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CHAPTER 6 STUDY GUIDE
Fill in the Blank Questions
1. The most effective advocate of the new U.S. Constitution was _______________________ who
later became the first secretary of the treasury. Page: 161
2. Before ___________________________ decided to attend the Philadelphia convention, there
seemed little reason to believe that the meeting would become something as crucial in American
history as the Constitutional Convention. Page: 161
3. Some Americans affectionately refer to the men who were instrumental in starting the current
United States government by writing the U.S. Constitution as the _____________________.
Page: 162
4. After Edmund Randolph presented the Virginia Plan to the Constitutional Convention,
_________________________ offered the alternative New Jersey Plan on behalf of the small
states. Page: 162
5. The “Great Compromise” proposed that each slave would be counted as ____________________
of a free person in determining the basis for representation and taxation. Page: 163
6. ______________________ became the most important person at the Constitutional Convention
by contributing major ideas to the debates and by drafting much of the final document.
Page: 162–163
7. The most distinctive feature of the Constitution was its separation of powers, which relied on a
system of _______________________ to ensure that each branch of government would try to
keep the others from exceeding their powers. Page: 166
8. The United States has a ______________________ structure of government that divides power
between the state governments and the national government. Page: 166
9. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and ________________________ were the authors of The
Federalist Papers. Page: 167
10. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known collectively as the
_________________________. Page: 168
11. The ___________________________ were an early political party that believed that the nation
should maintain a modest central government with a predominantly rural and agrarian society.
Page: 168
12. Despite the fact that some people objected that the Constitution did not provide the authority to
create a(n) __________________________, Congress chartered it for a period of twenty years,
and it began operations in 1791. Page: 170-171
13. Alexander Hamilton believed that a good way to fund the national debt was to place duties on the
manufacture, sale, or consumption of certain commodities within a country. In other words, he
asked Congress to pass _______________________ taxes. Page: 169
14. Alexander Hamilton advocated placing taxes on foreign goods entering this country so that
domestic products would be able to compete with them. Such taxes are called
___________________________. Page: 169-170
15. When the farmers in western Pennsylvania began terrorizing tax collectors in 1794, the resulting
chaos became known as the ______________________ Rebellion. Page: 172
16. _____________________ was the first diplomatic representative from revolutionary France to
the United States. Page: 173
17. In 1795, American and Spanish diplomats negotiated __________________ Treaty, which settled
most conflicts between the two countries. Page: 174
18. When French diplomats demanded a bribe before they would negotiate with American
representatives, the resulting controversy became known as the _______________________.
Page: 175-146
19. The 1798 act that discouraged immigration and encouraged some foreigners to leave the United
States was called the _______________________ Act. Page: 176
20. In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison stated their
belief in the concept of _______________________, the idea that a state could refuse to enforce
within its boundaries a federal law that it thought was unconstitutional. Page: 176
21. During the election of 1800, the Republican vice presidential candidate, __________________,
helped his party carry the state of New York and thus the nation. Page: 178
22. The Judiciary Act of 1801 made possible the _____________________ of judges that took place
just before the John Adams administration left office. Page: 178
Chronology: Which occurred first? Place 1 and 2 on the line
23. ____ a. Bill of Rights ratified (p. 167-168)
Or
____ b. Constitution is ratified (p. 167-168)
24. _____ a. Georgia ratified the Constitution (p. 167)
Or
_____ b. New York ratified the Constitution (p. 167)
25. _____ a. Revolutionary France goes to war with England
Or
_____ b. America fights a ‘quasi-war’ with France (p. 175)
(p. 173)
26. _____ a. XYZ Affair with France occurs (p. 175-176)
Or
_____ b. Jay’s Treaty is signed with England (p. 173)
27. _____ a. Election with a Federalist president and Republican vice-president (p. 175)
Or
_____ b. Election has to be decided by the House of Representatives. (p. 177-178)
28. ____ a. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions are proposed (p. 176-177)
Or
____ b. Alien and Sedition Acts are passed (p. 176-177)
MATCHING
29. _____ Society of Cincinnati( p.160)
30. _____ Newburgh Conspiracy(p. 160)
31. _____ Publius(p. 167)
32. _____ Tammany Society(p. 178)
a. Pen name used by the authors of what is today called The Federalist Papers
b. group considering a challenge to Congress until Washington intervened
c. Organization of Revolutionary War Veterans formed by Aaron Burr
d. An exclusive, hereditary organization formed by Revolutionary Army officers
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33. _____ Edmund Randolph(p. 168)
34. _____ Thomas Jefferson(p. 168)
35. _____ Alexander Hamilton(p. 168)
36. _____ Henry Knox(p. 168)
a. The first Attorney General
b. The first Secretary of War
c. The first Secretary of the Treasury
d. The first Secretary of State
Indicate whether the individual was associated with the Federalist or Republican Party
37. ____________________ John Adams(p. 175)
38. ____________________ Thomas Jefferson(p. 168)
39. ____________________ Alexander Hamilton(p. 168)
40. ____________________ John Jay(p. 174)
41. _____________________ James Madison(p. 168)
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42. ______ Alexander Hamilton(p. 169)
43. ______ James Madison(p. 163)
44. ______ John Adams(p 168)
45. ______ John Jay(p. 174)
46. ______ Aaron Burr(p. 178)
a. negotiates a treaty with England
b. first vice-president of the United States
c. the most powerful man in Washington’s first cabinet
d. Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 1800 election
e. Most important contributor to the Constitution
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True/False: These should be fun!!!!
1. The United States Constitution was a unique documents with no precedents.
Page: 159
2. Alexander Hamilton wrote a proposal leading to the Constitutional Convention.
Page: 161
3. Thomas Jefferson was very concerned over the news about Shay’s Rebellion.
Page: 161-162
4 George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention.
Page: 162
5. Virginia sent the best prepared delegation to the Constitutional Convention.
Page: 162
6. Ben Franklin headed up the committee that produced the “Great Compromise.”
Page: 163
7. The most important contributor to the Constitution was Alexander Hamilton.
Page: 163
8. The framers of the Constitution believed all power flowed ultimately from the people.
Page:
9. Charles Beard wrote a book about the economic aspects of the Constitution.
Page: 164
10. Under the Constitution, the House of Representatives and Senate would be elected by the people.
Page: 166
11. Opponents to the Constitution had the advantage of the support of the two most eminent men is
America, Washington and Franklin.
Page: 167
12. “Publius” was the pen name for Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.
Page: 167
13. The biggest complaint for the Antifederalists was the creation of an Electoral College.
Page: 167
99. The only state not to call a convention to ratify the Constitution was Rhode Island
Page: 167
14. The Bill of Rights is the first twelve amendments to the Constitution.
Page: 168
15. The Judiciary Act of 1789 provided for a Supreme Court of six members.
Page: 168
16. “Assuming” the debt provided for the government to handle the federal with uniform, interest bearing
bonds.
Page: 169
17. Alexander Hamilton made a political bargain with George Washington to move the capital to the
South.
Page: 170
18. Many Americans, including George Washington, believed political parties were dangerous and should
be avoided.
Page: 170
19. The Republican Party created by Jefferson and Madison continues as the modern-day Republican
Party.
Page: 171
20. Federalists were most numerous in the rural areas of the South and the West.
Page: 172
21. Hamilton and Washington considered the Whiskey Rebellion a major threat to the new country.
Page: 172
22. Jay’s Treaty was a popular treaty that gave the United States access to the Mississippi River.
Page: 174
23. The election of 1796 was decided by the House of Representatives.
Page: 175
24. The XYZ Affair involved France soliciting a bribe from the United States.
Page: 176
25. The Sedition Act led to the arrest of over 120 Republican newspaper editors.
Page: 177
26. The Kentucky Resolution claimed the individual states had the right to ‘nullify’ federal law.
Page: 177
27. Alexander Hamilton helped insure Thomas Jefferson would be elected president by the 1800 election.
Page: 178
28. After the election of 1800, the only branch of the federal government the Federalists controlled was
the legislative.
Page: 178
29. The ‘midnight appointments’ were an attempt by the Federalists to control the Federal judiciary.
Page: 178