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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, John C. Calhoun: The Marx of the Master Class.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what political party was Thomas Jefferson associated?
(a) The Whigs.
(b) The Democratic-Republicans.
(c) The Federalists.
(d) The Progressive Party.

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

4. Who are the Founding Fathers?
(a) A group of ministers.
(b) The original 13 represenatives for the United States.
(c) The original members of the Plymouth colony.
(d) A group of men who created the Constitution.

5. What were Thomas Jefferson's interests?
(a) Law and politics.
(b) Science and Medicine.
(c) Everything.
(d) Psycology and social behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?

2. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in James Monroe's cabinet?

3. How does Hofstadter describe Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy?

4. What changes did Thomas Jefferson make in Virginia?

5. What did the Southwesterners want Andrew Jackson to do?

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