1. Which one of these ideas was NOT in Hamilton’s plan as the first Secretary of Finance? a. Creation of a Whiskey tax to create revenue b. The Creation of a National Bank to stabilize currency c. The National Government took on the States’ debt to create unity in the country d. Outlawed Deuling 2. Reading the following excerpt of the Constitution and answer the following question “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entiled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector” What is this section of the constitution describing? a. The Great Compromise b. The “Elastic” Clause c. The Necessary & Proper Clause d. The Electoral College 3. Readin the following the primary source from the Constitution. What compromise does it describe? “Section 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.” a. The Electoral College b. The XYZ Affair c. The 3/5ths Compromise d. The Great Compromise 4. What did George Washington warn Americans of in the future? a. Beware of Political Parties- they can divide people b. No more than two terms in office c. The U.S. should remain neutral and avoid alliances d. All of the above 5. Reading the following excerpt from the Constitution to answer the following question. “Congress shall have the power to … To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.” When was this clause first used in our history? a. The Creation of the National Bank b. The Battle of Lexington & Concord c. The Louisiana Purchase d. When aiding the French Revolution 6. What is the clause called that gives an “elastic” or flexibility to the Constitution that keeping this document living in the modern era? a. The 3/5ths Compromise b. The National Bank Clause c. The Great Compromise d. The Necessary & Proper Clause 7. Who was a diplomat to France and later bought the Louisiana Purchase? a. John Adams b. James Madison c. Ben Franklin d. Thomas Jefferson 8. Who was the 1st President? a. Ben Franklin b. John Adams c. Thomas Jefferson d. George Washington 9. Who is considerd the” Father of the Constitution”? a. Thomas Jefferson b. George Washington c. John Adams d. James Madison ( the Little Giant) 10. Which event tested the “Necessary and Proper” Clause? a. The Hami ...

1. 1. Which one of these ideas was NOT in Hamilton’s plan as the
first Secretary of Finance?
a. Creation of a Whiskey tax to create revenue
b. The Creation of a National Bank to stabilize currency
c. The National Government took on the States’ debt to create
unity in the country
d. Outlawed Deuling
2. Reading the following excerpt of the Constitution and answer
the following question
“Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature
thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole
Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may
be entiled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or
Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United
States, shall be appointed an Elector”
What is this section of the constitution describing?
a. The Great Compromise
b. The “Elastic” Clause
c. The Necessary & Proper Clause
d. The Electoral College
3. Readin the following the primary source from the
Constitution. What compromise does it describe?
“Section 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested
in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a
Senate and House of Representatives
Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of
Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several
States, and the Electors in each State shall have the
Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous
Branch of the State Legislature.”
a. The Electoral College
b. The XYZ Affair
c. The 3/5ths Compromise
d. The Great Compromise

2. 4. What did George Washington warn Americans of in the
future?
a. Beware of Political Parties- they can divide people
b. No more than two terms in office
c. The U.S. should remain neutral and avoid alliances
d. All of the above
5. Reading the following excerpt from the Constitution to
answer the following question. “Congress shall have the power
to … To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other
Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the
United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.”
When was this clause first used in our history?
a. The Creation of the National Bank
b. The Battle of Lexington & Concord
c. The Louisiana Purchase
d. When aiding the French Revolution
6. What is the clause called that gives an “elastic” or flexibility
to the Constitution that keeping this document living in the
modern era?
a. The 3/5ths Compromise
b. The National Bank Clause
c. The Great Compromise
d. The Necessary & Proper Clause
7. Who was a diplomat to France and later bought the Louisiana
Purchase?
a. John Adams
b. James Madison
c. Ben Franklin
d. Thomas Jefferson
8. Who was the 1st President?
a. Ben Franklin
b. John Adams
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. George Washington
9. Who is considerd the” Father of the Constitution”?

3. a. Thomas Jefferson
b. George Washington
c. John Adams
d. James Madison ( the Little Giant)
10. Which event tested the “Necessary and Proper” Clause?
a. The Hamilton & Burr Dueal
b. Lewis & Clark Expedition
c. The National Bank
d. Marbury v. Madison
11. Which one of these roles was NOT performed by George
Washington?
a. General of the Continental Army ( the Patriot militia)
b. President of the Constitutional Convention
c. 1st President of the U.S.
d. He was the provincial governor of the Louisiana Territory
12. Which fact is FALSE about the court case, Marbury v.
Madison?
a. Marbury got his Judical power back
b. It is in reference to the Midnight Appointee by John Adams
c. It established “Judicial Review” which ensures the Supreme
Court uses the Constitution to justify court rulings
d. It was the first Supreme Court Case
13. Why was Sacagawea an asset to Lewis and Clark?
a. She gathered food during a very harsh winter to feed
everyone.
b. She knew many different languages and acted as a translator
c. She had a baby with her which made the expedition less
threatening to Native Americans
d. All of the above
14. Which event doubled the size of the United States?
a. The Texas Revolution
b. Louisiana Purchase
c. The Floriada Cession
d. The Haitain Revolution
15. What did the Anti-Federalists want to include in the
Constitution?

4. a. A Whiskey Tax
b. A Bill of Rights
c. The articles of Confederation
d. A Preamble
16. What compromise created our present day legislative
branch?
a. The Great Compromise
b. The 3/5ths Compromise
c. The Fugitive Slave Clause
d. The Articles of Confederation
17. Which fact is FALSE about the XYZ Affair?
a. The Americans went to war with French
b. The French tried to bribe the Americans which insulted our
honor & pride
c. John Adams sucsessfully kept the U.S. out of war with the
French
d. The Alien& Sedition Acts limited Freedom of Speech to stop
rebellions at this time
18. Why did the Fouding Father NOT want the Artilces of
Confederation have too much National Power or an Excutive
Branch?
a. The founding fathers did not want to practice voting right
b. The founding fathers really enjoyed being powerful
especially George Washington
c. The founding fathers were devastated at the defeat at
Yorktown and gave up
d. The founding fathers were scared of another monachy (king)
19. What was controversial about Jefferson purchasing new
terriotory?
a. He did not get a current map or scientific study of the
territory prior to the purchase
b. He did not get Congressional Approval
c. He did not use a strict interpretation of the Constitution as he
had argured with Hamilton in prior years
d. All of the above
20. Who is statue in honor of that we have studied?

5. a. Dolley Madison
b. Sacagawea
c. Abigail Adams
d. Pocohontas