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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Thomas Jefferson: the Aristocrat as Democrat.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why were the Founders hesitant to establish a new monarchy?
(a) One man could not run a country effectively.
(b) A monarch rules in his own interests.
(c) Too many different philosophies existed to choose one man.
(d) There was no royal bloodline from which to choose a King.

3. Which group of Americans did Thomas Jefferson distrust the most?
(a) Merchants.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Elected leaders.
(d) Laborers.

4. According to the Founders, power should be divided vertically between which two groups?
(a) The federal government and the states.
(b) The military and the private sector.
(c) The legislature and the judicial system.
(d) Congress and the President.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?

2. What was the Constitution based upon?

3. What lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson abhor?

4. What did the Founders design the Constitution to protect?

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

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