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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John C. Calhoun believe capitalism would produce?
(a) Political power.
(b) A stronger economy.
(c) Survival of the fittest.
(d) Exploitation of the poor.

2. To which political leader does Hofstadter compare John C. Calhoun?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Edmund Burke.
(d) Karl Marx.

3. What was the Constitution based upon?
(a) Greek and Roman political philosophy.
(b) Fragments of English political philosophy.
(c) European tradition mixed with revolutionary philosophy.
(d) Experience and observation.

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

5. From which ancient philosophers did the Founders draw ideas?
(a) Epicurus and Plato.
(b) Diogenes and Socrates.
(c) Plato and Socrates.
(d) Aristotle and Cicero.

6. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about white laborers?
(a) They could not compete with slave labor.
(b) They would revolt.
(c) They would leave for Canada.
(d) Poor working conditions.

7. What concern did Northern laborers have about slavery?
(a) Slavery was morally wrong.
(b) An increase in slave states would drive the price of goods up.
(c) They could not compete with free labor.
(d) They feared the rise of white slavery.

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

9. How did the Founders feel about democracy?
(a) It was effective as long as the people believed in the nation.
(b) It would eventually dissolve into an oligarchy.
(c) It was a limited method of protecting liberty.
(d) It was the perfect method of protecting liberty.

10. What practice among Northern factories did John C. Calhoun condemn?
(a) Overtime.
(b) The employment of women.
(c) Wage slavery.
(d) Labor unions.

11. According to John C. Calhoun, what created equality among white Americans?
(a) Universal education.
(b) The relocation of African-Americans.
(c) Competition.
(d) The submission of African-Americans.

12. What did the Emancipation Proclamation not prohibit?
(a) New slaves from being brought into America.
(b) Owners from reclaiming their slaves from the North.
(c) Slavery outside the South.
(d) Slavery in the South.

13. How did Thomas Jefferson secure freedom of religion in his home state?
(a) By disestablishing the Anglican Church.
(b) By implementing the Freedom of Religion Act.
(c) By organizing non-violent protests.
(d) Through reform legislature.

14. How did the Founders design ruling institutions?
(a) To fit man's natural inclinations.
(b) Based on the model of the Roman Empire.
(c) According to tradition.
(d) According to the natural order.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Founding Fathers?

2. How does Hofstadter describe Wendell Phillips's political affiliation?

3. How long did Abraham Lincoln initially plan for the war to last?

4. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

5. With what class was Andrew Jackson associated?

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