George Washington's Presidential Precedents

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What is a precedent?

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an example for people to follow in similar situations in the future

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Why did President Washington create the Cabinet?

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To provide advice and help him carry out decisions

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What did Washington do voluntarily that would later be required by the Constitution?

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Serve no more than two terms

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President George Washington set many precedents that future Presidents would follow. Which of the following is NOT one of those precedents: He created a group of advisors to assist him in running the country, He resigned after 2-terms as President to avoid having too much power, He was the first President to declare war on another country

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He was the first President to declare war on another country

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Who did the United States choose to support during the French Revolution?

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Neutral

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What is a precedent?

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something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

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Decisions that President Washington made that would influence the decision making of future Presidents are known as:

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Precedents

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Within the Executive Branch, what did the three department heads and the attorney general come to be known as?

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the Cabinet

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For decades after, the United States generally followed the precedent set by George Washington in regard to foreign policy. Which of the following best characterizes that policy?

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a position of neutrality

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In what way did President George Washington set an important precedent? Options: by recognizing Washington, DC, as the nation's capital, by issuing the first pocket veto, by stepping down after two terms, by establishing the State of the Union address

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by stepping down after two terms