How did the election of 1796 increase political tensions? (1 point)

President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson belonged to different political parties and did not agme on govomment policy

Northemers were unhappy that Southemers, who counted enslaved people as part of the population, had so much more representation in Congress

After the Revolution, women demanded an equal voice and vote in politics

Farmers and shopkoopers were angry that the wealthy elito controlled the major leadership of the government.

What was Hamilton's rationale for placing a tax on whiskey? (1 point)

He wanted to impose a penalty on farmers for producing too much whiskey

He wanted to hall the export of wheskey

He planned to use the tax to reduce the national debt.

He wanted to distribute the taxes to state governments

This excerpt is from the U.S. Constitution.

The Congress shall have Power...

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States.

-U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

How did the U.S. Supreme Court interpret this article in Givvons v. Ogden (1824)?

Select TWO correct answers.

(4 points)

States may be subject to federal regulation in matters of commerce.

States may possess the power to regulate interstate commerce.

States may pass legislation that restricts interstate commerce

States may control commerce within their borders that involves foreign countres

Stales may regulate commerce within their own borders

1 answer

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:

  1. States may be subject to federal regulation in matters of commerce.
  2. 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.)