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Unit 4 Test STUDY GUIDE: Federalists & Democratic Republicans
Know the difference between ederalists and the Democratic Republicans. For #1-18 below, mark with “F” or “DR.”
1. Strict interpretation of the Constitution
2. Loose interpretation of the Constitution
3. The “tyrannical mob” is more dangerous than a powerful federal government
4. A powerful federal government is more dangerous than a “tyrannical mob”
5. Freedom should be wide and broadly granted to all
6. Freedom is great; but should be limited to protect all
7. Favored the British (and be able to explain why)
8. Favored the French (and be able to explain why)
9. Favored a National Bank
10. Agrarian
11. Industrialist
12. Urban
13. Northern
14. Southern
15. Party of Alexander Hamilton & John Adams
16. Party of Thomas Jefferson
17. Passed the Alien & Sedition Acts
18. Passed the Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
19. Alexander Hamilton proposed the National Bank and argued that it was “necessary and proper” for the nation to function, so the Constitution allowed it. Is this strict or loose interpretation?
20. Thomas Jefferson argued the power to create a National Bank was not listed in the Constitution, so it was not allowed. Is this strict or loose interpretation?
Washington Presidency, 1789-97
1. What were Washington’s six presidential precedents (see foldable for answers)?
2. How did the Whiskey Rebellion have a long term effect on the authority of federal power?
3. Foreign Policy: What was Jay’s Treaty? What was Pinckney’s Treaty?
4. The Compromise of 1790 included the approval of Hamilton’s financial plan in exchange for what compromise with the South?
Adams Presidency 1797-1801
1. What was the “Quasi War” with France?
2. What happened during the XYZ Affair? What was a domestic political result of the XYZ affair?
3. How did the Alien and Sedition Acts affect American politics?
4. True or False? The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions argued that the rights to determine the constitutionality of a law passed by Congress rested in the states.
Jefferson Presidency 1801-09
1. How was the Election of 1800 a turning point in American politics?
2. What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?
3. How did America acquire the Louisiana Purchase?
4. Why would Democratic Republicans have questioned the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
5. What are two reasons why Jefferson is sometimes considered a hypocritical president?
Madison Presidency 1809-17
1. What were the causes of the War of 1812?
2. Why was the Battle of New Orleans significant?
3. How did the War of 1812 lead to the death of the Federalist party?
4. What was the outcome of the War of 1812?
5. How did the War of 1812 affect the United States domestically?
6. Why did the French start seizing American ships that were sending goods to England?