing of politicians.
4. D) granted the states too much power.
5. E) failed to abolish slavery.

Answer: A

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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20) The Antifederalists

1. A) saw the power of the southern states as the chief obstacle to an effective new government.
2. B) feared that the new government would be too weak to enforce its new powers.
3. C) feared that the government favored common people over the “well-born.”
4. D) saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers.
5. E) saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the government favored common people over the “well-born.”

Answer: D

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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21) The first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787 was

1. A) New Hampshire.
2. B) Delaware.
3. C) Connecticut.
4. D) New Jersey.
5. E) Rhode Island.

Answer: B

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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22) Virginia and New York ratified the new Constitution under the assumption that

1. A) a provision would be added allowing for the direct election of the president.
2. B) Thomas Jefferson would become the first president.
3. C) there would be a ban on the importation of slaves.
4. D) a bill of rights would be added later, in the form of amendments.
5. E) it would not be ratified by enough other states to become binding.

Answer: D

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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23) In the first national elections in 1789,

1. A) all the presidential electors cast their votes for George Washington.
2. B) Thomas Jefferson was chosen to be vice president.
3. C) the presidential inauguration was held in Philadelphia.
4. D) George Washington ran for president unopposed.
5. E) Antifederalists won a convincing majority in the Senate.

Answer: A

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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24) Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the

1. A) states.
2. B) new government.
3. C) rights of individuals.
4. D) courts.
5. E) presidential cabinet.

Answer: B

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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25) According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Supreme Court was to be

1. A) composed of nine members.
2. B) the judicial power for interpreting the constitutionality of state laws.
3. C) directly elected by the people.
4. D) both composed of nine members and the judicial power for interpreting the constitutionality of state laws.
5. E) both composed of nine members and directly elected by the people.

Answer: B

Topic: Adoption and Adaptation

Learning Objective: Describe the role the Federalist Papers played in the debate on the ratification of the Constitution.

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26) The first secretary of the treasury under the new government of 1789 was

1. A) Alexander Hamilton.
2. B) Thomas Jefferson.
3. C) Robert Morris.
4. D) James Madison.
5. E) Henry Knox.

Answer: A

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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27) In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans envisioned developing a nation that would

1. A) be highly commercial and urban.
2. B) be largely agricultural and rural.
3. C) be a leading world power.
4. D) eventually control most of North America.
5. E) eventually grant political rights to women and minorities as well as white men.

Answer: B

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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28) Federalists controlled the new government under the Constitution for its first

1. A) four years.
2. B) eight years.
3. C) twelve years.
4. D) sixteen years.
5. E) twenty years.

Answer: C

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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29) As president, George Washington

1. A) had never envisioned a strong central government.
2. B) considered it his duty to resolve political controversies.
3. C) sought to dominate national politics.
4. D) grew concerned that the federal government was gaining too much power.
5. E) avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress.

Answer: E

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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30) As treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton

1. A) wanted to eliminate the national debt.
2. B) opposed the federal government’s assumption of state debts.
3. C) supported the creation of a national bank.
4. D) encouraged the federal government to focus on the needs of the independent farmer.
5. E) All these answers are correct.

Answer: C

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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31) Under Alexander Hamilton’s plan, a new national bank would

1. A) would be chartered by the federal government.
2. B) facilitate the collection of taxes.
3. C) provide loans to private businesses.
4. D) act as a storehouse for federal deposits.
5. E) All these answers are correct.

Answer: E

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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32) Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue through

1. A) an import tax and a personal income tax.
2. B) a sales tax and a property tax.
3. C) an excise tax and an import tax.
4. D) an excise tax and a sales tax.
5. E) a sales tax and a personal income tax.

Answer: C

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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33) Alexander Hamilton’s funding plan

1. A) was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton had desired.
2. B) was supported by James Madison.
3. C) was rejected by Congress.
4. D) called for paying all bondholders only a fraction of the value of the bonds.
5. E) called for dividing bonds between their original purchasers and speculators.

Answer: A

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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34) Alexander Hamilton’s plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress after a deal was made to

1. A) give a pay increase to government employees.
2. B) appoint key Jefferson allies to the Washington administration.
3. C) create two new states in the West.
4. D) locate the nation’s capital between Virginia and Maryland.
5. E) eliminate the national bank.

Answer: D

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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35) Which group opposed Alexander Hamilton’s economic program on the grounds that they would bear a disproportionate tax burden?

1. A) creditors.
2. B) manufacturers.
3. C) the urban wealthy.
4. D) Federalists.
5. E) small farmers.

Answer: E

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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36) In the Constitution, political parties were

1. A) not mentioned.
2. B) described as dangerous.
3. C) encouraged.
4. D) viewed as temporary factions.
5. E) specifically proscribed.

Answer: A

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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37) The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompted by

1. A) a dispute over President Washington’s policies for westward expansion.
2. B) fear that the Federalists were attempting to end free elections.
3. C) belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained.
4. D) a growing debate over the national bank.
5. E) fear that George Washington would try to run for a third term.

Answer: C

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

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38) The two preeminent Republicans of the 1790s were

1. A) Alexander Hamilton and James Monroe.
2. B) John Adams and James Madison.
3. C) John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
4. D) Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
5. E) Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

Answer: D

Topic: Federalists and Republicans

Learning Objective: List the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.

Bloom’s: Remember

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