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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. Why were the Founders hesitant to establish a new monarchy?
(a) A monarch rules in his own interests.
(b) One man could not run a country effectively.
(c) There was no royal bloodline from which to choose a King.
(d) Too many different philosophies existed to choose one man.

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

3. Who were the Southwesterners?
(a) One of Andrew Jackson's military regiments
(b) A group of investors led by Andrew Jackson.
(c) A group of politicians from Kentucky and Tennessee
(d) Andrew Jackson's constituents from Kentucky and Tennessee.

4. Why were the Founders willing to let selfish men follow their own interests?
(a) They did not want to control behavior with the government.
(b) They thought man was inherently good.
(c) They understood the nature of man.
(d) They did not want to control the law.

5. With what famous military victory is Andrew Jackson associated?
(a) The Battle of Copenhagen.
(b) The Battle of New Orleans.
(c) The Alamo.
(d) The Battle of Waterloo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Hofstadter describe Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy?

3. How did the Founders separate power at the Federal level?

4. How did the Founders design ruling institutions?

5. With what political party was Thomas Jefferson associated?

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