One major result of President John Adamss tenure was the appointment of John Marshall as Chief Justice of the United States. Marshall shared Adamss ideologies and believed in a __________ doctrine of federalism.
a. national supremacy
b. state supremacy
c. Supreme Court supremacy
d. military authority
e. states rights
Question -2-The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, as well as the creation of the first National Bank to assume all state debts, represented bold steps toward a stronger central government. Thomas Jefferson became president in 1800 at the height of this movement. What was Jeffersons stance and impact?
a. Jefferson was a very strong federalist and assumed even more powers to the central government at the expense of the state powers.
b. Jeffersons political party, the Democratic-Republicans, formally opposed the growth in authority of national government. Jeffersons administration was usually linked to enumerated national powers.
c. Very little is known of Jefferson or his presidency.
d. Jefferson had no impact on the federalist movement. Though he tried, he was a very ineffective president.
e. Jefferson strongly supported the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 and sought to embed them in our political culture.
Question -3-During the first thirty years or so of the new constitutional democracy in the United States, what was the relationship between the states and the new federal government?
a. This era saw a constant struggle between federal powers and those of the states. Eventually the federal government became dominant.
b. The federal government had no powers at this time and was, in effect, non-existent.
c. During this era, there was a unique and effective balance between the two governments.
d. This era is often referred to as the period of state-centered federalism, in which the states managed their own affairs with very little interference from the federal government.
e. During this era the new federal government was dominant.
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