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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Andrew Jackson and the Rise of Liberal Capitalism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Founders, what could use private vices to produce public benefits?
(a) The judicial system.
(b) Political platforms.
(c) Political parties.
(d) Economic markets.

2. How did Andrew Jackson acquire massive debts?
(a) Through land speculation.
(b) By gambling.
(c) By funding unsucessful military campaigns.
(d) Through wasteful living.

3. What class of people are usually attracted to democracy?
(a) Laborers.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) The middle class.
(d) The working class.

4. How did Andrew Jackson view America's social order?
(a) As a blank page, ready to be illustrated.
(b) As chaotic and untamed.
(c) Stiffled by government regulation.
(d) As competitive and egalitarian.

5. Who won the presidential election in 1828?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) Andrew Jackson.
(d) William Crawford.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Founders plan for legislature to be processed?

2. What was the Constitution based upon?

3. According to the Founders, power should be divided vertically between which two groups?

4. How did Thomas Jefferson secure freedom of religion in his home state?

5. With what political party was Thomas Jefferson associated?

(see the answer key)

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