Question 31 1 pts
the supreme court decision, mccullough v. maryland, ruled that:
the supreme court could declare state laws unconstitutional.
the supreme court could overrule the decision of a state court.
only congress could regulate interstate trade.
states do not have the power to destroy agencies created by the central government.

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question 32 1 pts
in the election of 1800, which of the following did not occur?
the federalist philosophy was brought to an end in the executive branch.
the federalist philosophy was brought to an end in the judiciary.
the house of representatives had to determine the victor.
a clear voting pattern emerged along political party lines.

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question 33 1 pts
at the battle of new orleans,
british soldiers won, but sustained heavy casualties.
british forces were massacred by american troops.
british forces retreated when they saw how strong american defenses were.
american forces quickly surrendered to british troops.

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question 34 1 pts
during the first year of fighting in the war of 1812, americans enjoyed their greatest success in
attacks on british colonies in the caribbean.
seizing florida from the spanish and their british and indian allies.
naval encounters on the great lakes and on the high seas.
the overland invasion of canada.

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question 35 1 pts
the british justified their practice of impressment of american sailors on the grounds that
anyone born an englishman could be drafted into the british navy in times of emergency.
americans had previously used impressment on canadian seamen.
the american sailors were actually volunteers.
since england and the u. s. were at war, such a practice was not uncalled for.

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question 36 1 pts
which of the following provided the most immediate stimulus for the issuance of the monroe doctrine?
the winning of independence by the latin american colonies from spain
the treaty with great britain defining the canadian boundary
the treaty with great britain limiting armaments on the great lakes
the united states victory at new orleans

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question 37 1 pts
the founding of the dominion of new england was a result of:
the growing sense of unity among the northern colonies.
ben franklin’s albany plan of union.
the colonists' desire to enjoy complete religious freedom.
the king's desire to exercise more direct and centralized control over the colonies.

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question 38 1 pts
the expression, "midnight appointments," refers to
secret meetings in paris with agents x, y, and z.
washington's habit of selecting his cabinet members at cocktail parties.
jefferson's attempt to remove federalist influence in the judiciary.
adams' appointment of federal judges during his last days in office.

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question 39 1 pts
the great compromise and 3/5 compromise resolved all of the following issues except one. which is the exception?
the relative power between large and small states.
how many legislative houses there would be.
protecting the people from potential abuses of the national government.

the policy for counting a state’s population for purposes of representation.

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question 40 1 pts
eli whitney's cotton gin provided a mechanical process to
plant cotton seeds.
spin cotton into thread.
harvest the cotton boll from the stalk.
separate the cotton seeds from the cotton fiber.

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question 41 1 pts
the primary purpose of the alien and sedition acts of 1798 was to
eliminate genuine conspiracies to overthrow the government.
reduce the probationary period for citizenship from 14 to 5 years.
silence and weaken the republican opposition to federalist policies.
forestall great britain’s meddling in new england.