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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Ambiguous Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who became Speaker of the House under James Monroe?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Quincy Adams.

2. What did Congress have to do to the Federal Bank from time to time?
(a) Regulate it.
(b) Recharter it.
(c) Fund it.
(d) Audit it.

3. What was the condition of the U.S. in Jackson's time?
(a) Mostly agricultural territory.
(b) Mostly Eastern seaboard territory.
(c) Mostly open territory.
(d) Mostly settled territory.

4. What effect did the cost of labor have on capitalism, according to Sellers?
(a) Distributed profits.
(b) Fostered the organization of corporations.
(c) Prevented organization of corporations.
(d) Prevented the consolidation of profits.

5. What does Sellers say happened when northern manufacturers wanted to restrict imports with tariffs?
(a) The nation began to knit together.
(b) The religious reforms lost steam.
(c) Anarchic forces became more powerful.
(d) The national economy began to fracture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the result of the bank's abolition?

2. How does Sellers describe the Republicanism of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?

3. What happened to John Calhoun's political power when Andrew Jackson was elected?

4. What does Sellers say was the result of the economic crash?

5. What did John Calhoun support?

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