When Republicans took office in 1800, what was their central goal?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: The Republicans primarily sought the reduction of swollen governmental power. They equated this goal with the Revolution of 1776, so they were committed to limited government. They wanted to cut the size of the federal bureaucracy and the military establishment. They achieved these objectives by reducing the public debt and replacing Federalist officeholders with Republicans. By the end of Jefferson's presidency, power had shifted from the executive to Congress, which was riddled by factionalism.
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How did Treasury Secretary Hamilton finally persuade the influential House leader James Madison and Secretary of State Jefferson to support his economic plan for addressing federal government and state government debt?
A) Hamilton assured Jefferson and Madison he would oppose proposals for a U.S. National Bank in exchange for their political support for his economic plan. B) Hamilton promised Jefferson and Madison he would not support proposals for the federal government to limit and regulate the slave trade in exchange for their political support for his economic plan. C) Hamilton agreed to support Jefferson and Madison's desire to move the permanent capital of the United States further south between Maryland and Virginia in exchange for their political support for his economic plan. D) Hamilton agreed to support the presidential ambitions of Jefferson to succeed President Washington and Madison's desire to become secretary of state in exchange for their political support for his economic plan.
What was the "Brownsville affair"?
A) an incident where black troops were accused of raping two white women B) a shooting match in a Texas border town, for which blacks were blamed C) an effort by white troops to murder an entire black battalion. D) an incident where black troops were prosecuted for stealing cattle.
A migrant family such as the one pictured in this photograph was most likely headed
A) to the orange groves of Florida. B) back to Oklahoma. C) to the factories of the Midwest or East. D) toward farms as far west as California. E) across the border to Mexico.
A system in which each person receives pay based on what he or she actually does on the job is called a:
a. democracy. b. fair and equal workplace. c. gender-blind policy. d. a meritocracy.