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Adams’s Presidency Answers

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The winner of the presidential election in 1800 was

A
John Adams.
B
Aaron Burr.
C
Thomas Jefferson.
D
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
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The Alien Enemies Act of 1798

A
allowed the president to deport noncitizens considered dangerous.
B
allowed the president to ignore laws he believed unconstitutional.
C
made immigrants wait longer before becoming citizens.
D
made it a crime to criticize the federal government.
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Why was the election of 1800 a turning point in American history?

A
It gave the Federalists more power.
B
It was the first time that political power shifted.
C
Jefferson beat Burr by a huge number of electoral votes.
D
Adams ran against Jefferson for the second time.
4

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

A
government power versus individual power.
B
free speech versus sedition.
C
immigrants’ rights versus citizens’ rights.
D
state power versus federal power.
5

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

A
It increased the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
B
It created a system of circuit court judges across the country.
C
It replaced the Supreme Court with a system of circuit court judges.
D
It overturned judicial appointments made by Thomas Jefferson.
6

The Virginia Resolution was written by

A
John Adams.
B
Aaron Burr.
C
Thomas Jefferson.
D
James Madison.
7

Why did US and French diplomats fail to smooth relations between the two countries in 1796?

A
US diplomats threatened to sign a treaty with Britain.
B
US diplomats were shocked by the French Revolution.
C
French diplomats refused to stop seizing US ships.
D
French diplomats demanded large bribes and loans.
8

The law that made it a crime to criticize the government was the

A
Alien Enemies Act.
B
Naturalization Act.
C
Jay Treaty.
D
Sedition Act.
9

A long-term effect of the election of 1800 was

A
new duties for the vice president.
B
the decline of the Federalist Party.
C
an increase in John Adams’s power.
D
stricter laws about campaigning.
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According to the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, how should states respond to federal laws they considered unconstitutional?

A
by refusing to enforce them
B
by rewriting them
C
by challenging them in court
D
by petitioning the president

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