Answer 1
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. A Republican president and Republican war hawks brought the country into war with Britain in 1812.
b. In the Hartford Convention, the Federalists sought to introduce constitutional amendments that would make it more difficult to pass a declaration of war and that would limit presidential powers.
c. The representatives from New England also threatened secession.
d. The political decline and eventual disappearance of the Federalist Party indicates that their proposals and threats did not affect the course of American history.
e. The Federalist contribution to American history was strongest and the most enduring in the Supreme Court.
f. John Marshall, a Federalist, served as chief justice of the Supreme Court during four presidencies.
g. The Marshall Court issued a number of landmark decisions that established the principle of judicial review, expanded the powers of the federal government through a broad interpretation of the elastic clause, and asserted the authority of the Constitution over state laws.
Answer 2
Answer: D
Answer 3
Answer: A
Answer 4
Answer: C
Answer 5
Answer: D
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