Washington's Presidency: Domestic Issues

Washington's Presidency: Domestic Issues

Open Ended

What do you already know about George Washington?

Multiple Select

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

• Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.

• The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.

• Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.

• The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.

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Multiple Select

Which of the following cities were at one time the capital of the United States? (select 2)

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• New York City

• Jamestown

Multiple Choice

Washington selected the department heads and the Senate would approve the appointments….what principle of government is this an example of?

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• federalism

• individual rights

Multiple Choice

The president nominated the candidates for federal judges, who then needed congressional approval – Which principle of government?

• Federalism

• Individual Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

Which action completes this diagram?

• oversee state government agencies

• regulate the creation of new businesses

• establish a national bank

• eliminate protective tariffs

Multiple Choice

The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that-

• the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws

• a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats

• the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries

• a national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states

Open Ended

What challenges do you think Washington faced when becoming president?

Multiple Choice

The first political parties in the United states were established in the 1790s largely because of political differences between -

• John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine

• George Washington and James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

Multiple Choice

Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to-

• the creation of reservations for American Indians

• a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights

• the establishment of the first U.S. political parties

• a compromise over slavery in western territories

Multiple Choice

The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue?

• The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France

• The election of George Washington to second term as president

• The establishment of the First Bank of the United States

• The attack on the Port of Tripoli in North Africa

Multiple Choice

The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over- (hint: National Bank)

• how the nation should develop economically

• whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine

• how the nation should admit new states

• whether to approve the Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements over-

• taxation without representation

• the doctrine of judicial review

• territorial expansion to the west

• the extent of federal power