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Which statement best summarizes part of the ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden?

A
Regulating interstate commerce is an abuse of power.
B
A state can make laws that regulate commerce in neighboring states.
C
State licenses make federal licenses unnecessary.
D
A state can regulate commerce that takes place within its own borders.
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The work of Dorothea Dix in the 1800s was an example of

A
the religious fervor in American society.
B
the increased desire to reform American society.
C
the growing opposition to the practice of slavery.
D
the increased emphasis on moral behavior.
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Which of the following best describes how Indigenous power was affected by the War of 1812?

A
It was reinforced.
B
It was untouched.
C
It was slightly weakened.
D
It was nearly destroyed.
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Marbury v. Madison is significant today because

A
it was overturned by United States v. Stevens in 2010.
B
it was the last time the Supreme Court exercised judicial review.
C
it established the Supreme Court as a check against Congress.
D
it gave the Supreme Court the right to issue orders to cabinet members.
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How did the foreign relations scandal known as “the XYZ Affair” affect politics in the United States?

A
Democratic-Republicans and Federalists united in support of France.
B
Democratic-Republicans and Federalists united to oppose France.
C
Federalist distrust of Democratic-Republicans increased.
D
Democratic-Republican distrust of immigrant voters increased.
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A result of the Lewis and Clark expedition was that it

A
found a location for a national bank.
B
catalogued information on geography and wildlife.
C
allowed Jefferson to purchase the Louisiana Territory.
D
found a water route across the continent.
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At the beginning of the nineteenth century, what was the primary means for transporting goods?

A
canals
B
railroads
C
roads
D
rivers
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Many American Indian tribes practiced assimilation, which meant they

A
shared their culture with white settlers.
B
discarded white American culture entirely.
C
abandoned their own cultures entirely.
D
adopted white American culture as their own.
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The election of 1828 was unique because it was the first presidential election

A
in which the candidates campaigned for votes.
B
that ended in a tie between two candidates.
C
in which the candidate with the greatest number of votes lost the election.
D
that ended with the House of Representatives selecting the president.
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One demand of the abolition movement, which grew out of the Second Great Awakening, was

A
the immediate freeing of all enslaved people.
B
the gradual freeing of some enslaved people.
C
an increase in the African slave trade.
D
a restoration of the African slave trade.
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What type of government did Alexander Hamilton support?

A
a strong national government
B
strong state governments
C
a national government led by the secretary of the treasury
D
a national government led by the secretary of war
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What made it difficult for early United States leaders to maintain neutrality during conflicts between France and Great Britain?

A
The United States’ national bank had investments in France.
B
The United States’ national bank had investments in Great Britain.
C
Each nation urged the United States to halt trade with the other.
D
Neither nation wanted to trade with the United States.

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