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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, John C. Calhoun: The Marx of the Master Class.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Thomas Jefferson believe most of the government's power should lie?
(a) With merchants.
(b) With the people.
(c) With the elected leaders.
(d) With industry owners.

2. To what does Hofstadter attribute the failure of John C. Calhoun's political career?
(a) His odd personality.
(b) His political pamphlets.
(c) His outspoken nature.
(d) His views of slavery.

3. What form of rivalry did the Founders wish to allow in their new country?
(a) Interstate rivalries.
(b) Competition.
(c) Class change.
(d) Land acquisition.

4. How does Hofstadter describe Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy?
(a) Non-interventionist.
(b) Defensive.
(c) Liberal.
(d) High Representative.

5. As president, which institution did Andrew Jackson allow to expire?
(a) The Bank of North America.
(b) The Bank of the Congress.
(c) The Second Bank of the United States.
(d) The First Bank of the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who won the presidential election in 1832?

2. Which institution was responsible for loaning large sums of money in the 1820s?

3. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was oppressing the South?

4. What did John C. Calhoun wish to preserve?

5. How did the Founders design ruling institutions?

(see the answer key)

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