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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. How did the Founders separate power at the Federal level?
(a) Between the members of the Presidential Cabinet.
(b) Between Congress and the President.
(c) Between presidents, legislators, and judges.
(d) Between the Pentagon, the Congress, and the President.

2. What lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson abhor?
(a) Frontier.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Mercantile.
(d) Agrarian.

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

4. What did the industrial lifestyles in Britain and France produce?
(a) Massive amounts of wealth for a few people.
(b) A climate of social change and development.
(c) An equal distribution of wealth among the workers.
(d) A climate of social dissoultion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Andrew Jackson ensure that his policies would continue to be supported after he left office?

2. Who won the presidential election in 1824?

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

4. How did Andrew Jackson view America's social order?

5. According to the Founders, which group of people should have the most say in the government?

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