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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Patrician as Opportunist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was oppressing the South?
(a) By refusing to build railroads.
(b) With increased federal taxes.
(c) With high tariffs.
(d) With blockades.

2. Which movement advocated a philosophy of natural rights and human equality?
(a) The progressive movement.
(b) The abolitionist movement.
(c) The democratic movement.
(d) The socialist movement.

3. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was attempting to gain political control over new states?
(a) Through bribery and political coercion.
(b) By building railroads to the North.
(c) By outlawing slavery in new states.
(d) By building banks in the new states.

4. What type of balance were the Founders attempting to create?
(a) A peaceful, yet structured state.
(b) A nation that could run itself without dissolving into chaos.
(c) A document that supported both the people and their leaders.
(d) A government between monarchy and democracy.

5. What concern did William Jennings Bryan voice over Woodrow Wilson's support of Great Britain?
(a) He feared the economy would suffer greatly.
(b) He feared such support would draw an attack on the mainland.
(c) He feared such support would draw the U.S. into the war.
(d) He felt that neutrality would be wiser for the sake of the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what class was Andrew Jackson associated?

2. Why were the Founders hesitant to establish a new monarchy?

3. To which political leader does Hofstadter compare John C. Calhoun?

4. What conflict did Herbert Hoover have with Franklin D. Roosevelt?

5. Who won the presidential election in 1824?

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