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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Thomas Jefferson: the Aristocrat as Democrat.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what political party was Alexander Hamilton associated?
(a) The Whigs.
(b) The Federalists.
(c) The Democratic-Republicans.
(d) The Progressive Party.

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

4. What changes did Thomas Jefferson make in Virginia?
(a) He paved the way for emancipation in Virginia.
(b) Modest social reforms.
(c) Radical economic reforms.
(d) The Virginia legislature was divided into two branches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of politician was Thomas Jefferson?

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

3. With what class were most of the Founders associated?

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

5. What was the Constitution based upon?

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