POLI 100C POLITICAL PARTIES
MIDTERM STUDY QUESTIONS

1. Explain Madison’s argument in Federalist #10 for the Constitution.
   
   
2. What are Richard Hofstadter's criticisms of Federalist #10?
   
   
3. What is the importance of Eli Whitney's invention, the Cotton Gin, in American economic and political history?
   
   
4. Who wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions and why are they important?
   
   
5. What were the key elements of Hamilton’s Economic Program?
   
   
6. What is the economic and political importance of the Erie Canal?
   
   
7. What are the Alien and Sedition Acts? When were they enacted and who were the targets of the Acts?