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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. What interaction did Jonathan Edwards and Samuel Hopkins have on the market?
(a) Their religion restrained capitalist excess.
(b) Their religion preached personal wealth.
(c) Their religion preached tight social cohesion before individual profit.
(d) Their religion preached charity.

2. What does Sellers say James Madison's Republicanism emphasizes?
(a) Urbanization.
(b) Free markets.
(c) Expansionism.
(d) Strong central government.

3. Who does Sellers say will subvert democratic sentiment if markets expand?
(a) Elite lawyers.
(b) Manufacturers.
(c) Cotton producers.
(d) Career politicians.

4. What happened to John Calhoun's political power when Andrew Jackson was elected?
(a) It went behind the scenes.
(b) It increased.
(c) It waned.
(d) It was exposed.

5. Who gained power during the economic crash?
(a) Moderate Democrats.
(b) Conservative Republicans.
(c) Radical Democrats.
(d) Radical Republicans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the First Bank of the United States do to the economy?

2. How does Sellers say the Supreme Court used its power?

3. Who was nicknamed Old Hickory?

4. How does Sellers characterize the ethic Jackson got from his family?

5. What balance did the U.S. strike with the formation of a two-party system?

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