Question

review questions

1. which of the following is not one of the rights the bill of rights guarantees?

a. the right to freedom of speech
b. the right to an education
c. the right to bear arms
d. the right to a trial by jury

1. which of alexander hamiltons financial policies and programs seemed to benefit speculators at the expense of poor soldiers?

a. the creation of a national bank
b. the public credit plan
c. the tax on whiskey
d. the
eport on manufactures\

1. what were the fundamental differences between the federalist and democratic-republican visions?
2. which of the following was not true of jays treaty of 1794?

a. it gave the united states land rights in the west indies.
b. it gave american ships the right to trade in the west indies.
c. it hardened differences between the political parties of the united states.
d. it stipulated that u.s. citizens would repay their debts from the revolutionary war.

1. what was the primary complaint of the rebels in the whiskey rebellion?

a. the ban on alcohol
b. the lack of political representation for farmers
c. the need to fight native americans for more land
d. the tax on whiskey and rum

1. how did the french revolution in the early 1790s influence the evolution of the american political system?

Explanation:

1. The Bill of Rights (first ten amendments to the US Constitution) guarantees rights like freedom of speech (1st Amendment), the right to bear arms (2nd Amendment), and the right to a trial by jury (6th Amendment). The right to an education is not part of the original Bill of Rights.
2. Hamilton's public credit plan involved assuming state debts. Speculators had bought up war - related debt from poor soldiers at low prices. When the government paid the full value (as per the public credit plan), speculators benefited at the expense of the soldiers who had sold their debt claims.
3. Federalists favored a strong central government, a national bank, and a more commercial - industrial economy. Democratic - Republicans favored a more agrarian economy, states' rights, and a weaker central government.
4. Jay's Treaty did not give the US land rights in the West Indies. It was more about trade, debt repayment, and diplomatic relations. It did give American ships some trade rights in the West Indies (to a limited extent), it hardened political party differences (Federalists vs. Democratic - Republicans), and it stipulated debt repayment from the Revolutionary War.
5. The Whiskey Rebellion was mainly about the tax on whiskey (and rum, which was also taxed). Farmers, especially those who made whiskey from their grain (as a way to make their product more transportable), were angry about the tax.

Answer:

1. B. the right to an education
2. B. the public credit plan
3. Federalists: strong central govt, national bank, commercial - industrial. Democratic - Republicans: agrarian, states' rights, weak central govt.
4. A. It gave the United States land rights in the West Indies.
5. D. the tax on whiskey and rum