How did the election of 1796 increase political tensions?
Correct Answer: President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson belonged to different political parties and did not agree on government policy.
What was Hamilton's rationale for placing a tax on whiskey?
Correct Answer: He planned to use the tax to reduce the national debt.
How did the U.S. Supreme Court interpret this article in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)? (Select TWO correct answers.)
Correct Answers:
- States may be subject to federal regulation in matters of commerce.
- States may possess the power to regulate interstate commerce.
(Note: The options regarding states passing legislation that restricts interstate commerce, controlling commerce involving foreign countries, and regulating commerce within their own borders are incorrect in the context of the Gibbons v. Ogden decision.)