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

2. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?
(a) They were to be dictated by the federal government.
(b) They were to be dictated by the state government.
(c) They were the key to a stable natural order.
(d) They were an unalienable right.

3. How did the Founders plan for legislature to be processed?
(a) Through elected officials.
(b) By experienced men.
(c) Through democratic inputs.
(d) Through fair representation.

4. What office did Thomas Jefferson hold in Virginia?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Secretary of Commerce.
(c) Governor.
(d) Secretary of the Treasury.

5. What type of politician was Thomas Jefferson?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Moderate.
(d) Liberal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Thomas Jefferson's interests?

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

3. How did the Founders feel about democracy?

4. What type of balance were the Founders attempting to create?

5. Who are the Founding Fathers?

(see the answer key)

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