George Washington Precedents

Multiple Choice

Washington established an executive cabinet to....

• aid the president in spying on foreign nations

• discourage the judicial branch from declaring a presidential act unconstitutional.

• provide the president with a group of people that could advise the president on different matters.

• be involved in legislative meetings to ensure the executive and legislative branches worked together.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a modern day effect of one of Washington's precedents?

• The Secretary of State is able to oversee the affairs of each state.

• The President is addressed as "His Excellency"

• The United States refrains from getting involved in the crisis in Syria.

• The President cannot serve more than 2 terms.

Multiple Choice

What was the primary purpose of the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789?

• To establish the Supreme Court.

• To develop the system of judicial review.

• To establish the structure of the federal court system.

• To limit the president's ability to appoint Supreme Court Justices.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a crisis that Washington faced as the first President of the United States?

• Negotiating a boundary with Spain over the disputed southwestern territory of the U.S

• Returning promptly the British Redcoats that were taken prisoner of war

• Settle the matter on the legality of slavery

• Create an economic system that would allow America to pay off its war debt

Multiple Choice

Defining the authority of the Federal government was difficult for Washington because -

• he was against starting the new country in the first place

• he believed the state government should have more power than the Federal government

• congress did not cooperate very well with the first president

• he had to make sure the Federal government was powerful enough to keep peace, but not too powerful that it oppressed people’s rights