Exam+Chapter+6

Using the Wiki pages as your source answer the following questions in a Word document. Be sure to cut and paste the question into your document and then offer your answer under the question. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE the Wiki information into your document. You should put the answer in your own words. The wiki will be used a s guide for each of the answers. Short Answer: Do 7 of the Following (70 Points) **Section 1 – The Government and Party Politics** **__Focus Question__: How did the debate over the role of government lead to the formation of political parties?** ** How did the issues of the early republic shape America? **
 * In Class Exam **
 * 1) How did Washington build the federal government?
 * 2) What was Hamilton’s plan for the economy and how did he enact it?
 * 3) How did the two-party system emerge in American politics?
 * 4) What were the major differences between Democratic-Republicans and Federalists?
 * 5) Identify: Cabinet, Whiskey Rebellion, and Precedent.
 * 6) Compare Loose Construction V. Strict Construction
 * Section 2 – The Struggle Over Foreign Policy**
 * Focus Question: How did foreign policy challenges affect the political debate and shape American government?**
 * 1) How did territorial expansion bring the United States into conflict with the British and Native Americans?
 * 2) Define U.S. foreign policy with Britain, France, and Spain.
 * 3) How did political parties debate foreign policy and how did it divide them further?
 * 4) Define: Alien and Sedition Acts, X,Y,Z Affair and Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions.
 * Section 3 – The Age of Jefferson**
 * Focus Question: What were the successes and failures of the Jefferson administrations?**
 * 1) Why did Jefferson believe that his election was a “second revolution?”
 * 2) How did John Marshall impact the Supreme Court? (Four Part Legacy)
 * 3) How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
 * 4) How did Jefferson’s foreign policy shape the direction of the country?
 * 5) Identify: Marbury v. Madison, impressments, and Embargo.
 * Section 4 – The War of 1812**
 * Focus Question: Why did the United States go to war with Britain and what was the outcome of that war?**
 * 1) What events led the warhawks to call for war?
 * 2) How did the notions of Trade, Pride, and Expansion lead the United States to war?
 * 3) What were the major battles and conflicts during the war?
 * 4) What was the significance of the war of 1812?
 * 5) Identify: Andrew Jackson, Tecumseh, and Treaty of Ghent.
 * ESSAY QUESTION (50 Points): Answer the following question for homework and turn it in on Wednesday May 6, 2009.**