Unit 4 Review
UNIT 4 REVIEW
1.
• An example of responsible citizenship for people under the age of 18 is—
• A. voting
• B. joining the military
• C. serving on a jury
• D. following authority
• D. following authority
ANSWER 1
2.
• The significance of Marbury v. Madison (1803), was the
Justices of the Supreme Court established their power . to—
A. exercise judicial review
B. hold office for life
C. impeach the President
D. settle disputes between states
ANSWER 2
• A. exercise judicial review
3.
• The Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch
v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden dealt with —
A. freedom of speech
B. equal protection under the law
C. the supremacy of the national government
D.the rights of labor unions
ANSWER 3
• C. the supremacy of the national government
• Judicial review gives the United States Supreme Court the power to—
• A. grant pardons to prisoners held in federal penitentiaries
• B. examine the qualifications of judges appointed to lower courts
• C. decide on the constitutionality of laws
• D. impeach the president of the United States
4.
ANSWER 4
•
C. decide on the constitutionality of laws
• How did the appointment of “midnight judges” by
President Adams impact future Supreme Court cases?
• A. resulted in the ruling of McCulloch v. Maryland
• B. led to the principle of judicial review
• C. explained the creation of the chief justice position
• D. allowed presidents to decide important cases
5.
ANSWER 5
•
B. led to the principle of judicial review
6.
• One reason a free enterprise system was established in the U.S. after the American Revolution was—
• A. Americans saw the system work previously in Canada
• B. Washington issued a Presidential order sanctioning it
• C. Americans hated the government control of trade they had experienced as colonists
• D. It would pay the national debt resulting from the
Revolution
ANSWER 6
• C. Americans hated the government control of trade they had experienced as colonists
• During the early 1770s, which factor weakened mercantilism in the colonies?
• A. European inflation increased the cost of goods.
• B. Colonists began producing their own goods.
• C. Joint stock companies stopped investing in the colonies.
• D. Gold and silver fueled British colonization efforts.
7.
ANSWER 7
•
B. Colonists began producing their own goods.
• Which one of the following was a result of the War of
1812?
• A. Sectional differences increased throughout the
United States
• B. Encouraged widespread British settlement in the
Northwest
• C. Native American resistance grew stronger over time
• D. Manufacturing increased throughout the United
States
8.
ANSWER 8
• D. Manufacturing increased throughout the
United States
9.
• As a result of the War of 1812, Americans realized that—
• A. Britain would block trade with other countries
• B. France could not supply raw materials needed for production.
• C. They were too dependent on foreign goods
• D. Foreign goods were too expensive
•
C. They were too dependent on foreign goods
9.
10.
• What was the main purpose of the Lewis & Clark expedition?
• A. Find a water route across North America
• B. Establish trade with the French
• C. Promote the purchase of the Louisiana territory
• D. Discover sources of gold
ANSWER 10
• A. Find a water route across North America
11.
• During their exploration, Lewis and Clark had to contend with which of the following geographic features—
• A. Great Lakes
• B. Appalachian Mountains
• C. Rocky Mountains
• D. Atlantic Ocean
• C. Rocky Mountains
ANSWER 11
12
• What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?
• A. It doubled the size of the nation.
• B. It enabled the United States to use the port of
San Francisco.
• C. It brought Texas into the Union.
• D. It created an alliance between the United
States and Great Britain.
ANSWER 12
•
A. It doubled the size of the nation.
13
• A primary goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
• A. prevent European intervention in Latin America
• B. create an opportunity for the annexation of
Canada
• C. protect the site of a canal across Central
America
• D. help European nations establish new Western
Hemisphere colonies
ANSWER 13
• A. prevent European intervention in Latin
America
• In Washington’s Farewell Address, he urged America to—
• A. stop killing Native Americans
• B. become a major world power
• C. avoid alliances with other countries
• D. end slavery
14
ANSWER 14
•
C. avoid alliances with other countries
• The War of 1812 ended with the signing of—
• A. the Treaty of Ghent
• B. the Treaty of Paris
• C. Jay’s Treaty
• D. Pinckney’s Treaty
15.
•
A. the Treaty of Ghent
ANSWER 15
16
• During Washington’s administration, which influential politician opposed Alexander
Hamilton’s plan to pay off the national debt?
• A. Martin Van Buren
• B. William Henry Harrison
• C. Thomas Jefferson
• D. George Washington
•
C. Thomas Jefferson
ANSWER 16
17
• George Washington created the Judiciary Act of
1789 resulting in—
• A. Thomas Jefferson being elected to Vice
President
• B. the formation of Washington’s first cabinet
• C. the creation of a National Bank by Alexander
Hamilton
• D. the appointment of John Jay as Chief Justice
ANSWER 17
•
D. the appointment of John Jay as Chief Justice
18.
• One major reason that Alexander Hamilton proposed a national bank was to
• A. improve the economic position of the United
States government
• B. help state governments collect taxes
• C. make loans available to owners of small farms
• D. reduce foreign investment in the United States
ANSWER 18
• A. improve the economic position of the
United States government
19
• How did the Jay Treaty with Britain compare with the way the Americans handled the X, Y, Z Affair with
France?
• A. France increased its military presence in the Pacific.
• B. The Jay Treaty averted war while the X, Y, Z Affair led to further hostilities.
• C. They both resulted in the U.S. gaining more territory.
• D. The X, Y, Z Treaty helped the Republicans win the next election.
ANSWER 19
• B. The Jay Treaty averted war while the X,
Y, Z Affair led to further hostilities.
