Catherine 14
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1. All the following were President Jefferson's ways of cutting federal expenses except
a. reducing the size of the army
b. reducing the federal debt
c. closing various American embassies in Europe
d. bribing the Barbary pirates rather than fighting them
e. none of these, since JEfferson used all of these techniques to cut federal expenses
2. the doctrine of "separate spheres" suggested that
a. business affairs were best conducted in the factory and the office, and workers had no role in making decisions
b. children and parents should not mingle
c. moral issues were to be determined by the church, while economic issues were to be determined by the family
d. men were superior in worldy pursuits, and women were superior for thei moral influence.
e. all of these
3. The sedition Act
a. made it illegal to speak, write, or print any statement about the president that would put him into disrepute
b. was designed to be in effect for only three years
c. forbade any individual to oppose any law of the United States
d. defined criminal activity so broadly tha tit blurred any real distinction between sedition and legitimate political discussion
e. all of these
4. THe 1805 case involving the Essex declared that
a. broken voyages were illegal
b. england had to accept French supremacy on the ocean
c. U.S. ships had to usea "broken voyage" if they intended to trade with teh British West Indies
d. no restrictions on trade were permissible
e. noen of these
5. Why did jefferson overcome his doubts about the constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase?
a. he decided that a guarantee of land for American farmers was more important than a constitutional principle
b. he realized that he would lose the next election without the additional votes from Louisiana
c. he found a passage in the Constitution that mentioned the purchase of territory
d. an amendment was ratifeid permitting territorial acquisition
e. all of these.
a. reducing the size of the army
b. reducing the federal debt
c. closing various American embassies in Europe
d. bribing the Barbary pirates rather than fighting them
e. none of these, since JEfferson used all of these techniques to cut federal expenses
2. the doctrine of "separate spheres" suggested that
a. business affairs were best conducted in the factory and the office, and workers had no role in making decisions
b. children and parents should not mingle
c. moral issues were to be determined by the church, while economic issues were to be determined by the family
d. men were superior in worldy pursuits, and women were superior for thei moral influence.
e. all of these
3. The sedition Act
a. made it illegal to speak, write, or print any statement about the president that would put him into disrepute
b. was designed to be in effect for only three years
c. forbade any individual to oppose any law of the United States
d. defined criminal activity so broadly tha tit blurred any real distinction between sedition and legitimate political discussion
e. all of these
4. THe 1805 case involving the Essex declared that
a. broken voyages were illegal
b. england had to accept French supremacy on the ocean
c. U.S. ships had to usea "broken voyage" if they intended to trade with teh British West Indies
d. no restrictions on trade were permissible
e. noen of these
5. Why did jefferson overcome his doubts about the constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase?
a. he decided that a guarantee of land for American farmers was more important than a constitutional principle
b. he realized that he would lose the next election without the additional votes from Louisiana
c. he found a passage in the Constitution that mentioned the purchase of territory
d. an amendment was ratifeid permitting territorial acquisition
e. all of these.