Adams’s Presidency

Question 1

According to the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, how should states respond to federal laws they considered unconstitutional?

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by refusing to enforce them

Question 2

How did “The Midnight Judges” change the judicial branch of the government?

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It created a system of circuit court judges across the country.

Question 3

A long-term effect of the election of 1800 was

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the decline of the Federalist Party.

Question 4

Which statement best describes American attitudes toward France during the 1790s?

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Democratic-Republicans supported France, while Federalists feared events in France.

Question 5

The Virginia Resolution was written by

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James Madison.

Question 6

During the 1790s, France wanted US support for its war with Great Britain because

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France helped during the American Revolution.

Question 7

Why were many news editors and printers convicted under the Sedition Act?

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They criticized the government’s actions.

Question 8

The legal idea of nullification, as argued by the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, relates to

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state power versus federal power.

Question 9

The election of 1800 marked the first time a US president was chosen by

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the House of Representatives.

Question 10

The winner of the presidential election in 1800 was

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Thomas Jefferson.

Adams’s Presidency Answers