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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Political Parties

Question 3 • (2026-2027) Riggin -- American Government 2nd Nine Weeks (1st Semester) BLDG

How did Thomas Jefferson and other Democratic-Republicans feel about the whiskey tax?

Answer
A
They felt other products should be taxed too.
B
They opposed the tax and thought the federal government was becoming too powerful.
C
They wanted people buying whiskey to be taxed, not those producing it.
D
They believed the tax would help the government make more money.

Explanation

Jefferson and other Democratic-Republicans opposed the federal excise tax on whiskey. They saw it as unfair to farmers and distillers, and as evidence that the federal government was taking on too much power. Choice B states both parts of their view.

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