Federalists cited the elastic clause to justify

(A) The Bank of the United States
(B) Assuming all state and federal debts
(C) Creating the cabinet
(D) The Alien and Sedition Acts


Answer: (A) The Bank of the United States

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Referring to the Chronology Table in this chapter, which of the following was not a result of terrorism?

A) Attacks on the United States, 2001 B) Madrid commuter train bombings, 2004 C) Attack on the London transportation system, 2005 D) Overthrow of Hussein, 2003 E) Riots in Paris, 2005

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In their development of the “laws” of economic life, the physiocrats recommended all of the following except

A) mercantilism, with a focus on commerce and manufacture. B) the elimination of the collective control of farmland by peasants. C) the elimination of seigneurial rights over land and labor by landowners. D) the free flow of produce to market. E) “let it run on its own.”

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